UAE tackles oil spill, Yemen warns of Houthi child recruitment and Oman strengthens UK investment ties | The National
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South Korea proposes holding border talks with North
South Korea seeks to initiate military talks with North Korea to address border tensions and reestablish communication after a DMZ explosion heightened hostilities.
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Iran's Araghchi says US and Israel are in a 'parasitic' relationship
Iran's Araghchi says US and Israel are in a 'parasitic' relationship Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described US-Israeli ties as a "parasitic" relationship. "The U.S. has over the past three years spent $11 BILLION in taxpayer money on missile defense for Israel. It has fired more interceptors defending Israel than Israel has," he said in a post on X. "That is not a symbiotic relationship. It is a parasitic one." The U.S. has over the past three years spent $11 BILLION in taxpayer mo…
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Protests, the cost of living and a widening wealth gap | The National
Almost half of the world's wealth is held by 1.5 per cent of the adult population, as anger grows over living costs and public services