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US will build training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho
The US military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important US ally in the Middle East, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday.
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October 12, 2025
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Aid groups seize on truce to tackle hunger in Gaza
International agencies were preparing on Saturday to pour aid into Gaza, hopeful a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow them to put an end to the famine haunting parts of the territory.
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October 12, 2025
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Nja Mahdaoui show opens season at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation
The Bassam Freiha Art Foundation (BFAF), located in Cultural District, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, has opened the new season with a programme of exhibitions, including a Nja Mahdaoui retrospective.
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October 12, 2025
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Reappointed French PM scrambles to form govt
Pressure mounted on Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.
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October 12, 2025
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Manhattan's 'street' love stories make their way to print
The scene has become almost ubiquitous on social media: a couple is walking down the streets of New York City when, suddenly, Jeremy Bernstein approaches them and asks: \"Can you tell us the story of how you first met?
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October 12, 2025
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Regional Sports Arbitration seminar begins in Abu Dhabi
The Regional Sports Arbitration seminar kicked off on Saturday at Bab Al Qasr Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
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October 12, 2025
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SoftBank to buy ABB's robot business for $5.4b
Soft Bank Group has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 billion deal, as the Japanese investor forges ahead with a strategy to fuse robotics and artificial intelligence.
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October 12, 2025
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DLD presents AI-powered digital solutions at GITEX Global
Dubai Land Department (DLD) is participating in GITEX Global 2025, showcasing a new generation of digital solutions and partnerships that enhance transparency, efficiency, and service quality in the real estate market.
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October 12, 2025
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Argentina pip Venezuela, Balogun strikes as US rally to hold Ecuador
Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to ease to 1-0 victory over Venezuela in a friendly international in Miami on Friday.
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October 12, 2025
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Power restored to 800,000 in Kyiv after Russian strikes
Power was restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv on Saturday, a day after Russia launched major attacks on the Ukrainian power grid that caused blackouts across much of the country, and European leaders agreed to proceed towards using hundreds of billions of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's war effort.
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October 12, 2025
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'Dubai Startup Guide' launched
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has announced the launch of the 'Dubai Startup Guide.'
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October 12, 2025
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Delhi-Kabul to expand bilateral trade relations
As New Delhi strengthens its relations with the Taliban establishment in Kabul, FM Amir Khan Muttaqi who is one a week-long visit to the capital, is likely to push for better trade cooperation between the two countries.
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October 12, 2025
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Pegula ends Sabalenka's perfect Wuhan record to set up Gauff final; Vacherot stuns Djokovic in Shanghai
Jessica Pegula fought back to end Aryna Sabalenka's perfect record in Wuhan with a dramatic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) victory in the semifinals on Saturday and will face Coco Gauff for the title.
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October 12, 2025
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China hits back at US port fees with retaliatory levies
China will slap port fees on US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to US port fees on China-linked ships starting the same day, China's transport ministry said on Friday.
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October 12, 2025
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Pogacar caps stunning season with fifth straight Il Lombardia triumph
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Tadej Pogacar won the Monument Il Lombardia for a fifth time in as many years on Saturday, equalling Fausto Coppi's record of victories in the season-ending race.
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October 12, 2025
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Indian economy remains resilient despite volatile global environment
The Indian economy continues to remain resilient in the backdrop of a volatile global environment.
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October 12, 2025
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N.Korea shows off ‘most powerful’ missile
North Korea showed off its \"most powerful\" intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade attended by top officials from Russia and China, Pyongyang's state media reported on Saturday.
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October 12, 2025
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Bolton expected to be criminally charged next week
President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton is reportedly about to be indicted on criminal charges, according to a new report citing sources close to the matter.
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October 12, 2025
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Wheat near 5-year low as global supply weighs
Chicago wheat futures edged down for a third session on Wednesday to approach a five-year low as a stronger dollar and expectations of rising global supply curbed prices.
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October 12, 2025
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Cryptocurrencies crash after Trump's 100% tariffs on China
Two major cryptocurrencies have crashed after Donald Trump imposed 100 per cent tariffs on \"any and all critical software\" from China, as trade tensions continue to escalate between the two countries.
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October 12, 2025
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Canada's jobless rate unchanged at multi-year high of 7.1 per cent
Canada's economy posted a surprise 60,400 net job gains in September, almost entirely reversing the losses of the previous month, data showed on Friday, though the unemployment rate remained at a multiyear high.
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October 12, 2025
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Hundreds take part in free health check-ups across UAE
Over 500 employees participated in a series of health checkup to mark \"World Heart Day.\"
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October 12, 2025
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Aubameyang keeps Gabon's hopes alive, Benin edge past Rwanda
Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and was sent off in African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while minnows Benin built a two-point lead in the 'group of death'.
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October 12, 2025
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Nature-based Solutions 'key to tackling climate change'
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially launched the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, marking a crucial step forward in the Union's efforts to advance Nature-based Solutions that are effective and robustly rooted in science.
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October 12, 2025
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Dubai Police to launch latest innovations at GITEX Global
Dubai Police is set to participate in GITEX Global 2025, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 13 to 17th October.
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October 12, 2025
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Japan opposition moves to block Takaichi's PM bid
Japan's biggest opposition party will seek to support a unified candidate with other groups in a bid to block Sanae Takaichi's election as prime minister, media reported after the ruling coalition collapsed.
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October 12, 2025
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Militants storm police training centre, kill 7 officers
At least seven police officers and six militants were killed after gunmen attacked a police training centre in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a fierce firefight that lasted for hours, officials said on Saturday.
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October 12, 2025
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Relief, scepticism at London pro-Palestinian protest
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London on Saturday, expressing scepticism and cautious hope as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its second day.
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October 12, 2025
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Kemi Badenoch has rediscovered Tories' political mojo
Going into her first party conference as leader of the Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch faced two challenges. First, to save her faltering leadership, and second, on her own behalf and that of her party, to begin earning the right to be listened to by the British people.
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October 12, 2025
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Sciver-Brunt and Ecclestone power England to summit in WC
England stamped their authority on the Women's World Cup with a commanding 89-run win over Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday, powered by a classy hundred from Nat Sciver-Brunt and a masterly spell of spin from Sophie Ecclestone.
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