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US Air Force F/A-18 fighter aircraft taking off from an aircraft carrier at sea reportedly amidst operations launched against Huthis in Yemen. AFP

Sharp rise in US naval air power targeting Houthis in Red Sea

People wait inside the Heathrow Airport a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport. Reuters

CommentThe Heathrow Airport fire is another painful reminder that Britain is broken

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Special reportA Dubai property tycoon’s $10 billion plan to save Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Brics summit in Kazan in October 2024. AP

Special reportTurkey treads fine line in Russia-Ukraine diplomacy

The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt. The ancient structures are at the centre of another debate between archaeologists. Reuters

Egyptologist questions claims of tunnels hidden under Giza pyramids

Elon Musk with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, DC. Reuters

Why X is suing India when Elon Musk is cosying up to PM Modi

Displaced Palestinians arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza. AP

TrendingIsrael creates agency to oversee displacement of Gazans

IBV International Vaults on Park Lane, west London. Damien McElroy / The National

Gold Plated: How a safety vault on Park Lane became London's latest must have

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A man inspects a site in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike. EPA

Israel builds pressure on Lebanon through truce violations

House speaker warns Israel is trying to lure country into normalisation

US and Russian delegations hold talks in Riyadh

Residents were ordered to leave Tel Al Sultan in Rafah, southern Gaza, being displaced once again when the Israeli military dropped eviction leaflets. AFP

Thousands trapped in Israeli siege and bombing of Rafah neighbourhood

'Truly a lifeline': UAE pledges $64.5m for vital East Jerusalem hospital

Amid all the rumours about a deal from companies like Oracle to keep TikTok operating in the US, some legislators insist that ByteDance, which owns the platform, completely divest control. Photo: EPA

TikTok ban deadline: inside the platform's final obstacle to survival in the US

Istanbul mayor to be replaced after corruption charges

Overseas owners face paying twice as much tax on UK properties

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Israeli strikes shut down surgery unit in Nasser Hospital

Two people were killed in an air strike on the hospital in Khan Younis in the latest violation of the ceasefire deal.

Ukraine is completely constructive in talks in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine is completely constructive in talks in Saudi Arabia

One year on: 11-year-old Rama faces a Ramadan of loss and resilience in Gaza

One year on: 11-year-old Rama faces a Ramadan of loss and resilience in Gaza

Dubai tycoon announces Dh3 billion cancer hospital in daughter's memory

Dubai tycoon announces Dh3 billion cancer hospital in daughter's memory

Families flee Beit Hanoun after Israeli army air strikes

Families flee Beit Hanoun after Israeli army air strikes

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A dabke dance lesson followed an open iftar event in East London in aid of Palestinians in Gaza. Lemma Shehadi / The National

Palestine-inspired iftar in London promotes solidarity

Syrian troops inspect a vehicle at a checkpoint in the country's coastal region, after a wave of violence involving security forces and gunmen loyal to former president Bashar Al Assad. AP

Special reportSyria's sectarian violence exposes challenges ahead for Al Shara

Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge review: All electric with V12 feel

Rachel Zegler as Snow White. Photo: Disney

Disney's Snow White opens to low box office numbers and scathing reviews

Ramadan lights at Picadilly Circus in London. Some people have questioned the absence of lights to celebrate Easter. Getty

CommentRamadan and Lent are when people come together

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the match. EPA

Nations League: Ronaldo goes from zero to hero in Portugal victory

It would seem to be only a matter of time before the growing gloom in the US begins to filter its way around the world. Bloomberg

Business InsightsHow Trump’s recession could impact the Gulf

The Saudi National Orchestra and Choir performing in Tokyo in 2024. Photo: Saudi Music Commission

How Saudi Arabia is composing a new future for its music industry

A Palestinian man inspects the damage at an ambulance repair yard hit in Israeli strikes in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 24, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

LatestUN reducing its ‘footprint’ in Gaza

Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the UN worker killed last week was caused by an Israeli tank

Moqtada Al Sadr sparks controversary over Quran alteration comments

Soldiers from Sudan's army celebrate after capturing the Republican Palace in Khartoum, from RSF forces on March 21. AP Photo

AnalysisSudan's war far from over despite significant army gains over RSF

President Sheikh Mohamed receives phone call from Vladimir Putin

A picture of Abdul-Malik Al Houthi, leader of the Houthi rebels, is displayed at an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AP

Houthi leader offers support to Lebanon's Hezbollah amid renewed Israeli air strikes

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim suffers heart attack during match

Iran says previous nuclear deal cannot be revived

Sheikh Tahnoon meets Mark Zuckerberg and G42 chief as UAE-US AI talks accelerate

Syria cracks down on smuggling with massive haul of seized Captagon pills

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Amid all the rumours about a deal from companies like Oracle to keep TikTok operating in the US, some legislators insist that ByteDance, which owns the platform, completely divest control. Photo: EPA

TikTok ban deadline: inside the platform's final obstacle to survival in the US

Has Opec done enough to prepare for the uncertainty that lies ahead?

‘Can my bank charge a late payment fee for a one-week delay?’

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'I want to capture togetherness Eid brings': Abdulla Lutfi teams up with Amazon

How Saudi Arabia is composing a new future for its music industry

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Rachel Zegler as Snow White. Photo: Disney

Disney's Snow White opens to low box office numbers and scathing reviews

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In Uiseong, South Korea, roads were closed for a third day in a row as a wildfire was spread by strong winds. EPA

Shiite devotees with copies of the Quran on their heads attend mass prayers for Laylat Al Qadr, the Night of Destiny, at the Great Mosque of Kufa in Iraq. AFP

A man searches the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a US air strike on Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa. AFP

Employees of National High Speed Railway Corporation Ltd work on restoration after a crane collapsed between pillars on the bullet train line of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai route on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

Officials mark the 10th anniversary of the Germanwings plane crash in Le Vernet, southern France. Flight 9525 was carrying 150 crew and passengers from Barcelona to Dusseldorf on March 24, 2015. None survived the crash, which was blamed by investigators on a co-pilot. EPA

A boy walks between ranks of statues of Buddhist monks at Trapeang Thma pagoda in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province. AFP

Passengers ride the Staten Island Ferry from Manhattan in New York City to Staten Island, the southernmost of the city's Five Boroughs. AFP

Kaja Kallas, EU foreign affairs minister, lays a wreath next to the eternal flame on a visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem. Reuters

In Uiseong, South Korea, roads were closed for a third day in a row as a wildfire was spread by strong winds. EPA

Shiite devotees with copies of the Quran on their heads attend mass prayers for Laylat Al Qadr, the Night of Destiny, at the Great Mosque of Kufa in Iraq. AFP

A man searches the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a US air strike on Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa. AFP

Employees of National High Speed Railway Corporation Ltd work on restoration after a crane collapsed between pillars on the bullet train line of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai route on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

Officials mark the 10th anniversary of the Germanwings plane crash in Le Vernet, southern France. Flight 9525 was carrying 150 crew and passengers from Barcelona to Dusseldorf on March 24, 2015. None survived the crash, which was blamed by investigators on a co-pilot. EPA

A boy walks between ranks of statues of Buddhist monks at Trapeang Thma pagoda in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province. AFP

Passengers ride the Staten Island Ferry from Manhattan in New York City to Staten Island, the southernmost of the city's Five Boroughs. AFP

Kaja Kallas, EU foreign affairs minister, lays a wreath next to the eternal flame on a visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem. Reuters

In Uiseong, South Korea, roads were closed for a third day in a row as a wildfire was spread by strong winds. EPA

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