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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr attends the East Asia Summit in Jakarta last month. AFP

The Philippines' post-pandemic economic bounce is over

People hold Israeli and US flags as they take part in a demonstration against Israel's coalition government's judicial overhaul as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in New York, near the US Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 20. Reuters

For Palestinian Americans, Israel entering the Visa Waiver Programme is a disappointment

A satellite image shows gas from the Nord Stream pipeline bubbling up in the water following incidents in the Baltic Sea last September. Reuters

Why disinformation from the West is particularly dangerous

Anti-vaccination protesters join an anti-Ulez rally on Oxford Street in central London last month. PA Wire

The mRNA vaccine shows the importance of selling science

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The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, Canada, last month. AP

I dealt with 'Khalistanis' as a diplomat, and I know the India-Canada row obscures truths

Volunteers set up a light installation during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Ma’an, a new government body, has been set up to promote civic duty and foster public and private sector collaborations. Reem Mohammed for The National

A sea change in the private sector’s approach to sustainability

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Kevin McCarthy's exit revives the shadow of a US shutdown

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Migrants to Europe deserve a better fate

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Pakistan’s polio vaccine drive is part of a broader fight in the developing world

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Adipec 2023: a task to fund the global energy transition

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UK's Rishi Sunak faces climate policy dilemmas. So will his successor

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Iraq need not be fated to suffer such avoidable tragedies

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Why water scarcity is not just a 'green' issue

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Wind turbines at Masdar's wind farm on Sir Bani Yas Island, in Abu Dhabi. Reuters

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Turkey and Iraq have been embroiled in legal disputes over petroleum exports through the port of Ceyhan. Reuters

Turkey and Iraq need to work together on oil policy

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, on September 20. AP

It's not pretty but Rishi Sunak has a narrow path to survive

Signs up in shops telling people to keep their distance due to Covid-19 in Al Karama, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

One year after the end of Covid restrictions, has life really changed?

From left, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy talk over each other at the debate. Reuters

Who won the second Republican presidential debate?