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The concept of a single digital nation-state may not be as distant as it sounds, US First Lady Melania Trump told the United Nations Security Council on Monday, arguing that artificial intelligence and global connectivity are reshaping…
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Closed schools across the Gulf this week are a stark reminder that when conflicts escalate, children are often the first to suffer — losing their classrooms, their sense of safety and, too often, their lives — the United Nations…
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The administration of Donald Trump and its allies in Congress offered a new and evolving justification Monday for the US strike on Iran, with House Speaker Mike Johnson saying the White House believed Israel was prepared to act alone —…
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Iran has claimed that a US F-15 fighter jet crashed in Kuwait, with videos circulating on social media purportedly showing an American pilot ejecting moments before the aircraft went down. Footage widely shared online appears to show a…
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The European Union’s efforts to soften key climate policies in the name of competitiveness are triggering growing concern that the bloc is undermining its own green transition — rewarding late movers while penalising companies and countries…
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The United Arab Emirates has announced the closure of its embassy in Tehran and summoned Iran’s envoy in Abu Dhabi to lodge a formal protest over what it described as “Iran’s terrorist attacks”. As the conflict entered its third day,…
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Iran has vowed to avenge the death of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by Israeli strikes during the joint US-Israel military operation last week. After confirming Khamenei's death on Sunday, Iran carried out…
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An Iraqi Shiite militia on Monday claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting US troops stationed at Baghdad International Airport, escalating retaliatory actions following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader…
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Four migrants have died and 10 others remain missing after a boat incident off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Sunday. “Thirty-one people were on board. Seventeen survived. The others are still…
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is set to address the media on Monday morning on the ongoing joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran — the first public briefing by a senior official since the strikes began on Saturday. The press…
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