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Israeli F-15I combat jets at an air show outside Beersheva, in southern Israel, in June 2013. EPA

Israel's strikes on Hezbollah in Syria are latest episode in a long air war

"If we don't work, we don't eat." Hassan Salim Baydawi has been fishing for 30 years in Lebanon's waters, but being forced not to fish takes away his livelihood. He says he does not know what he will do to survive. (Matt Kynaston for The National).

'If we die, we die': Residents of Lebanon's Sidon refuse to stop living amid war

Peter Todd, seen in HBO's 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' documentary, has denied being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Photo: HBO

The search for Satoshi Nakamoto: Who could be Bitcoin's elusive creator?

Cyprus is the arrival point for many people fleeing Lebanon. Mohamad Al Ghandour for The National

Lebanese flee with the sounds of war 'living like a parasite in your head'

Dr Sultan Al Jaber spoke at the 'pre-Cop' negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Cop28

Dr Sultan Al Jaber stresses Cop29 must 'provide the means' to deliver on UAE Consensus

The Amazon could be reaching an irreversible tipping point beyond which it will decline until 'we're just left with scrub', conservationists have warned. WWF

Amazon rainforest 'could turn to scrub' in climate tipping point

US President Joe Biden on a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office in Washington, on April 4. Reuters

Reagan put an end to Israel's bombing in 20 minutes. Biden could too

Amani Ahmed's children, who were reunited with the lecturer in the UK after fleeing the war in Gaza with help from a charity. Photo: Amani Ahmed

Gaza lecturer reunited with family in UK recounts ordeal

Israeli F-15I combat jets at an air show outside Beersheva, in southern Israel, in June 2013. EPA

Israel's strikes on Hezbollah in Syria are latest episode in a long air war

"If we don't work, we don't eat." Hassan Salim Baydawi has been fishing for 30 years in Lebanon's waters, but being forced not to fish takes away his livelihood. He says he does not know what he will do to survive. (Matt Kynaston for The National).

'If we die, we die': Residents of Lebanon's Sidon refuse to stop living amid war

Peter Todd, seen in HBO's 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' documentary, has denied being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Photo: HBO

The search for Satoshi Nakamoto: Who could be Bitcoin's elusive creator?

Cyprus is the arrival point for many people fleeing Lebanon. Mohamad Al Ghandour for The National

Lebanese flee with the sounds of war 'living like a parasite in your head'

Dr Sultan Al Jaber spoke at the 'pre-Cop' negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Cop28

Dr Sultan Al Jaber stresses Cop29 must 'provide the means' to deliver on UAE Consensus

The Amazon could be reaching an irreversible tipping point beyond which it will decline until 'we're just left with scrub', conservationists have warned. WWF

Amazon rainforest 'could turn to scrub' in climate tipping point

US President Joe Biden on a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office in Washington, on April 4. Reuters

Reagan put an end to Israel's bombing in 20 minutes. Biden could too

Amani Ahmed's children, who were reunited with the lecturer in the UK after fleeing the war in Gaza with help from a charity. Photo: Amani Ahmed

Gaza lecturer reunited with family in UK recounts ordeal

Israeli F-15I combat jets at an air show outside Beersheva, in southern Israel, in June 2013. EPA

Israel's strikes on Hezbollah in Syria are latest episode in a long air war

"If we don't work, we don't eat." Hassan Salim Baydawi has been fishing for 30 years in Lebanon's waters, but being forced not to fish takes away his livelihood. He says he does not know what he will do to survive. (Matt Kynaston for The National).

'If we die, we die': Residents of Lebanon's Sidon refuse to stop living amid war

Peter Todd, seen in HBO's 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' documentary, has denied being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Photo: HBO

The search for Satoshi Nakamoto: Who could be Bitcoin's elusive creator?

Cyprus is the arrival point for many people fleeing Lebanon. Mohamad Al Ghandour for The National

Lebanese flee with the sounds of war 'living like a parasite in your head'

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RevealedNew Israeli supply roads hint at long war in Lebanon

Satellite imagery shows roads for troops and extensive destruction

Live updatesMore than 150 killed in Israeli siege on northern Gaza

‘Wounded left to die’ as Israeli forces besiege Gaza hospital

Iran seeks Gulf political support ahead of Israel's retaliation

Florida hit by 'storm of the century' as hurricane makes landfall

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UAE's Etihad Rail project covers a distance of 900 kilometres within the country. Victor Besa / The National

Rail project linking UAE with Oman secures $1.5bn financing

Due to dust, contaminants and insects, the efficacy of smoke detectors decreases over time. Getty Images

Everyday items with unexpected expiry dates, from sunglasses to smoke detectors

Study claims to show where people tend to be most forgetful when it comes to internet and computer passwords. AP

Ranked - countries where people are most likely to forget passwords

Abu Dhabi University has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world. Photo: Abu Dhabi University

Abu Dhabi University in Times Higher Education's top 200 for first time

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

luxury cover shoot october shorthand gif

Luxury's October cover shoot: Autumn's armour

Sudan's players before their Afcon match against Egypt in 2022. AFP

How Sudan could be heading to the World Cup despite war at home

Chart of the Week: Environmental cost of Gaza war

Chart of the weekThe environmental cost of the Gaza war

UAE's Etihad Rail project covers a distance of 900 kilometres within the country. Victor Besa / The National

Rail project linking UAE with Oman secures $1.5bn financing

Due to dust, contaminants and insects, the efficacy of smoke detectors decreases over time. Getty Images

Everyday items with unexpected expiry dates, from sunglasses to smoke detectors

Study claims to show where people tend to be most forgetful when it comes to internet and computer passwords. AP

Ranked - countries where people are most likely to forget passwords

Abu Dhabi University has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world. Photo: Abu Dhabi University

Abu Dhabi University in Times Higher Education's top 200 for first time

Rafael Nadal is set to retire from tennis next month. Reuters

Nadal announces retirement from tennis

luxury cover shoot october shorthand gif

Luxury's October cover shoot: Autumn's armour

Sudan's players before their Afcon match against Egypt in 2022. AFP

How Sudan could be heading to the World Cup despite war at home

Chart of the Week: Environmental cost of Gaza war

Chart of the weekThe environmental cost of the Gaza war

UAE's Etihad Rail project covers a distance of 900 kilometres within the country. Victor Besa / The National

Rail project linking UAE with Oman secures $1.5bn financing

Due to dust, contaminants and insects, the efficacy of smoke detectors decreases over time. Getty Images

Everyday items with unexpected expiry dates, from sunglasses to smoke detectors

Study claims to show where people tend to be most forgetful when it comes to internet and computer passwords. AP

Ranked - countries where people are most likely to forget passwords

Abu Dhabi University has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world. Photo: Abu Dhabi University

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Germany restored entry checks on all of its Schengen land borders last month amid voter anger over migration and Islamist extremism. EPA

'Our measures are working': German asylum claims fall during border checks

Guterres appoints ‘Naked Diplomat’ writer as UN humanitarian chief

A line judge keeps his eye on the ball as Andy Murray plays a shot. In 2025 the judges are to replaced by an ELC system. PA

Wimbledon replaces line judges with electronic system for 2025

Ratan Tata, former Tata Group chairman, dies aged 86

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October 7 - one year of war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

We spoke to Rakan Abed El Rahman, Nagham Mohanna and Thomas Helm to understand how the past year went by and how it affected them. Graphic: The National

VideoOne year of war through the eyes of our journalists

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters

Ehud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Gaza children in nov 2023 and sept 2024 gif for shorthand

Special reportChildhoods lost in Gaza a year into Israeli war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

We spoke to Rakan Abed El Rahman, Nagham Mohanna and Thomas Helm to understand how the past year went by and how it affected them. Graphic: The National

VideoOne year of war through the eyes of our journalists

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters

Ehud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Gaza children in nov 2023 and sept 2024 gif for shorthand

Special reportChildhoods lost in Gaza a year into Israeli war

A Palestinian woman prepares some bread in a makeshift tent surrounded by rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Monday. Reuters

Gaza's longest and deadliest war tests the renowned resilience of Palestinians

Palestinian women work at carpentry and stitching workshop to make wooden toys in Gaza City, on December 24, 2018. 24 Palestinian women produce non-toxic wooden toys as they distribute them mainly to United States, Switzerland and Italy. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Businesses key to security or instability of post-war Gaza

US President Joe Biden, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 25, 2024. AFP

America’s year of failed diplomacy on Gaza

A protester at a rally in Berlin, on October 6. EPA

The change in the wind that the Israel-Gaza crisis demands

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Culture

A market in Cairo, Egypt. Inflation is hitting consumers in the pocket from many directions, notably where subsidies on essentials like food have been reduced. EPA

Egypt's annual urban inflation rate rises to 26.4% as subsidy cuts bite

US Fed officials were divided over size of initial rate cut, minutes show

Google warns US government split-up plans risk harming consumers

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Former US envoy says Israel expected Hezbollah to carry out October 7-style attack

Former US envoy says Israel expected Hezbollah to carry out October 7-style attack

Hurricane Milton makes Florida landfall

Hurricane Milton makes Florida landfall

US urges Israel to address ‘catastrophic conditions’ in Gaza

US urges Israel to address ‘catastrophic conditions’ in Gaza

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People watch water-flooded streets after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Florida. AFP

People, mostly Turkish citizens, rest on board a Turkish military ship evacuating them from Lebanon to Turkey, in Beirut port. AP

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a bilateral meeting inside 10 Downing Street, London. Getty images

Waves crash over the Tynemouth pier lighthouse at the mouth of the river Tyne in North East England. PA

Dragon dancers perform during the National Day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan. Bloomberg

Coral bleaching on the Southern Great Barrer Reef. The latest WWF Living Planet Report shows monitored global wildlife populations falling 73 per cent on average over 50 years. PA

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das, centre, pays homage to Indian business leader Ratan Tata, who died on Wednesday night, in the lawns of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, in Mumbai. AP

Abdullah Almohaimeed performs a snatch during the Men's Youth Weightlifting competition at the Saudi Games. Getty images

A Palestinian man who was displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, washes his horse at the beach of Deir al-Balah. AP

People watch water-flooded streets after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Florida. AFP

People, mostly Turkish citizens, rest on board a Turkish military ship evacuating them from Lebanon to Turkey, in Beirut port. AP

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a bilateral meeting inside 10 Downing Street, London. Getty images

Waves crash over the Tynemouth pier lighthouse at the mouth of the river Tyne in North East England. PA

Dragon dancers perform during the National Day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan. Bloomberg

Coral bleaching on the Southern Great Barrer Reef. The latest WWF Living Planet Report shows monitored global wildlife populations falling 73 per cent on average over 50 years. PA

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das, centre, pays homage to Indian business leader Ratan Tata, who died on Wednesday night, in the lawns of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, in Mumbai. AP

Abdullah Almohaimeed performs a snatch during the Men's Youth Weightlifting competition at the Saudi Games. Getty images

A Palestinian man who was displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, washes his horse at the beach of Deir al-Balah. AP

People watch water-flooded streets after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Florida. AFP

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