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The “double miracle” of seat 11A is incredible, but there are more
AS
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June 20, 2025
The case of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh seems impossible. He was the sole survivor of Air India flight AI171, in which the other 241 passengers and crew members died, along with 37 people who were in the building or nearby areas at the time of the crash...
Fabricated fears and endless war: Israel-Iran conflict and the superpower script
The Manila Times
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June 20, 2025
HE escalating Iran-Israel conflict marks a dangerous and unprecedented phase of direct warfare between the two long-standing adversaries. What began as covert operations and proxy confrontations has now erupted into open, large-scale military...
ExclusiveSyrian government sends 3,000 troops to border with Iraq
The National News
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Syria has sent 3,000 troops to the border with Iraq to deter infiltration by pro-Iran Iraqi militias, two security officials in Damascus told The National on Tuesday. The deployment is the first in the area by the new authorities since president...
Fed's Powell looks to summer as 'meaningful' inflation approaches
The National News
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US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said it could still take months to understand how tariffs will effect the economy, underlining his cautious approach towards cutting interest rates. "We expect a meaningful amount of inflation to arrive in...
Iranians flee their capital as Trump urges unconditional surrender
KAKE - Kansas
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Residents of Iran's capital were seen leaving the city as shops and the historic Grand Bazaar were closed Tuesday, the fifth day of the intensifying conflict started by Israel. President Donald Trump urged Iran to surrender unconditionally and...
Oil tanker collision in Gulf of Oman caused by 'navigational misjudgment'
The National News
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The probable cause of a collision between an oil tanker and another vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday was “navigational misjudgment”, the UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has said. The ministry said on Wednesday that early findings...
Dubai hotspots Gerbou and Smoked Room among world's most beautiful restaurants
The National News
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Two Dubai venues have made it to the World's Most Beautiful Restaurants list for 2025. Omakase eatery Smoked Room and Emirati-inspired Gerbou are among 16 restaurants named in the annual list by Prix Versailles, which recognises outstanding...
'Lame and lethal' aid system claims dozen more lives in Gaza
The National News
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At least 70 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes in Gaza on Thursday, the enclave's civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said. Medics earlier reported that 12 people had been killed while trying to approach an aid site...
Hezbollah stays out of war as US envoy visits Beirut
The National News
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Hezbollah will stay out of the Iran-Israel conflict even if the US joins the air war, a source with the group told The National on Wednesday as an American envoy flies in to Lebanon. The Hezbollah source denied reports attributed to an Iranian...
Culture BitesJaws turns 50: which came first, the phobia or the film?
The National News
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In this episode of Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews are joined by The National’s arts and culture editor William Mullally to talk about Jaws to mark the film’s 50th anniversary. The iconic shark attack film had such a massive...
Bottom-up blue: Communities are quietly reshaping their relationship with the sea along the East African coast
Down to Earth
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As the first light of day pricks through the Indian Ocean, Asha Musa wades through shallow water along Tanzania’s coast, her bare feet sinking into the wet sand. She moves methodically, harvesting strands of seaweed from underwater ropes. It’s...
Hezbollah stays out of war as US envoy visits Beirut
The National News
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Hezbollah will stay out of the Iran-Israel conflict even if the US joins the air war, a source with the group told The National on Wednesday as an American envoy flies in to Lebanon. The Hezbollah source denied reports attributed to an Iranian...
Stay or go? Tehran stalked by doubt as war with Israel hits home
The National News
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The pictures came in one after the other: a statue of Arash the Archer, a mythological character believed to have shot an arrow marking the border of ancient Iran. Next, a picture of Picasso’s Guernica, one of the world’s most famous paintings...
UAE can make AI as important as internet, Emirati official says
The National News
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Mariam Almheiri, head of International Affairs at the UAE Presidential Court, said the country can help to make artificial intelligence a strategic utility like the internet through its partnerships, regulatory framework and energy infrastructure....
Three UAE schools named as finalists in global contest
The National News
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Three UAE schools have been named as finalists in a global contest that highlights institutions for their innovation, environmental awareness, community collaborations and much else. Dubai British School Jumeirah Park, Arbor School in Dubai and...
The Latest: Iranians try to flee the capital after Trump says they should evacuate 'immediately'
Citrus County Chronicle - Florida
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Residents of Iran's capital were seen leaving the city and shops and the historic Grand Bazaar were closed Tuesday — the fifth day of the intensifying conflict started by Israel — hours after U.S. President Donald Trump urged the immediate...
Museum and gallery guide: Lebanese abstract artist enters spotlight
The National News
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This week, we’re highlighting three artists whose practices span the grid, the city and the gesture. From the meditative geometry of Nima Nabavi to the urban excavations of Abdullah Al Othman and the raw, expressive gestures of Nadia Saikali – the...
Tehran Empties Out After Trump Says The City Should Evacuate ‘immediately’
KURV - Texas
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June 17, 2025
By The Associated Press undefined U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message on his social media site, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire....
In dramatic escalation, Trump says won’t kill Khamenei ‘for now’, demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
Dawn
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June 17, 2025
President Donald Trump dramatically stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday amid the country’s ongoing fighting with Israel, saying on social media that the United States knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located but...
'Same cup of death': How Gazans feel about Iran's strikes on Israel
The National News
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As missiles lit up the sky over Israel in a rare and dramatic escalation by Iran, many in Gaza, still reeling from more than 600 days of war, watched not in fear, but with a mix of anticipation, grief and relief. Although Israel’s suffering does...