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Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot talks with Tom Berendsen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. EPA / Olivier Hoslet

EU to discuss push for partial suspension of Israeli relations over Lebanon war

Foreign ministers set to meet – but fully severing trade ties remains unlikely

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Macron and Starmer host Hormuz conference on restoring critical supply chains

US exit from Nato would make America and Europe less safe, says former head

Spain's Sanchez emerges as loudest voice in Europe on Iran war

Aid flotilla of 39 boats sets sail to break Israel's Gaza blockade



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    Forget Ronaldo - Galeno is Saudi Arabia football’s ultimate big-match player

  • Carlos Alcaraz accepts the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award on stage in Madrid. Getty Images

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  • International flights through Doha will resume as Qatar reopens its airspace. Pawan Singh / The National

    Qatar resumes flights for foreign airlines after weeks of disruption

  • Several restaurants at Atlantis The Royal and neighbouring Atlantis The Palm have temporarily closed. Photo: Dany Eid

    Atlantis Dubai puts seven restaurants on temporary pause

  • Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi released Ya Biladi (My Country) among other songs since the conflict began. Satish Kumar / The National

    Pride and patriotism: 10 songs by Gulf artists in response to the Iran war

  • JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 20: Ivan Toney of Al Ahli scores his team's second goal during the AFC Champions League Semi Final match between Vissel Kobe and Al-Ahli at King Abdullah Sports City on April 20, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)
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    Toney fires holders Al Ahli into AFC Champions League Elite final

  • JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 18: Renan of Shabab Al Ahli celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the AFC Champions Elite Quarter Final match between Buriram United and Shabab Al Ahli at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium on April 18, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Abdullah Ahmed / Getty Images)
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    Shabab Al Ahli 'not done yet' as they target ACL title

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