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UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died at the age of 73, Emirates news agency WAM reported on Friday. Developing

Norway has slammed the latest Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up head to toe in public and warned that Afghanistan’s new rulers are “steering the country toward a humanitarian, economic and human rights catastrophe.” The Taliban decree, announced on Saturday, ordered all Afghan women to wear all-covering clothing in public, the traditional burqa, and …

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Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats said Monday the party would announce on May 15 its position on whether the country should apply for NATO membership. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. A decision in favor of joining would in all likelihood pave the way for Sweden to submit …

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The government of Israel’s embattled prime minister was limping on Monday into the opening of parliament’s summer session on the verge of collapse. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Less than a year after taking office, Naftali Bennett has lost his parliamentary majority, his own party is …

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Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 18 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, Taiwan’s defense ministry said. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of repeated such missions by Chinese aircraft, which have become a common occurrence over the past two years or so. Developing

The Kremlin on Friday declined to say whether President Vladimir Putin had apologized to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett following an assertion from Russia’s foreign minister that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. Israel lambasted Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the comment, describing the remarks as an “unforgivable” falsehood that minimized the horrors of the Nazi …

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Human rights groups on Friday warned Tehran will try to use an upcoming visit to Iran by a UN expert in order to avoid accountability. Alena Douhan, the special rapporteur focused on the impact of unilateral sanctions, is due to begin a visit to Iran from Saturday, the United Nations has said. For the latest …

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Alphabet unit Google on Monday urged Europe’s second-highest court to dismiss a 1.49-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators three years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising. The case is one of three that has resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in European Union antitrust fines on the world’s …

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Iran said it had summoned Sweden’s ambassador following a request by prosecutors in the Nordic country for life imprisonment for a former Iranian official. The foreign ministry in Tehran late Sunday “strongly condemned” the arrest and trial of Hamid Noury, 61, as “illegal” and called for halting the proceedings and for his release. For the …

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People in Saudi Arabia celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday across the Kingdom on Monday with prayers, gatherings, and traditional music and dance. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The festivities marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan and its dawn-to-dusk fasting. Schools …

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