Turkey says Ukraine, Russia want ceasefire ahead of possible talks
NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid...
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Musk to exit US government role after rare break with Trump
Washington, United States - Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday announced he was leaving his role in US government, intended to...
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UAE, Turkey leaders discuss ways to boost bilateral relations
The phone call between Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Turkish President marks the highest-level interaction in years
- The phone call between Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Turkish President marks the highest-level interaction in years
- The two sides have backed opposing sides in the Libyan conflict and sparred on other regional issues
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Iran’s Foreign Minister says invited to Paris
Amir-Abdollahian attended a summit in Baghdad on Saturday alongside regional leaders and Macron, the only leader from outside the region.
- Amir-Abdollahian attended a summit in Baghdad on Saturday alongside regional leaders and Macron, the only leader from outside the region
- Iran and France, alongside Britain, China and Germany, are the remaining parties to the troubled 2015 Iranian nuclear deal
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Are commercial airlines ready to use Kabul’s airport?
After the complete withdrawal of the US forces, questions remain as to who will run the security of the airport...
- Turkey had offered to run security following the withdrawal of foreign troops, but the Taliban are averse to any foreign military presence in Afghanistan.
- US officials have said the airport is in a bad condition, with much of the basic infrastructure of the airport degraded or destroyed.
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Climate change could turn Gulf cities unlivable
A new report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed unequivocally that the climate is changing faster than...
- Daily temperatures in Dubai regularly top 40 degrees Celsius for several months of the year and are exacerbated by high humidity.
- Calls to reduce carbon emissions pose major economic challenges for oil and gas-rich Gulf countries.
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US leaves Afghanistan, 20 years of war ends
Taliban fighters swept into the airport and fired weapons into the sky in jubilation as the last of the American...
- US president Joe Biden will be addressing the nation.
- All eyes on how the Taliban handles its first few days with sole authority over the country.
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Leaded petrol runs out of gas, says UN
Nearly a century after doctors first issued warnings about the toxic effects of leaded petrol, Algeria -- the last country...
- Nearly a century after doctors first issued warnings about the toxic effects of leaded petrol, Algeria -- the last country to use the fuel -- exhausted its supplies last month
- Even as recently as two decades ago, more than 100 countries around the world were still using leaded petrol
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US stocks continue to advance
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced after posting records at the close of trading Friday
- The S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced after posting records at the close of trading Friday
- The broad-based S&P 500 was up 0.2 percent at 4,518.34 and the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.4 percent to 15,186.63
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Tunisian ex-presidential contender held in Algeria: reports
Senior party official Oussama Khelifi told reporters "official information" was still being awaited
- Senior party official Oussama Khelifi told reporters "official information" was still being awaited
- Nabil Karoui founded the private Tunisian channel Nessma TV, which is partly owned by Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi
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Truckmaker Scania pauses production over chip shortage
This week's suspension is Scania's first since the coronavirus pandemic forced a production halt in April 2020
- This week's suspension is Scania's first since the coronavirus pandemic forced a production halt in April 2020
- "It's a difficult period and too many things are pointing in the wrong direction," Scania spokeswoman Karin Hallstan told AFP
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Fear, acceptance mix in cradle of Tunisian revolution
Sidi Bouzid’s suicide sparked an unprecedented uprising that left some 300 people dead and toppled long-time dictator Zine El Abidine...
- Sidi Bouzid’s suicide sparked an unprecedented uprising that left some 300 people dead and toppled long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- But more than a decade later, hopes for a better future have given way to disillusionment over the North African country's politicians' failure to improve living standards
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Iran supports Baghdad pledge to expel US-led forces from Iraq
"We have repeatedly expressed our views to the authorities of the countries of the region, including Iraq, and declared that...
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Apple’s Vision Pro headset available in US on February 2
WASHINGTON, US - Apple on Monday said it will release its highly anticipated Vision Pro mixed reality headset in the United...
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Energy companies to test CO2 capture in Brazil undersea oil field
PARIS, FRANCE  - A consortium of Brazilian, British, French and Chinese energy firms will test new technology aimed at capturing CO2...
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A short history of the Boeing 737 MAX
The plane, which suffered a dramatic blowout of a fuselage panel during a flight over the US state of Oregon,...
- Boeing begins developing the MAX in August 2011 to try to catch up with European rival Airbus in the lucrative market for single-aisle planes used on short and medium-haul flights.
- Airbus had been swamped with orders since launching a new version of its A320 model offering fuel savings of up to 20 percent -- the A320 Neo -- a year earlier.
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Rolls-Royce makes record deliveries
It delivered 6,032 cars in 2023, the highest in its 119-year history.
- The United States was the group's biggest market in 2023, followed by China.
- The emblematic British car brand became part of German auto giant BMW in 1998.
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Hizbollah commander killed as Blinken seeks Gaza de-escalation
On his fourth regional trip since the war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia after...
- His meeting with Saudi Crown Prince was set to touch on the potential of normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel after Gaza crisis stalled the prospects
- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was in Cairo to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, a mediator in the conflict