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Mark Carney takes oath as Canada’s prime minister

March 15, 2025

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Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on Friday, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in US relations since President Donald Trump's return to power.

Theruling LiberalParty overwhelmingly backed Carney to replace Justin Trudeau, betting his experience leading two central banks through historic crises will re-assure Canadians facing a potentially devastating trade war.

“We're going to get right to work,” he told reporters before taking the oath of office. The first cabinet meeting will be held following the swearing-in ceremony.

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Father, daughter graduate from UoS

Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, honours Mansour Ahmed Mansour (second from left) and his daughter Aysha during a graduation ceremony at the University of Sharjah.

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We need philosophy for soul-searching

As Bob Dylan once said: “The times, they are a-changin’.”

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January 18, 2026

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Khamenei accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests in Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed President Donald Trump for weeks of demonstrations that rights groups said have led to more than 3,000 deaths.

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January 18, 2026

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Sharjah bridges African, Arab cultures

Literary events with a strong cultural theme are ideal platforms for knowledge exchange through interactions between attendees and translations of books, said publishers and booksellers from Africa participating in the second edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL 2026).

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January 18, 2026

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The ‘Trump effect’ is a bust for working class

President Donald Trump returned to the White House with a signature promise: to be a “champion for the American worker” and launch a “golden age” for domestic manufacturing.

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January 18, 2026

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Only BJP can end ‘politics of violence’ in Bengal, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can bring an end to the “politics of violence” in West Bengal, as it did in other eastern Indian states in the recent past.

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January 18, 2026

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Innovation takes centre stage at Sheikh Zayed Festival

The UAE continues to make concerted efforts to achieve sustainability in the agricultural sector and enhance its contribution to national food security by adopting farming models based on innovative technologies and solutions, alongside initiatives, facilities and incentives provided to support farmers.

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January 18, 2026

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Bangla journalists want protection amid rising attacks

Journalists, editors and owners of media outlets in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that authorities protect them following recent attacks on two leading national dailies by mobs.

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January 18, 2026

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The next Dust Bowl is becoming more likely

About 90 years ago, American farmers in the Great Plains had so ravaged the thin soil there that a series of droughts turned the region into a vast expanse of dust, which formed monstrous storms and polluted the skies in cities hundreds of miles away.

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January 18, 2026

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Australia arts fest apologises for barring Palestinian writer

A major Australian arts festival has apologised to a Palestinian Australian writer after disinviting her over her remarks about Israel, sparking a controversy that forced the cancellation of this year’s Adelaide Writers’

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January 18, 2026

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