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Deepika Padukone becomes first Indian to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Four dead and dozens missing after ferry sinks on way to Bali

US contractors guarding Gaza aid sites admit to firing live ammunition at hungry Palestinians

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After decades of acclaim, Brad Pitt finally has his blockbuster – and Abu Dhabi helped make it happen

France's Thales eyes radar factory in Saudi Arabia and AI centre in UAE

'I have his word': Turki Alalshikh claims Tyson Fury will return to boxing in 2026

Gazans criticise 'weak' Hamas as war drags on and lawlessness rules

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Shubman Gill emulates Don Bradman and Virat Kohli after sublime century in Edgbaston Test

Liverpool 'devastated' after Diogo Jota's death in car crash in Spain

Bahrain prepares to reopen its embassy in Beirut

Dubai's new first-time home buyer scheme to benefit existing residents amid foreign investor surge

Rachel Reeves is carrying the can for UK Labour's male-dominated politics

Australia reinstates Lebanese-born artist Khaled Sabsabi for 2026 Venice Biennale after backlash

UAE non-oil private sector grew in June but Israel-Iran war weighs on demand

Best photos of July 3: Chinese aircraft carrier to bare-knuckle boxing in Turkey

Saudi Arabia inaugurates first battery of Thaad air defence system

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia sign deals worth $27bn to boost trade and investment

Manus on markets: Sluggish US job growth and Trump's big beautiful bill

Tributes pour in for Diogo Jota - Liverpool star and recently married father of three

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Nearly half a million who fled Sudan's Zamzam camp still at risk from violence, MSF warns

Hamas in talks on final details of Gaza ceasefire

Pro-Palestine acts face BBC censure after Glastonbury row

President Sheikh Mohamed meets King Hamad of Bahrain in Abu Dhabi

Inside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists

‘A father to all children’: Sheikh Mohammed funds life-saving treatment for Syrian girl

Israel responsible for one of the ‘cruellest genocides in modern history’, says UN expert

Iran says it 'remains committed' to nuclear non-proliferation treaty

Jacques Benade urges UAE to prove they are best of the rest in Asian rugby with success in Sri Lanka

Novak Djokovic eyes making more history at 'very special' Wimbledon after demolishing Dan Evans

Etihad Airways launches direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta, its fifth US destination

Ethiopia says building of controversial Nile dam that began in 2011 now complete

UAE trials waste scheme to reduce amount of phones and laptops in landfills

Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries sends 12 tonnes of vital medicine to people of Gaza

Nasa discovers interstellar comet travelling through solar system

Israeli drone strike blows up car near Beirut

US prepares UN resolution to lift sanctions on Syria and its leaders

US Congress approves Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' tax and spending bill

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