KUWAIT -- The Ministry of Interior announces 21 arrests in 17 illicit drug cases as a prelude to investigations and legal measures.

KUWAIT -- The Kuwaiti handball team beat Algeria 38-31 at the 2025 IHF Men's Handball World Championship.

RAMALLAH -- Hamas movement frees four female Israeli hostages and hands them over to the ICRC in central Gaza.

LONDON -- UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announces GBP 20 million in additional aid to Sudan to help increase food production and improve reproductive health services.

ISLAMABAD -- At least 30 militants are killed in three separate operations by security forces in Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (end) gb