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ExclusiveLebanon seeking US guarantees to ensure Israel respects its sovereignty, sources say

US envoy Amos Hochstein is in Israel for crucial meetings to finalise a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah

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A home in Barja damaged by an Israeli strike on the town. Israel did not warn civilians before launching its attack. Reuters

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MALAGA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Spain celebrates a point in his singles match against Botic van de Zandschulp of Team Netherlands in the quarterfinal tie between Netherlands and Spain during the Davis Cup Finals at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on November 19, 2024 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Matt McNulty / Getty Images for ITF)

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Halla Jihad, seven, during her session with Dr Haliema Aldhanhani as her grandmother Waffa looks on at Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination's new wing at Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

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Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike. Reuters

ExclusiveIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire hinges on 'self-defence' clause

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MALAGA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Spain celebrates a point in his singles match against Botic van de Zandschulp of Team Netherlands in the quarterfinal tie between Netherlands and Spain during the Davis Cup Finals at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on November 19, 2024 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Matt McNulty / Getty Images for ITF)

OpinionRafael Nadal helped me maintain a connection to my ailing father

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'Knowledge to ashes': Gazan intellectual on verge of selling books to feed his children

Halla Jihad, seven, during her session with Dr Haliema Aldhanhani as her grandmother Waffa looks on at Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination's new wing at Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

UAE's new centre for physical and mental rehabilitation offers lifeline for young Gazans

trump and the future of weapons / arms race shorthand image

Special reportTrump's return to power and the high-tech global arms race

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike. Reuters

ExclusiveIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire hinges on 'self-defence' clause

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Chrome is the world's biggest web browser in terms of market share, commanding nearly two thirds as of October, data from Statcounter shows. Bloomberg

Google and the DOJ must search answers for Chrome's tricky fight

A home in Barja damaged by an Israeli strike on the town. Israel did not warn civilians before launching its attack. Reuters

Special report'I won't welcome strangers': Israel strikes at Lebanon's sectarian wounds

MALAGA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Spain celebrates a point in his singles match against Botic van de Zandschulp of Team Netherlands in the quarterfinal tie between Netherlands and Spain during the Davis Cup Finals at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on November 19, 2024 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Matt McNulty / Getty Images for ITF)

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Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike. Reuters

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