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

KUWAIT - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah during which he expressed American people's congratulations to Kuwait on the 60th anniversary of the National Day and 30th anniversary of the Liberation Day.

KUWAIT - Kuwait said 1,019 people were tested positive for coronavirus with five related deaths reported Thursday taking the total cases up to 188,024 as deaths rose to 1,067 respectively.

KUWAIT - Kuwait's police has confiscated 2,159,000 Captagon pills that were stashed in eight containers at Shuwaikh Port.

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud "to address the longstanding partnership" between the two countries.

WASHINGTON - The United States expressed desire to cement its relations with Palestinians.

WASHINGTON - Former US administration's policy of maximum pressure and no diplomatic engagement with Iran has proved failure, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price has said.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Indian militaries on Thursday agreed for strict observance of all agreements and understandings about the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors.

BRUSSELS - The Dutch parliament became the first European parliament to call the Chinese treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority in the north western region of Xinjiang a "genocide." (end) ibi