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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden speak at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California, on Monday. Bloomberg
Aukus risks sinking Australia's sovereignty
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Douaa Idris, who fled Syria with her husband and two children after surviving a chemical weapons attack in 2017, in Gaziantep, Turkey, on February 14. Reuters
A very different Ramadan for Turkey's earthquake survivors
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WEAM
GHAZAL
German shares advanced for a second day as investor sentiment stabilised following the takeover of Credit Suisse Group. Bloomberg
Credit Suisse, SVB and what banks get away with
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BLACKHURST
Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson addresses delegates at the Global Soft Power Summit in London earlier this month. AFP
Johnson has no place in UK politics
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ESLER
We can redesign skyscrapers to help fight climate change
Tall buildings' energy demands and their integration into urban areas call for a new kind of architecture
Apostolos Kyriazis
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Nadia Mounajjed
Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi are lit up to mark the UAE's 51st National Day. Their innovative design and unique dynamic modular shading system provides self-shading as the Sun moves around the building. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
A Nigerien special forces soldier takes part in a US Africa Command annual special operations event in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, this month. EPA
Will Niger get stuck on the Russia-West seesaw in the Sahel?
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JEAN-LOUP
SAMAAN
Supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, gather during a protest in Karachi on March 19, 2023, demanding the release of arrested party workers in recent police clashes. AFP
The attempt to arrest Imran Khan is escalating a crisis in Pakistan
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CHACKO
EDITORIAL
No country is immune to the world's growing water crisis
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The world can't afford another 2008 financial crisis
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China might be an indispensable mediator for a long time to come
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Iraq's post-invasion generation will soon run the country
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Drone incident should be a wake-up call
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It's time to bring in climate change when talking about terrorism
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DAILY PODCAST: WHAT'S HOT ON SOCIAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi waves during a recognition ceremony for the World Cup winning team at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires Thursday. AFP
Saudi Arabia and Syria begin consular talks, Messi in tears — Trending
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COMMENT
Olga Paul, a 34-year-old from Germany, works remotely from Gran Canaria, Spain, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reuters
Covid led to hybrid working but people still want a sense of place
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NICK
MARCH
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force escort ship Kurama navigates behind destroyer Yudachi with a rising sun flag. AP
What Japan's assertive foreign policy means for the Middle East
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HEYDARIAN
Rawan Tarabih, a 29 year-old cancer patient, near a writing on a wall that reads "You are indefinitely beautiful", in Damascus, Syria, on November 10, 2021. Reuters
Cervical cancer in the region can be eliminated
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RANA
HAJJEH
Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves outside Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. Reuters
Countries can't afford to lose trust in their judiciary
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BYRNES
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