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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met with the heads of delegations taking part in the US-Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi between Russia, Ukraine and the United States.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the completion of a major package of infrastructure projects in Al Quoz Creative Zone, aimed at improving connectivity and strengthening transport integration across the area.

A UAE security force has arrived in Qatar to take part in the Joint Tactical Exercise of Gulf Cooperation Council security agencies, known as Arabian Gulf Security 4.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) has announced its support for a measles vaccination programme led by UNICEF, targeting children in marginalised communities and conflict zones.

The US has officially left the World Health Organisation (WHO) after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the UN health agency's management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam's top leader To Lam was re-appointed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years after a unanimous vote by its central committee, as he pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.

Uganda's military chief said on Friday that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30 and were hunting for more following a disputed presidential election in which his father Yoweri Museveni, won a seventh term.

Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province over the weekend, the country's search and rescue agency said.

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said it has finalised a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by over 200 million Americans.

DP World has officially unveiled the Dubai Food District, a major expansion and rebranding of the Al Aweer Central Fruit and Vegetable Market that will bring trade, storage, processing and distribution into a single, connected ecosystem.

TECOM Group has acquired an university campus at Dubai International Academic City for AED125 million, raising its total investments across its commercial and industrial portfolio to more than AED 5.5 billion since listing in July 2022.

Sharjah Airport has announced record results for 2025, with passenger numbers reaching 19.48 million, up from 17.1 million in 2024 — a growth of nearly 14 per cent.

Dubai Holding, through its subsidiary Dubai Holding Hospitality, has acquired the five-star Jumeirah Mallorca in Port de Sóller, Spain, from Deka Immobilien.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav regained form ahead of the team's title defence at next month's World Cup as he and Ishan Kishan smashed rapid fifties to secure their seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second Twenty20 International in Raipur on Friday.

Patrick Reed produced a flawless round of 66 to take a one-shot lead at the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

American 18-year-old Iva Jovic pulled off the biggest upset of her young career when she stunned Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2 7-6(3) at the Australian Open on Friday to earn her first Grand Slam last-16 appearance.

Carlos Alcaraz turned on the style as he raced into the Australian Open fourth round on Friday with a highlight-laden 6-2 6-4 6-1 clinic against France's own trick-shot maestro Corentin Moutet.

Daniil Medvedev clawed his way back from two sets down to beat Fabian Marozsan 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 6-0 6-3 at the Australian Open on Friday to set up a last-16 tie against Learner Tien, the young American who knocked him out in the second round last year.

Vampire thriller “Sinners” stormed into Oscars history on Thursday with a record 16 nominations, positioning the Warner Bros film as the frontrunner for best picture and pitting star Michael B. Jordan against Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio as rivals for best actor.

A lawyer for actor Justin Baldoni has urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss actor Blake Lively's lawsuit stemming from their 2024 movie "It Ends with Us,” saying her harassment and retaliation case was built on “petty slights.”

Taylor Swift, 36, will become the second-youngest songwriter ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of Stevie Wonder, who was 33 when he was inducted in 1983, the organization announced on Wednesday.

Coca-Cola Arena will mark its 500th event on Friday with a sold-out performance by global pop-rock sensation LANY and a bespoke lighting show that aims to "reflect (on) the scale, ambition and energy of the journey so far and the future ahead".

Young talent have led nominations for the BRIT Awards on Wednesday, with singers Olivia Dean and Lola Young receiving five nods each for Britain's pop music honours.

French President Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses have caught the eye, with social media users debating his choice of a "Top Gun" look as he criticised US President Donald Trump over Greenland during his speech in Davos.

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousands of hills and other smaller features.

There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land predator of all time. But the question of how quickly T. rex achieved its maximum size has been a matter of debate.

A Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen ($3.24 million) for a single bluefin tuna on Monday, by far the highest-ever price paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with many bidding the twins a tearful farewell.