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US working to get dozens of Americans home from Afghanistan

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Concerns over Netanyahu's talks with Sunak after UK-Israel deal

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Afghanistan and Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 21

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Which countries have the longest Ramadan fasting hours in the world?

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Indian workers return to tell of low food supplies and unpaid wages

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Dubai Police to crack down on noisy late-night bikers and motorists

UAE

Abu Dhabi revises Darb tolls and bus services for Ramadan

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Marbug virus: What is the deadly disease and what you should know

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Where are the best places for expats to start a new life?

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Fifteen words and phrases you'll hear throughout Ramadan

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When and how to work out during Ramadan

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TikTok boss grilled by US politicians as possible ban looms
Lawmakers say that the app, used by 150 million Americans, is a threat to national security
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TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington. AP
  • Shou Zi Chew: Who is TikTok’s CEO fighting for platform’s US future?
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Mark Milley speaks at a news conference earlier this month. Reuters
Pentagon's vast budget readies US for possible China confrontation

US

ISIS fighters ride tanks during a parade in their former Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. AP
ISIS would return to Syria in 'one to two years' if US forces leave, says top general

US

Border customs officials inspect a lorry loaded with UN humanitarian aid for Syria at the Bab Al Hawa border crossing with Turkey. AP
US sanctions against Syria are not hindering aid, diplomat says

World

Trump grand jury likely to hear hush-money case next week

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US working to get dozens of Americans home from Afghanistan

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Fed raises interest rates by 25 basis points after bank turmoil

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Washington’s cherry blossoms bloom as tourists flock to US capital

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US President Joe Biden and wife Jill in the East Room of the White House on March 22. AFP
Bidens wish 'Ramadan Kareem' to US and global Muslim community

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Former US soldiers are reportedly highly desirable recruits due to their special set of skills. AFP
Mexican cartels recruiting US soldiers and other Americans for their dirty work

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Children under five are most likely to get shigellosis, according to the CDC, with outbreaks often occurring in educational and daycare institutions. PA
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IRAQ 20 YEARS ON
A woman visits the exhibition 'Pop Air' at the Balloon Museum in Madrid, Spain, 22 March 2023.  The exhibition, dedicated to balloons and inflatable arts, opened to the public in Madrid on 18 March and runs through 23 July 2023.   EPA / ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
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An aerial photograph shows a pickup truck pulling a trailer driving over a flooded road in the Central Valley during flooding from winter storms in Tulare County, near Alpaugh, California on March 22, 2023.  (Photo by Patrick T.  Fallon  /  AFP)
Central California farmlands flooded after state hit by more rain
Women offer taraweeh prayers during the first evening of Ramadan, at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
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Actress Mindy Kaling receives a 2021 National Medal of Arts from US President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Bloomberg
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Indian women dressed in traditional attire during a procession to mark Gudi Padwa in Mumbai. AP
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The celebration of World Water Day coincides with the start of the UN Water Conference in New York, aimed at solving the water and sanitation crisis. AP Photo
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Los Angeles schools shut down as staff strike for better pay
Half a million pupils in the nation's second-largest school system will miss out on a daily education due to the strike, which was called following stalled contract talks.

US

House committee threatens State Department over Afghan documents
A Republican representative told Secretary of State Antony Blinken he would subpoena if the department does not produce documents on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

US

US FDA to decide on second Omicron Covid boosters
Health regulators are close to deciding on whether to authorise a second dose of the new Covid vaccine boosters for high-risk people and the elderly, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Health

Fox News producer says she was pushed to lie about Dominion
A former staffer says she was coerced by company lawyers to give misleading testimony in Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion lawsuit over the network's false claims of election fraud.

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UKRAINE CRISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow. EPA
Putin and Xi agree to deepen economic and energy ties

World

Russia may be losing momentum in Bakhmut, says UK intelligence

UK

Ukraine secures $15.6bn loan from the IMF

Business

Japanese PM Kishida heads to Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy

Europe

Ukraine suggests it hit Russian missiles in occupied Crimea

Europe

BUSINESS
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell after the Fed raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, on March 22. Reuters
The interest rate dilemma: Smash inflation, but don't destabilise the banks

UK

Moody's affirms ratings of six Saudi companies and raises their outlook

Economy

Bank of England raises interest rates to 4.25%

UK

Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs amid profit forecasts

Technology

Meraas unveils residential towers in Dubai Design District

Property

WORLD
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Dar Al Arkan’s global unit plans to launch $2.5bn worth of projects
Exclusive: London-listed Dar Global plans new projects with the Trump Organisation as well as other partners, its chief executive says

Property

Dar Global is teaming up with the Trump Organisation to develop a resort that will feature villas, a hotel and a golf course in Muscat. Photo: Dar Al Arkan
Khanki Primary School slipped beneath Mosul Dam Lake nearly 40 years ago. Now, a drop in water levels means the school and other village features are visible again. Ismael Adnan for The National
Iraq's prolonged drought reveals historic sites flooded by Mosul dam

MENA

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire in action against Real Betis. AFP
Harry Maguire exclusive: Man United in the Europa League to win it

Football

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is being investigated by prosecutors in Monaco over allegations of money laundering. AFP
Monaco says its money laundering investigation of Najib Mikati will go on

Lebanon

HEALTH
Two cups of tea a day 'improves sleep and stress management'
Review suggests that several types of tea, including regular black tea and green tea, contain active compounds that can promote relaxation and reduce stress

Health

Tea is a natural source of L-Theanine that has direct effect on the brain and helps to activate pathways that lower stress and create calm and relaxation, a study has found
Health officials warned last year that there had been 'some transmission' of the virus in London.
London children offered polio vaccine catch-up

Health

A World Health Organisation medic takes a sample from a patient suspected of having the Marburg virus in Kinguangua, Angola, in 2005. AFP
Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea

World

Research published by Oxford University has found that taking hormonal contraception increased the risk of breast cancer by 25 per cent. PA
Some contraceptive pills increase risk of breast cancer, study finds

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