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Dubai launches $408 million economic incentives package

Dubai launches $408 million economic incentives package

Dubai rolls out a second economic incentives package worth $408 million as Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade and the fallout from the Middle East war weigh on Gulf businesses

Asia
China says it backs Pakistan's 'fair and balanced' mediating role in Middle East conflict

China says it backs Pakistan's 'fair and balanced' mediating role in Middle East conflict

China has endorsed Pakistan's mediating role in the Middle East as PM Shehbaz Sharif prepares to visit Beijing, with both countries positioning themselves as peace facilitators

Europe
Radio station apologizes after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles

Radio station apologizes after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles

Radio Caroline triggered its monarch death protocol by accident after a computer error at its Essex studio, stunning listeners and prompting a swift public apology

Middle East
Israeli minister posts video of detained flotilla activists bound and forced to kneel

Israeli minister posts video of detained flotilla activists bound and forced to kneel

Israel's National Security Minister Ben Gvir posted footage of detained flotilla activists kneeling, hands bound – sparking condemnation from his own cabinet.

North America
Trump says willing to wait a few days to get 'right answer' on Iran peace deal

Trump says willing to wait a few days to get 'right answer' on Iran peace deal

Trump warns further attacks are ready if Iran rejects a peace deal, as Iranian officials raise suspicions over US intentions and Chinese tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz