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UAE tops Arab Digital Economy Index 2026

UAE tops Arab Digital Economy Index 2026

The UAE topped the Arab Digital Economy Index 2026, announced in Dubai as Seamless Middle East 2026 opened this week.

Modi to visit Canada in December as trade talks advance, Carney confirms

Modi to visit Canada in December as trade talks advance, Carney confirms

US-Iran talks resume at UN General Assembly as Tehran outlines conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran talks resume at UN General Assembly as Tehran outlines conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Trump signs Arctic security pact with Denmark and Greenland

Trump signs Arctic security pact with Denmark and Greenland

Asia
Iran, US hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN

Iran, US hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN

Iran and the US hint at reviving talks as Trump and Pezeshkian both attend the UN General Assembly in New York this week

Saudi civil defense issues warning for province on Yemen border

Saudi civil defense issues warning for province on Yemen border

Putin's United Russia wins record 355 seats in Duma election

Putin's United Russia wins record 355 seats in Duma election

Pakistan interior minister heads to Tehran amid Iran-US diplomatic efforts

Pakistan interior minister heads to Tehran amid Iran-US diplomatic efforts

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Europe
UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' military support, says Burnham

UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' military support, says Burnham

UK to provide Saudi Arabia with defensive military support, as Burnham agrees to RAF refuelling for Saudi jets facing Houthi attacks

Macron describes talks with Trump on Red Sea maritime crisis and Ukraine air defense as 'constructive'

Macron describes talks with Trump on Red Sea maritime crisis and Ukraine air defense as 'constructive'

Italy to ban burqa in schools and cap foreign students per class, PM Meloni says

Italy to ban burqa in schools and cap foreign students per class, PM Meloni says

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Middle East
US global aviation sanctions take effect, triggering Iranian flight cancellations to Iraq and Oman

US global aviation sanctions take effect, triggering Iranian flight cancellations to Iraq and Oman

New U.S. Treasury secondary sanctions intended to cripple Iran's commercial aviation sector came into force on Wednesday, forcing Iranian carriers to cancel routes to Baghdad and Muscat as Washington threatens to sever foreign service providers from the US dollar system

Saudi King Salman condemns Houthis as 'terrorist militia' in rare statement

Saudi King Salman condemns Houthis as 'terrorist militia' in rare statement

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North America
Trump renames AI 'super intelligence' as world leaders clash over regulation

Trump renames AI 'super intelligence' as world leaders clash over regulation

US President announced that the government will officially term artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" while rejecting global regulation schemes, contrasting sharply with calls from UN Secretary-General and European leaders for binding AI safety frameworks

Pakistan, US disrupt Afghan-origin meth network in $21 million drug seizure

Pakistan, US disrupt Afghan-origin meth network in $21 million drug seizure

Two Republican Senate candidates call for swift end to Iran war

Two Republican Senate candidates call for swift end to Iran war

Trump praises leftist Mamdani after meeting in New York

Trump praises leftist Mamdani after meeting in New York

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