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PA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/11/25/uk-suffers-tax-gap-trap-but-can-rachel-reeves-stem-a-rush-to-dubai/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/KG5VBZYSXF4VAUZEBAOMKTOWQA.jpg?auth=a1db74baddb0a39888091a27b002ab6f1b313cb13315ee2d933a103bbc11c658&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3681&amp;height=2454</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil her budget on Wednesday. PA ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2025/11/25/at-least-10-killed-after-pakistan-bombs-afghanistan-province/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T03:27:55.896Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/T3SEWJ7ZHVHIVJ5BBQQKVPOLZI.jpg?auth=5d2c0cab00f4343c0c52b6b62ac451a7d0a359256e3b439b022bebe3ed7cd2a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Destruction caused by a Pakistani air strike on Jige Mughalgai in Afghanistan's Khost province, in which nine children were killed. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2025/11/25/emo-nite-in-dubai-how-a-trio-of-friends-aim-to-find-community-in-nostalgia/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T03:13:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BMSDK73SM5BZZNM7JI2RS7A4WE.jpg?auth=26528db5bec7b2d2f608f2518e95ed6676b1be97e5b211d29664c593c8d40b7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The organisers cite Blink-182 as a key influence and one of their favourite bands. 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Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/11/25/manchester-united-ratings-v-everton-zirkzee-fails-to-shine-as-gueye-sent-off-for-slapping-everton-teammate/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T02:58:18.25Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/7OJLYC6Y3UUQED3ZENSF5YDFTE.jpg?auth=90a3a1fa58131afa183d0486ed84cd00ce2da77b6c1378f3cf45de655b1f1b98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3358&amp;height=2340</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye, left, slaps teammate Michael Keane before receiving a red card during the game against Manchester United. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis/2025/11/25/this-is-not-a-flash-in-the-pan-inside-saudi-arabias-long-term-bid-to-reshape-world-sport/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T02:27:20.756Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NZG2VLF5FPCJ43W7NJH6N55D64.jpg?auth=d41dc9a2816ed7a187efa96a22c1edc01c8042c1ef47e5f530d455dbafdb2777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2797&amp;height=1865</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka during her semi-final match at this year's WTA Finals in Riyadh. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/food/2025/11/25/rodeo-drive-ibn-battuta-review-family-kids/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T02:23:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/XQCJIBQ5VRCKBPQF6MWVRGMTJI.jpg?auth=4b6e202d85cdc7615f9601e695cc9b7b57dbf78a98ee1490fa6859b78c4b86cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2657&amp;height=1590</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diners can try their balancing skills on a mechanical bull free of charge. Photo: Rodeo Drive]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/11/25/how-one-mans-love-for-his-son-with-autism-led-to-zayed-sustainability-prize-nomination/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-25T02:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GSYVVTU6FJC6BOETIVRR5OM6LQ.jpg?auth=ee0ae9835c81850a6c46ff9091b883b25a16d8cce7aeb07d2e9d88c4ef2b6024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lucas, now 12, using the Jade app, for which his father, an Abu Dhabi resident, has received a Zayed Sustainability Prize nomination. Photo: Jade Autism]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/11/24/trump-signs-executive-order-to-designate-some-muslim-brotherhood-chapters-as-terrorist-groups/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T21:46:23.32Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/UW276AX2M6WGQAWL7LJFB7OSAA.jpg?auth=5dd5546838abda1455edc1c4a948b936de0809765a2087a51e915f3b586e0555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2025/11/25/imf-urges-bahrain-to-tackle-rising-government-debt/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T21:05:06.405Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/LGDLFFVRTBGHNLHOPPGYWGALQQ.JPG?auth=2e3acd387848c6a16eb0d22bc1bf4500cb1c405e70882805180fbc88d98cdafd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5323&amp;height=2994</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A shopping district in central Manama. The IMF said Bahrain's debt-to-GDP ratio had risen to more than 11 per cent. Reuters]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/11/24/sheikh-abdullah-and-us-adviser-on-african-and-arab-affairs-discuss-sudan/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T20:53:37.93Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QJGDES3RYRHD4JVNPPFAN63ZV4.jpg?auth=d95abd8c726b25eafc086654184bf7f461bc4e61915ee0757498596292c8fd4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7169&amp;height=4779</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Massad Boulos, White House adviser on African and Arab Affairs, at an event in Doha. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/11/24/trump-says-he-will-go-to-china-in-april-and-host-xi-next-year/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T20:46:40.679Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/VOWAN6T6MBRA2RWOPABRDA6KPQ.jpg?auth=cf376dda603ba2924b7491de5fc727ee62620f3fc3b8b2df0329b7d4d3fdd48c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2250&amp;height=1520</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in October. Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/cartoon/2025/11/24/lebanon-israel-middle-east/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T20:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/QKGJBH6PTJAKXFO7GLOHYDWOKE.jpg?auth=1571fd5381d5ae126e166daf596c7968872528763829c883bb446d15ed7d4e00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2244&amp;height=1311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/11/24/us-cancels-third-quarter-gdp-advance-estimate-after-government-shutdown/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T19:59:44.706Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/3DQ7OPM5GDJI5M7ITPKDWHCDJY.jpg?auth=4b8030d105543bb56727c3f854d8d16425c861340f82fdbae721843e6e47f0c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cargo containers on the Cosco Pride ship at the Port of Savannah, Georgia, on November 13. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/24/rsf-declares-unilateral-ceasefire-in-sudan-conflict/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T19:52:06.503Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ETBIVPP6FZBF7AE7X34RQOG4KU.gif?auth=d22d5ee4169d94204f62cc7b3c319ea1375362cb3c2b3f09855184fad163aea8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=562</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The civil war, which began in April 2023, has effectively split Sudan between the Sudanese army and the RSF. Agencies]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/24/turkish-mps-make-first-visit-to-jailed-pkk-leader/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T19:31:18.114Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YVRP2FE2JGKLX6W32W57VVIJQM.jpg?auth=98f0dbe5f413fe094b82de2cd080fde78eb279b0012501fb64a8ec12d82a8a0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kurds hold a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the PKK, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February. AP Photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/11/24/elon-musks-doge-quietly-closes-8-months-ahead-of-schedule/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T18:54:12.259Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/X4OORTPR5FGL3FMS433LHBHR3U?auth=adc6dc6edccbf9834b8d93d611f2cee8db9a1c3e02c4a813a6f4c4f524f7a3ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=4644</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Billionaire Elon Musk initially led the Department of Government Efficiency within Donald Trump's administration. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/11/24/nvidia-h200-trump-china-blackwell/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T18:48:49.359Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4ZRFLHGCVJHIJCUIB6GXBTVWHM?auth=c1d78fa96f97d574dacff1ae4bad08878ea163f7ed40537d7ce9a6bd16869b10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5234&amp;height=2944</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees chip export policy. AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/24/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-ends-mission-after-hundreds-killed-near-its-food-banks/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T17:22:11.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/6SIJ6XV5PLPB2UQHA5FXVEWFWE.jpg?auth=cafa46b0a158cb38cf99a359d2f92dd8543eee3ec26a912974bf243f760b28d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palestinian boys collect aid from a GHF food bank in central Gaza. AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/24/damascus-airport-to-have-five-star-hotel-under-4bn-qatari-deal/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T16:25:27.037Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/4JSE3NYVKJAKVDVLPLIGV7Y3Q4.jpg?auth=aa07055a1bd0fee51562d88c0a16dbd22f22ddf1690b5339a0a64cf6e475a8cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The planned redevelopment of Damascus International Airport could raise capacity to 31 million passengers a year. Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/11/24/dubai-airshow-kept-running-after-fatal-crash-as-mark-of-respect-organisers-say/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T16:24:30.978Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/NFIW33X4ANAORHXEEZALMZ6CII.jpg?auth=8f7094b167ab131f40b5627e33d3fa55ba40187fc3d8afabc494421fc92ba156&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1150</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Indian Air Force repatriated Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who was killed in an accident during an aerial display at Dubai Airshow. Photo: Indian Air Force]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/11/24/ukraine-war-western-leaders-seek-to-build-on-trump-plan-to-end-brutal-conflict/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T16:05:13.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/YD3ZMDGLSJLW6ETGCQCMUDU3CI.jpg?auth=af96434ee8bbca21b92e04041d933e81a47feff9468fffa3ac470e2eddfb13af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron has highlighted the need for 'broader consultation' with Europe as part of Ukraine peace talks. EPA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2025/11/24/adnoc-approves-capital-investments-of-150-billion-for-2026-2030-period/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T15:59:54.444Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/AKDSIOQA5RD6LPFRHVBNUHHW34.jpg?auth=d7a862dd2664479409d5cb6af9431488bd755c2b32f56fb299545155882f9a1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2293&amp;height=1290</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[HABSHAN, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - November 24, 2025: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (front row 5th L) stands for a photograph after an ADNOC Board of Directors meeting, at Habshan Complex. Seen with HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council (front row L), HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region (front row 4th L), HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region (front row 8th L), HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister (front row 10th L) and HE Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Group CEO of ADNOC and Chairman of Masdar (front row R).
( Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court )
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