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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/01/07/marco-rubio-and-saudi-foreign-minister-prince-faisal-meet-in-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-07T20:29:13.442Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VLAYNXGY4LNFFPBMUE6FCRJEKQ.jpg?auth=13268ecd0bc16c51ad6d049b2216bc73e5f0062f8c0bbdf591586f42180a2460&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7279&amp;height=4853</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan at the State Department on Wednesday. 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Its seizure could be part of a growing move against the global shadow fleet. AFP
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EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/01/07/marco-rubio-to-meet-danish-officials-to-discuss-greenland/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-07T18:35:23.139Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KA7WBNU5YXRDRZ6HNXTRDCOGCA.jpg?auth=134a7b90695278b8a9aa6f0455f94479b5ffd5b3374b2b07d24f2d156630d9d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, alongside Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, speaks to reporters on Wednesday. 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AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/01/06/donald-trump-might-as-well-kiss-his-nobel-peace-prize-dream-goodbye/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T14:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/O5GYYUDW6RECNL7Q66T55BJPZY.JPG?auth=cc0653e7b2f17704ea4599015bfc4a64e7d042b3fa8b8aa09a7a9ac4510e1adc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man wears a mask depicting US President Donald Trump during a protest against American strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/01/06/saudi-arabia-to-open-financial-market-to-all-categories-of-foreign-investors/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:59:45.3Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XHP7M3FM3JEGVCAICADPKGFANA.jpg?auth=870c9fae5a779ae7003f1bda62c30a178d1718ccf056131ad114f085a11fea11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2670</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In recent years, Saudi Arabia has introduced a string of new acts, such as a companies' law and a civil transaction law, to attract more foreign investment. Bloomberg]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/01/06/at-least-five-killed-in-clashes-between-government-and-kurdish-forces-in-aleppo/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:57:29.609Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7PTC57Q54WKME4OZBNUJHSDPZQ.jpg?auth=5fabb4bed924dc4adff8eb784ca572750b2ee7926c7f241724b57c941727c105&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A wounded child at Al Razi hospital in Aleppo on Tuesday. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/01/06/hundreds-of-tourists-stranded-in-socotra-as-inter-yemeni-clashes-ground-flights/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:52:19.81Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/MHMXZKLBAB7SWTJELHCPTK5FAU.jpg?auth=0ffa6f133d087b9dd409ffa60ba6186982de8578354c8aa51a5f400742559256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6145&amp;height=3963</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hundreds of tourists are stuck on Socotra, days after their return flights to Abu Dhabi were cancelled. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/01/06/is-the-us-right-to-highlight-venezuela-for-its-role-in-the-illegal-drug-trade/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:47:12.669Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ZMFJKLXOJJBOBFWPHB7EKJZVII.png?auth=2cde6525cae8e6d8060b2af813546ffd21c50dd9e98b61d3098b5549ccbc9388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuela drug chart]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/banking/2026/01/06/mastercard-grants-qbn-licence-to-resume-activities-in-syria/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-06T13:46:12.535Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/EDKZLOSXY2Y64GYDQBEEMUA6YE.jpg?auth=0faa24615a24f77e0055c18f1c2d546e57c5dd78bf88b0d13ca42f21598b2e97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4107&amp;height=2620</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An initial pact was signed in September between Mastercard and the Central Bank of Syria aimed at supporting the modernisation of the country’s digital payment infrastructure. 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