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Soldiers carry the coffin of Brig Gen Wissam Sabra of the Lebanese Armed Forces at a funeral in Beirut. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/world-cup-2026/2026/06/08/lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-lead-list-of-star-players-set-for-world-cup-swansongs/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T10:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lead list of star players set for World Cup swansongs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/M2VK7R6EAFBF3JUZZRCKDRIV2I.jpg?auth=0d66b5359b24d99a1fb825f2b4f2313049ca586ae1adb904821dad6b624c13fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1366&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Argentina's Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal. 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Photo: Barasti Beach]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/08/uae-announces-dh36-million-humanitarian-aid-package-for-gaza/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-08T09:16:54.99Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T09:16:54.99Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UAE announces Dh36 million humanitarian aid package for Gaza]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AJ76DFSGQVGDLJYLVKXYQSO4HI.jpg?auth=b5b3d1fc6dc399005f1d820bc843c9739c64b519cb0ff6787881d5b77d02801c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3534&amp;height=2199</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The UAE has distributed aid to Gazans under Operation Gallant Knight 3. 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Photo: RTA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/07/iraq-warns-of-fiscal-disaster-if-iran-war-persists-in-obstructing-oil-exports/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T07:57:00.013Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T07:57:00.013Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iraq warns of fiscal disaster if Iran war persists in obstructing oil exports ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZAV7JYQMTFCZLM7M6X6UEYSE74.png?auth=9e75d82df0628925d1797edb0ad850e06e6aecd12afe00656f49967c37912638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3424&amp;height=1928</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fuad Hussein, Iraq's Foreign Minister, says the country must 'open up to Gulf states and western countries' for financial aid. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/06/07/brazil-england-germany-and-argentina-win-as-world-cup-warm-ups-intensify/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T04:44:44.072Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T04:44:44.072Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Brazil, England, Germany and Argentina win as World Cup warm-ups intensify]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/Z6GI5532ANC5LNI32QTD7RU7IY?auth=0f96715fa9f53049ce00bd26e1b196191c3037b4278d04dce48899eef1589d0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3709&amp;height=2086</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mo Salah on the ball against Brazil in Cleveland. Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/world-cup-2026/2026/06/08/irans-world-cup-team-arrives-in-mexico-amid-us-visa-row/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T04:17:07.389Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T04:17:07.389Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran's World Cup team arrives in Mexico amid US visa row]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7QZ75PF7MBH4TBWQMCRT27TUUQ?auth=ff26cf5e2662bf77acb953d397d8441630f3e569d5e987a57d10768c5f3302cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5560&amp;height=3127</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FIFA World Cup 2026 - Team Iran arrives at Tijuana for World Cup - Tijuana International Airport, Tijuana, Mexico - June 7, 2026  Iran's Mehdi Taremi and Alireza Jahanbakhsh arrive with the team ahead of the World Cup REUTERS / Victor Medina     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/06/07/one-last-thing-mohammed-al-turki-on-making-his-acting-debut-opposite-henry-cavill/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-07T03:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T03:01:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[One Last Thing: Mohammed Al Turki on making his acting debut opposite Henry Cavill]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IKEUNM3MONGOTD6L6IIUNUMOJQ.jpeg?auth=ff18dd522df5a133dd8e51985e1eb8766778d4970722d0056cc0afbed446999a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4160&amp;height=2773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Producer Mohammed Al Turki, right, makes his on-screen debut alongside Henry Cavill in Guy Ritchie's In the Grey. 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