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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/04/26/uae-weather-temperatures-to-rise-as-summer-approaches/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-26T06:45:49.83Z</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>2026-04-26T06:45:49.83Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UAE weather: Temperatures surge to 40ºC after long cool spring]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/C6ROUEIFPZA3TMLZ2GXSSHWPEU.JPG?auth=3272c3c4717ae38ed92642b3b42377989792f5c5fca532fe2806a71230623114&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4345&amp;height=2987</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Warmer day are coming, the National Centre of Meteorology says. 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