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Chinese state dinners feature Huaiyang cuisine, known for subtle flavours and refined dishes

'But the truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country,' FM Araghchi says

Urges regional cooperation with Kabul at SCO security meeting

All 14 crew members rescued by Omani coast guard and taken to Diba port

Agreement with Elbit subsidiary aims to enhance long-range operational capabilities, Israeli defence ministry says

Sends teams of experts to Dubai to conduct forensic investigation of damage to vessel

'Enmity with the great people of Iran is a foolish gamble,' Iranian FM says

First visit by a US president to America's main strategic rival since 2017 has taken on added significance

Turkey warns that the raids risk further deepening tensions, instability in the region

Brent crude futures were up 26 cents, or 0.25%, to $105.89 a barrel

It was the first such major attack after a three-day US-brokered ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

Early education is a subject close to the princess's heart as a mother of three children

Ramaphosa's current term is due to end in 2029

Beirut insists Israel must end its attacks before starting negotiations

Russian aircraft was flying in international airspace without filed flight plan, with its transponders switched off

US president will ask President Xi to 'open up' China

Belgian defence minister hails 'big step forward' in bilateral cooperation

Iran had urged India, BRICS chair for 2026, to use BRICS platform to build consensus condemning US and Israeli actions

Ceasefire talks stalled as Trump pushes for a deal with Tehran, Vance says ‘making progress’

US president is accompanied by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk to attend business summit with Xi Jinping

Claims US wants Russian energy bought at one-tenth the price Europeans paid

An F-35A hit inside Iranian airspace, an E-3 Sentry destroyed, the Pentagon won't confirm losses

5,000 dunams of farmland blocked, cars burned, a church nearly set ablaze

Trump under growing ​pressure from Republicans who fear economic pain caused by war could spark backlash against party

State Department says network sold counterfeit fentanyl-linked prescription pills to buyers in US

AI-led exports from South Korea are buffering Asia's energy price shock, Nomura analysts say

Iran urges India to use the BRICS platform to build consensus condemning US -Israeli actions in Gulf

Brent drops to $106, WTI to $101 as fragile Iran ceasefire, Trump-Xi summit fuel market uncertainty

Heads to Beijing with Musk and top tech CEOs in tow, seeks opening to Chinese markets

Recent hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship, hard memories have resurfaced for 33-year-old

Moscow, Kyiv resumed attacks overnight after the end of a three-day ceasefire proclaimed by US President Donald Trump

Nigeria and Ghana have both voiced concern at the situation

UAE has moved more slowly than Saudi Arabia and Qatar in expanding ties with the new Syrian government

UK PM says he's getting on with governing

Commission is a bipartisan body of the US federal government that monitors religious freedom around the world

Medics race to curb spread as WHO confirms nine cases in outbreak

US president foresees end of war in Ukraine

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Pentagon says cost of war with Iran soars to $29b

Senior lawmaker says proposal submitted to parliament system for review and approval

WHO says 11 known or suspected hantavirus cases on cruise ship MV Hondius include three deaths

Iran war drives annual inflation to 3.8%, highlighting renewed price pressures across energy, food and essential goods

Jess Phillips and Zubir Ahmed resigned over Starmer's way of governance

RSS general secretary says he has been addressing gatherings in the US, Germany and Britain, with more planned

Streeting and Rayner emerge as possible Labour successors amid growing pressure on Starmer in UK

Knesset votes 93-27 to try Oct 7 Hamas members in new military tribunal, with death penalty possible

Spokesperson says 93% of Palestinian children were killed by Israeli forces

Country sees improved US ties as it emerges as key party taking up Mideast mediation efforts amid regional tensions

'There's an extraordinary relationship between the UAE and Israel,' says US envoy to Israel

Israeli foreign ministry calls it libel without providing any concrete counter-evidence