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The Skipper oil tanker, which was seized by the US off the coast of Venezuela. Reuters

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Jordan's King Abdullah II, third left, and Queen Rania, third right, with their children, grandchildren as well as son-in-law and daughter-in-law. Instagram/Queen Rania.

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The seventh Abu Dhabi Marathon took place on Saturday. Photo: Wam

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Apple teamed up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI last year and eventually launched Apple Intelligence, throwing its hat into the generative AI arena. Getty Images

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It is estimated there are more than 200 million stray dogs and about 500 million stray cats around the world. Leslie Pableo for The National

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Participants take part in the seventh annual Pyramids Half Marathon at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 13 December 2025. The event brings together runners from around the world to compete under the slogan Race Through History, offering distances of 21 km, 10 km, and 5 km. EPA / Mohamed Hossam

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