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Putin and Witkoff begin talks on ending war in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War Two.Just before the meeting, Putin warned Europe that it would face swift defeat if it went to war with Russia, and he...
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MENA temperatures rising twice as fast as global average: WMO
A mourner reacts as she attends with others the funeral of Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. - AFP

Gazan clansman killed in Rafah, efforts hit snag
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists working for foreign media and news agencies at the Government Palace in Beirut. - AFP

Fresh Israeli strikes target south Lebanon
Spain's Agriculture Minister Luis Planas and Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Driouich Zakia (L) during a signing ceremony at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid. - AFP

Spain, Morocco pen deals in latest boost to ties
Noureddine Taboubi, head of the Tunisian General Labour Union, joins a protest outside the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. - AFP

Tunisian oppn leader arrested amid crackdown
A local resident cries while looking for his wife, who has been missing following deadly flash flood in Palembayan, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. - Reuters

Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka
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Flight operations of India's IndiGo affected, including Muscat service

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RO 36 million livestock & fish feed factory opens

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Interior ministers, governors review performance

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MENA temperatures rising twice as fast as global average: WMO

The minister stressed the need to enhance integration between the roles of the governorates and other institutions of the state. - ONA

Minister of Interior, governors review efforts to improve performance

INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
A mourner reacts as she attends with others the funeral of Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. - AFP

Gazan clansman killed in Rafah, efforts hit snag

TEL AVIV/CAIRO: The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza has been killed, Israeli media reported on Thursday, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to support Gazan clans against the movement.Yasser Abu Shabab, a...

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists working for foreign media and news agencies at the Government Palace in Beirut. - AFP
Fresh Israeli strikes target south Lebanon
Nine-years-old Rateb Mahmoud Qaliq uses his crutches rather than his ill fitting prothetic leg, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. — AFP
Tens of thousands of Gazans need medical evacuation
Displaced Palestinian children play in the wreckage of a car in the Tel al Hawa neighbourhood, in the southern part of Gaza City, on November 29, 2025. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on November 29 said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago. The milestone comes as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire largely holds, but with both sides accusing the other of violating the terms of the deal. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Qatar hopes to push Gaza talks
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Tens of thousands flock to pope's Beirut mass
A Palestinian boy cycles past a converted Israeli military vehicle abandoned in Gaza. — AFP

Egypt trains Palestinians for future Gaza police force
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Americas

Ana Garcia, wife of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, during an interview, in Tegucigalpa. — Reuters

Trump favourite reclaims narrow lead in Honduras presidential vote

Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo agreement

White House confirms admiral ordered 2nd strike on Venezuelan boat

Trump confirms talks with Maduro in heightened tensions

Trump ramps up Venezuela threats, closing airspace

Africa

Noureddine Taboubi, head of the Tunisian General Labour Union, joins a protest outside the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. - AFP

Tunisian oppn leader arrested amid crackdown

European, African Unions talks hone in on closer ties in Angola

Ethiopian volcano erupts, EA monitoring air quality in Oman

G20 summit declaration addresses global issues

52 kidnapped from Nigerian school

Europe

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MENA temperatures rising twice as fast as global average: WMO

Spain, Morocco pen deals in latest boost to ties

Macron urges China to rebalance trade

Swiss parliament relaxes restrictions on arms exports

EU ex-top diplomat quits as college rector amid fraud probe

Asia
A local resident cries while looking for his wife, who has been missing following deadly flash flood in Palembayan, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. - Reuters

Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka

SIBOLGA, Indonesia: Rain forecasts on Thursday raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri Lanka, after earlier deluges killed more than 1,500 people in four countries.In Indonesia, the...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. — AFP

Putin in India for defence, trade talks

Activists in support of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia hold a banner with her portrait as they pray for her recovery in front of the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. - AFP

Critically ill ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK

Passengers line up at an IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. - AFP

Chaos after India’s biggest airline cancels flights

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Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Losing international students could devastate many US colleges

Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the United States. This week, as he held meetings in China with prospective...

The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 2018. (Cody O'Loughlin/The New York Times)

Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease

Gazans flee homes as Israeli strikes resume

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins
Australia
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How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media

Sydney, Australia, will soon ban under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.Internet regulators the world...
Protesters take part in the Rising Tide People's Blockade in Newcastle, Australia. — Reuters

Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks as he stands next to Australian PM Anthony Albanese during a press conference, in Sydney. — Reuters

Australia, Indonesia announce new security treaty

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Australia to offer three hours free solar per day to millions

Australian PM Anthony Albanese reacts during a press conference in Sydney. — AFP

Australia, PNG to sign 'historic' defence deal

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