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The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said the organisation is working on improving anticipatory action ahead of crises by fostering partnerships across the world, including with the UAE.

The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Argentina over floods that caused numerous deaths and caused significant material damage.

Special vehicle plate numbers and mobile numbers are set to be auctioned off to support the Fathers' Endowment campaign, which honour fathers by establishing an endowment fund for healthcare and treatment for those in need.

Dubai Police has intensified efforts to combat illegal street vending during Ramadan.

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they would resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, ending a period of relative calm starting in January with the Gaza ceasefire.

Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the Islamist militant group, an elder said.

Israel said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold talks to demarcate its border with Lebanon, adding it would release five Lebanese held by the Israeli military in what it called a "gesture to the Lebanese president".

Ukraine agreed to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the conflict with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia, the countries said in a joint statement.

President Donald Trump reversed course on Tuesday afternoon on a pledge to double tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada to 50 per cent, just hours after announcing the higher tariffs, in rapid-fire moves that scrambled financial markets. The switch came after a Canadian official also backed off his own plans for a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity. 

Meraas, part of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has awarded a contract worth over AED 2 billion to Arabian Construction Company for the development of the Design Quarter at Dubai Design District (d3).

The UAE has announced ISEZA, set to be the nation's first dedicated sports and entertainment business cluster within the Free Zone environment.

ADNOC and AIQ, a Presight company, have signed an agreement worth $340 million (AED 1.2 trillion) to deploy ENERGYai and associated AI solutions across ADNOC’s upstream value chain. 

Twice champion Iga Swiatek walloped Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-1 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday, while Dane Holger Rune moved into the final eight of the men's draw with a 6-4 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Argentina began a long-awaited trial on Tuesday of the medical team for football star Diego Maradona, over four years after his death in 2020, in a case that has riled emotions in the South American country where the World Cup winner is still revered.

Manchester United plan to build a new $2.59 billion (AED 9.55 billion) 100,000-seat stadium that will be the biggest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announced on Tuesday.

Juan Ayuso of UAE Team Emirates XRG got off to a strong start on day one of Tirreno-Adriatico, with the 22-year-old taking 2nd place on the stage behind Filippo Ganna of Ineos-Grenadiers.