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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/06/25/oman-air-launches-daily-direct-muscat-abu-dhabi-flights/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T12:44:46.666Z</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>2026-06-25T12:44:46.666Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oman Air launches daily direct Muscat-Abu Dhabi flights]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6ATL5GW5MRC6VI2YF6ZTTDRTWQ.jpg?auth=32a50c3ebb19617e8fdc9e97f6cf6a17b77b7fa04c4a435bda111fa52d003a22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi is the latest in a series of new destinations announced by Oman Air this year. 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Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/06/25/grand-theft-auto-gta6-date-price-preorder/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T12:30:59.527Z</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>2026-06-25T12:30:59.527Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Everything we know about Grand Theft Auto 6 so far, including the $79.99 price]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IGAX7PMAM5CXFBOYYLHSKXQE2U.jpg?auth=83da269d72012bd7542dca82cacc9ff9db06f472db995d7101a57fac9a234222&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jason and Lucia lead Grand Theft Auto 6, which will be released on November 19, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. 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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media before departing for Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the U. S.  and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2026.  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Photo: Adnoc Drilling]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/06/25/age-verification-flaws-undermine-australias-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T09:41:51.857Z</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>2026-06-25T09:41:51.857Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Age-verification flaws undermine Australia’s social media ban for under-16s]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CDQ5MD6CVBGDTQAAF54YTM5SYM.jpg?auth=3940dee3490c6b1f04dd8faa3cb7fd2822773263ab003c81feae2ffb213ad2d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4055&amp;height=2703</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eight in 10 Australian young people reported that they still access social media. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/25/rare-stele-of-assyrian-king-who-reigned-2600-years-ago-unearthed-in-iraqs-nineveh/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T09:27:05.115Z</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>2026-06-25T09:27:05.115Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rare stele of Assyrian king who reigned 2,600 years ago unearthed in Iraq's Nineveh]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/G5KLAK4B3JAP3GOOVTEM6SFTTQ.jpeg?auth=3ecd962aaebc3019ea53e1e208e060b840b401ed005644befd2d1e5bfdbf7c89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Iraq’s Nineveh province have announced the discovery of a rare Assyrian stele. Photo: Iraqi Ministry of Culture]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/06/25/iraq-threatens-to-leave-opec-if-demands-for-higher-production-quota-are-not-met/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T09:04:49.222Z</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>2026-06-25T09:04:49.222Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iraq threatens to leave Opec if quota demands not met]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BF4NGVC5JODHIPEJ5WV5CYQYPU.jpg?auth=e22015c2939743525cc362295de0def90595a3fb212cc6cb02fab5901a6d90d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3995</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The unloading of oil from lorries arriving from Iraq at the Baniyas oil terminal in Syria. Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/06/25/manus-on-markets-uae-punching-back-to-pre-war-oil-output/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T08:38:54.577Z</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>2026-06-25T08:38:54.577Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Manus on Markets: UAE punching back to pre-war oil output]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/5755SP2T7BF5LF7HBJTWAUV6WI.jpg?auth=55e502f28d5ea48a577b1cf5a72a46be7e98cd0463483dbb273008002b44d8b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manus on Markets: UAE punching back to pre-war oil output]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/magazine/2026/06/25/saint-levant-becomes-first-palestine-born-prada-ambassador/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T08:20:28.321Z</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>2026-06-25T08:20:28.321Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Saint Levant becomes first Palestine-born Prada ambassador]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LX2ANMOH7NFGPDKXAQ54WXXWSU?auth=ec0732999aab13bb6a0b354196c258d23140a2aaeab369b5822403f098b165f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2566&amp;height=1443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saint Levant was spotted at Prada's spring/summer 2027 menswear show in Milan days before the Italian luxury house named him brand ambassador. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/06/25/aggression-cannot-impose-new-geopolitical-realities-on-gulf-dr-gargash-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T08:06:33.096Z</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>2026-06-25T08:06:33.096Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Aggression cannot dictate 'new geopolitical realities' on Gulf, says Dr Gargash ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/K2THCZGLSJFEXGXKVZEGZY6R3E.jpg?auth=85bfd3beeb87c834d7c7cc4347a7da7a681624805f67ce0c36650184d984d3f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1981&amp;height=1173</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/06/24/diplomacy-us-iran-italy-malaysia-norway-donald-trump-giorgia-meloni/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T14:00:00Z</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>2026-06-24T14:00:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A key ingredient has been missing in the US-Iran talks – and increasingly so in several other bilateral ties]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GA7EFTZURDGX4ASOEE26KGOFAQ.jpg?auth=0707dbd0866c561713abf784868582456773d1e6aab84bb64ba9a3386f03435c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4097&amp;height=2732</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Vice President JD Vance, right, looks on next to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, left, shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit. Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/24/us-pressure-puts-straitjacket-on-israel-in-lebanon-says-former-ambassador-to-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T13:58:57.421Z</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>2026-06-24T13:58:57.421Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US pressure has put 'straitjacket' on Israel in Lebanon, says former ambassador to Washington]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MM7NKKJSHVAQZGKQVW6AW565L4.JPG?auth=fd2f0e0bf010f4b97211e84a868000f1c37c29bfa71e11f0c5dbb31860046c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4165&amp;height=2771</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Ambassador to US Michael Herzog takes part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, at the Nozyk Synagogue in Warsaw, Poland, on April 19, 2023. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/24/president-sheikh-mohamed-receives-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-in-abu-dhabi/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T13:28:11.299Z</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>2026-06-24T13:28:11.299Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[President Sheikh Mohamed receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Abu Dhabi]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/TW63NZ2HLJGUVHRMKP5HKVLQ3M.jpg?auth=4e228d244213acd82add7f845e78cc99511dfb9f190486dd0fffda02beddd8f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Sheikh Mohamed received US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Abu Dhabi. 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Photo: Wam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/06/24/iranian-crude-exports-war-sanctions-and-signs-of-a-fragile-recovery/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T13:06:04.856Z</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>2026-06-24T13:06:04.856Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iranian crude exports, war, sanctions and signs of a fragile recovery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PLF5DAH235BERPP7YB3PHTKJBA.png?auth=c339b4e814f5fb3252fccacd86376d98c95aeb79de868f1d1f888877d3b8cf01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=506</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/06/24/france-confirms-first-ebola-case-after-doctor-returning-from-drc-tests-positive/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T12:10:11.526Z</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>2026-06-24T12:10:11.526Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[France confirms first Ebola case after doctor returning from DRC tests positive]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/V4LOQBZXGLCFLBEVLYZIN5QKKM.jpg?auth=f41e872b4bf6ddef1c7c1778b9454b75468b2430656bc8c832fde8252f358f80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A health worker at the Kigonze displacement camp in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 18. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/06/24/london-to-use-crime-fighting-drones-to-tackle-phone-thefts-tarnishing-citys-image/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T12:09:40.042Z</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>2026-06-24T12:09:40.042Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[London to use crime-fighting drones to tackle phone thefts tarnishing city's image]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/CKWFIOBTMRBPVHQ2GRGMVI4GNY.jpg?auth=3c9d27db205310b5afea9472a8f7ac4cea06bb560f1ea3d3c7dcb6555faf0b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=741&amp;height=417</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Footage taken by a drone shows a suspect being detained in London. Photo: Metropolitan Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/24/besieged-army-held-city-in-sudan-endures-water-shortages-and-soaring-food-prices/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T12:08:54.033Z</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>2026-06-24T12:08:54.033Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Besieged army-held city in Sudan endures water shortages and soaring food prices ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/S2HWIGSWUJGR7OLWICXK3DRW7I.JPG?auth=e5d2a5969e8bb6bdfe6efb0fa26516004c42b6e14ed23715d3031d2067a03ce4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3757</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Women fill water containers at a displacement camp in Al Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. 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Rubio's delicate mission comes with Gulf countries having paid a heavy economic price for the US and Israel's decision to go to war with Iran against their wishes, prompting Tehran to lash out at its regional neighbours.  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