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Residents wave Somaliland flags in the city of Hargeisa, as they celebrate recognition by Israel. AFP

UN Security Council to meet after Israel recognises Somaliland

Somalia, which will assume council presidency in January, requested meeting

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Southern troops patrol during a rally calling for South Yemen’s independence in the southern port city of Aden, on December 25. EPA

US 'concerned' by recent events in southern Yemen

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US strikes ISIS in Nigeria over 'killing of Christians'

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Donald Trump speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York. AFP

US leverages institutions to advance revamped 'America First' agenda

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Trump-backed politician of Palestinian descent becomes Honduras president

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Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls

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    CommentBuffeted by great powers, where does the Middle East stand at the end of 2025?

  • Bitcoin has failed to join the year-end rally and is down more than 7 per cent for the year. AFP

    Bitcoin could revisit highs in 2026 on weaker US dollar and tight supply

  • The National's Cody Combs says that Fahrenheit is wrongly critiqued and should, instead, be celebrated. AP

    CommentFahrenheit is the best way to take the temperature - Celsius doesn't measure up

  • Father-son duo Patrick and Michael Chalhoub in a campaign for Level Shoes, one of Chalhoub Group's companies. Photo: Chalhoub

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  • Donald Trump speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York. AFP

    US leverages institutions to advance revamped 'America First' agenda

  • As more people come to the Emirates for treatment, clinicians will gain more experience, techniques will be refined and procedures streamlined. Getty

    EditorialPrecision medicine in the UAE is set to change lives

  • A man stands in an olive tree as an Israeli soldier observes nearby in the village of Baita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, last month. AFP

    Comment'Treedom for Palestine' is fighting the good fight, one olive tree at a time

  • A festive Christmas scene in Al Qaniya, Idlib. AFP

    Christmas joy returns to Syria's Idlib after years of civil war


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