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Emirates Airline has announced the cancellation of several flights heading to the United States starting Saturday due to the "anticipated severe impact of Storm Fern across parts of the US".

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reaffirmed the role of education as a "fundamental pillar of the UAE's long-term strategic vision" on the International Day of Education.

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.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr. Constantinos Kombos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership in the field of energy.

Seven people have died and 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia's West Java province, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, amid reports of heavy rain in the area.

The death toll from a bombing at a wedding near the Afghan border rose to seven on Saturday, police said, as Pakistan struggles to deal with a rising wave of attacks.

An Australian boy has died in the hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country's east coast.

Russia has attacked Ukraine's two largest cities Kyiv and Kharkiv early on Saturday, officials said, with one person killed and at least 15 injured.

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.

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.

Patrick Reed has stormed into a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic thanks to a brilliant 67 on Moving Day.

Viktor Hovland has admitted he was still unhappy with his swing despite a stunning 65 propelling himself into contention at the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Bangladesh has been replaced by Scotland for next month's Twenty20 World Cup after the South Asian side refused to travel to co-hosts India, media reports said on Saturday citing sources within the sport's governing International Cricket Council.

Novak Djokovic has escaped the heat and doused Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) at the Australian Open on Saturday to reach the fourth round and add another line in the record book during his bid for a standalone 25th Grand Slam title.

Twice Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Grand Slam ahead of her scheduled third round match on Saturday due to an abdominal injury.

First lady Melania Trump will host a private White House screening on Saturday of a new film documenting her life in the 20 days leading up to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, an adviser said.

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".

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.