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- Azerbaijan, Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues t…
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New Year’s Eve: from Auckland to London, the world welcomes 2025 – video
Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworksNew Year's Eve live: c…
- Africa, Architecture, Art, Art and design, Asia Pacific, Bali, Culture, Egypt, Global development, India, Indonesia, Middle East and North Africa, Museums, Nigeria, Sculpture, Senegal, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, World news
Pharaohs, masks and bronze age boats: six standout new museums around the world in 2025
Openings across Africa and Asia offer new cultural experiences in stunning architectural surroundingsFrom a no…
- Africa, Americas, Argentina, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Brics, China, Cyril Ramaphosa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Europe, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, World news, Xi Jinping
Brics to admit six new countries to bloc including Iran and Saudi Arabia
Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt and UAE also to join club of large emerging economies in major expansionThe five Br…
- Climate crisis, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, World news
‘Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed
Leaks of potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, say experts, and would rapidly reduce global heatingMeth…
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A year since fleeing Kabul: ‘Now my children can grow up in peace’
The withdrawal of allied troops from Afghanistan a year ago led to desperate scenes as refugees tried to escap…
- Africa, Dubai, India, Middle East and North Africa, South Africa, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, World news
South Africa seeking to extradite Gupta brothers after arrest in Dubai
Police begin process to transport Indian-born pair wanted on criminal and money-laundering chargesPolice in Du…
- Afghanistan, Aid, China, Foreign policy, Germany, Global development, Humanitarian response, Liz Truss, Politics, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, World news
UN donor conference falls billions short of $4.4bn target to help Afghanistan
Conference raises only $2.44bn as Russian foreign minister says west is responsible for country’s humanitarian…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, India, Joe Biden, Middle East and North Africa, Russia, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, US news, Viktor Orbán, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, World news
Russia’s invasion crystallises divide between west and rest of world
Ukraine crisis is uniting democracies in Europe and Pacific but complicating relationships with China, India a…
- India, Israel, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin, World news
The world leaders pushing for peace in Ukraine, and their motives
They claim to be honest brokers, but is that just a fig leaf to cover their moral bankruptcy?Russia-Ukraine wa…
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Allegations of worker exploitation at ‘world’s greatest show’ in Dubai
Migrant workers employed at Expo 2020 allege confiscated passports, racial discrimination and withheld wagesSe…
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US seeks Russian and Chinese support to salvage Iran nuclear deal
Iran’s natural allies are said to have been surprised by how much it had gone back on its own compromisesThe U…
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Pet bird evacuated from Afghanistan says ‘bonjour’ to new life in French embassy
A mynah bird that arrived in UAE with a young Afghan refugee has found sanctuary – and a new word – at the amb…
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New Zealand approved military exports to Saudis’ Yemen war ally UAE
Experts have questioned how New Zealand can be sure its military exports are not being used in YemenNew Zealan…
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China’s Sinopharm vaccine offered to elite few in UAE tourist deal
Knightsbridge Circle offer is first evidence of Covid-19 vaccine being used to attract touristsCoronavirus – l…