Police officers look on at the site after a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
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More than a dozen killed in Indonesia train crash

Rescue teams spend night combing wreckage for survivors

Asia

India’s short-lived return to Iranian oil ends as US waiver expires

Energy

Back to school: Dubai’s education authority says safety is paramount

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How UAE schools and nurseries are preparing to reopen

UAE

ExplainerTrump's 'favourite field marshal' Asim Munir plays key role in bid to end Iran war

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Beats of harmony: Young musicians play stirring UAE national anthem

UAE

Dubai bakery sells hundreds of hot cross buns after Good Friday plea is answered

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An anti-war protest in Bangladesh. The country has added its voice to growing calls for an end to the Iran war. EPA

ExclusiveBangladesh mourns six citizens killed in Iran war

Bangladeshi minister tells The National of deadly cost of conflict to innocent civilians

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Six injured by debris from intercepted Iranian missile in Abu Dhabi

UAE

Indians to pay 10 rupees less for petrol and diesel after fuel taxes slashed

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Grandfather killed in Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi had prayed for peace

UAE

UAE residents hunker down against rain with sandbags and plastic sheets

UAE

We are ‘one team’ say UAE residents as Iran strikes continue

UAE

How the Iran war brought India’s kitchens into the line of fire

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Amit Batra plans to add more sandbags to prevent rainwater from entering his villa in Dubai's Tilal Al Ghaf. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE residents hunker down against rain with sandbags and plastic sheets

Owners and tenants waterproof terraces and roofs in readiness for storm

UAE

We are ‘one team’ say UAE residents as Iran strikes continue

UAE

How the Iran war brought India’s kitchens into the line of fire

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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to Eid pause in cross-border attacks

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