A+ A-

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

NEW YORK -- Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah attends Group of 77 and China ministerial talks, held on the fringes of the 77th United Nations General Assembly session in New York.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait Airways rises in global ranking by 103 spots to 76 on the Skytrax 2022 assessment of the top 100 airlines in the world.

WASHINGTON -- US President Joe Biden says his country will not recognise referendums, currently being organised by Moscow across several regions in Ukraine, where voters will decide whether to join Russia, threatening to impose further sanctions on the Kremlin in retaliation.

ISLAMABAD -- At least nine people are killed and another 41 are injured in a car bombing outside a mosque in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on Friday, officials say.

KUWAIT -- Winter Wonderland Kuwait will witness its official opening in early winter 2022, Kuwait's Centre for Government Communication says. (end) sd