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Dubai to host first UAE-Russia Business Forum on December 10

Dubai to host first UAE-Russia Business Forum on December 10

Forum comes as Moscow and Abu Dhabi deepen cooperation across key economic sectors

Asia
Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94

Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94

Firefighters have mostly contained blaze that destroyed the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the northern district of Tai Po

Europe
Putin says authorities must galvanize Russian identity in Ukraine

Putin says authorities must galvanize Russian identity in Ukraine

A document, signed by Putin, calls for measures to ensure 95 percent of country's population identify as Russian by 2036

Middle East
Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians apparently surrendering in West Bank

Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians apparently surrendering in West Bank

The incident in Jenin in the northern West Bank, a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups, was filmed from several angles

North America
Trump says US will permanently pause migration from 'Third World Countries'

Trump says US will permanently pause migration from 'Third World Countries'

Trump did not identify any countries by name or explain what he meant by third-world countries or 'permanently pause'