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Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT - Kuwait says it would provide USD 20 million in emergency aid to Yemen, amid its "great concern" over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the war-torn nation.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait expands its Covid-19 ban on incoming commercial flights from "high-risk" nations to include Argentina, France and Yemen but has removed Singapore from the list.

KUWAIT -- The confirmed coronavirus cases globally surpasses 30 million Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

WASHINGTON -- Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray says that Russian agents were trying to undermine Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the lead-up to the November election.

CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi affirms the necessity of pushing ahead international action at the present time so as to resume talks between the Palestinian and Israeli sides.

ISLAMABAD -- At least 26 Afghan security force members and 31 Taliban rebels are killed and around 20 security members were wounded during clashes in different parts of Afghanistan, say officials. (end) mt