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A lack of water caused by climate change, environmental damage and excessive consumption could have catastrophic effects worldwide. AP

Using too much water? That'll cost trillions of dollars

A Lebanese soldier inspects the site of an Israeli air strike in the Christian-majority village of Aitou in northern Lebanon. Reuters

Paramedics recall horror of Israeli strike on northern Lebanon

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People carry a man extricated from the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. AFP

Families refuse to leave besieged northern Gaza despite Israeli eviction orders

EU and Gulf leaders at the EU-GCC summit in Brussels, Belgium, on October 16. EPA

EU-GCC joint declaration in full

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

Nada Fadol holds up her UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the Middle East category. Photo: UNHCR

Sudanese refugee's quest to help displaced compatriots wins UNHCR award

US President Joe Biden with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit, in California, last November. Many in the West seem reluctant to draw up a chair and do business with China. Reuters

CommentMuch of the world can see what China has to offer. Why can't the West?

A lack of water caused by climate change, environmental damage and excessive consumption could have catastrophic effects worldwide. AP

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A Lebanese soldier inspects the site of an Israeli air strike in the Christian-majority village of Aitou in northern Lebanon. Reuters

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People carry a man extricated from the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. AFP

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EU and Gulf leaders at the EU-GCC summit in Brussels, Belgium, on October 16. EPA

EU-GCC joint declaration in full

Inside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's election: Delays, minority quotas and economic strain

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Nada Fadol holds up her UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for the Middle East category. Photo: UNHCR

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US President Joe Biden with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit, in California, last November. Many in the West seem reluctant to draw up a chair and do business with China. Reuters

CommentMuch of the world can see what China has to offer. Why can't the West?

A lack of water caused by climate change, environmental damage and excessive consumption could have catastrophic effects worldwide. AP

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A Lebanese soldier inspects the site of an Israeli air strike in the Christian-majority village of Aitou in northern Lebanon. Reuters

Paramedics recall horror of Israeli strike on northern Lebanon

Fifty most important Arabic novels of the 20th century

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People carry a man extricated from the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. AFP

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Palestinians scramble for food distributed by a charity as Gaza faces a hunger crisis, in Deir Al Balah. Anadolou

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European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stand as they pose for a family photo during the joint European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. Reuters

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Liam Payne performs at London's O2 Arena in December 2018. PA / AP

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The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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The new lunar spacesuit designed by Axiom Space and Prada. Photo: Axiom Space

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Induced resistance of plants could help the agriculture industry overcome problems caused by climate change. Getty Images

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Etihad Rail exhibits plans for the network at the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

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Thirty brands will show their collections across the five-day event. Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week

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Left: Xenium of human skin, zoomed in. Right: Changing growth media on skin organoids. Photo: Wellcome Sanger Institute

Human skin map provides clues on how to stop hair loss

Euclid's image will form the first piece of its great cosmic map. PA

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Roberto Mancini has won nine of his 21 matches since taking charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. Reuters

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The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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The new lunar spacesuit designed by Axiom Space and Prada. Photo: Axiom Space

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Induced resistance of plants could help the agriculture industry overcome problems caused by climate change. Getty Images

Plant vaccines could secure global food supplies and beat climate hazards

Etihad Rail exhibits plans for the network at the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

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Thirty brands will show their collections across the five-day event. Photo: Riyadh Fashion Week

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Left: Xenium of human skin, zoomed in. Right: Changing growth media on skin organoids. Photo: Wellcome Sanger Institute

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Euclid's image will form the first piece of its great cosmic map. PA

Euclid space telescope sends 'stunning' first image for map of entire universe

Roberto Mancini has won nine of his 21 matches since taking charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. Reuters

Mancini demands more 'responsibility' from Saudi Arabia players

The large language model will transform how Trendyol Group helps its sellers, says its president Caglayan Cetin. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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The new lunar spacesuit designed by Axiom Space and Prada. Photo: Axiom Space

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Induced resistance of plants could help the agriculture industry overcome problems caused by climate change. Getty Images

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Etihad Rail exhibits plans for the network at the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

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Palestinian children queue to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

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People place bodies of victims of the tanker explosion in Majiya for burial in a mass grave on Wednesday. AP Photo

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An Israeli strike in Lebanon. The economic cost of the Middle East conflict goes beyond what indicators can measure, the World Bank says. Getty Images

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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An Israeli strike in Lebanon. The economic cost of the Middle East conflict goes beyond what indicators can measure, the World Bank says. Getty Images

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Turkish author Elif Shafak at the opening press conference of the Frankfurt International Book Fair. She says writers can 'keep the flame of peace and human dignity alive'. AFP

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US warns Israel to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding

US warns Israel to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding

Israel issues eviction orders to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Israel issues eviction orders to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

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Buddhists throw lotus flowers towards a Buddha statue as they attend the Lotus Throwing Festival, to mark the end of the Buddhist Lent, in Samut Prakan, Thailand. REUTERS

Mount Lewotobi spews volcanic ash from its crater during an eruption as seen from Duripali village in East Flores, Indonesia. AFP

A picture shows a morning view of the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa. AFP

People wade through a flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Chennai. AFP

The Very Reverend Andrew Zihni, Dean of Gloucester, admires an artwork replica of Mars by artist Luke Jerram, which is unveiled at Gloucester Cathedral. PA Photo.

People canoe across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Llangollen, Britain. REUTERS

The sun rises behind the Grand Camlica Mosque as July 15 Martyrs' Bridge, known as the Bosphorus Bridge, and the Bosphorus are covered in fog in Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS

Tourists wearing shoe protectors climb up a dune with the overlook view of Crescent Spring at Mingsha Mountain, during an organised media tour to Dunhuang, in Gansu province, China. REUTERS

Buddhists throw lotus flowers towards a Buddha statue as they attend the Lotus Throwing Festival, to mark the end of the Buddhist Lent, in Samut Prakan, Thailand. REUTERS

Mount Lewotobi spews volcanic ash from its crater during an eruption as seen from Duripali village in East Flores, Indonesia. AFP

A picture shows a morning view of the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa. AFP

People wade through a flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Chennai. AFP

The Very Reverend Andrew Zihni, Dean of Gloucester, admires an artwork replica of Mars by artist Luke Jerram, which is unveiled at Gloucester Cathedral. PA Photo.

People canoe across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Llangollen, Britain. REUTERS

The sun rises behind the Grand Camlica Mosque as July 15 Martyrs' Bridge, known as the Bosphorus Bridge, and the Bosphorus are covered in fog in Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS

Tourists wearing shoe protectors climb up a dune with the overlook view of Crescent Spring at Mingsha Mountain, during an organised media tour to Dunhuang, in Gansu province, China. REUTERS

Buddhists throw lotus flowers towards a Buddha statue as they attend the Lotus Throwing Festival, to mark the end of the Buddhist Lent, in Samut Prakan, Thailand. REUTERS

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