The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in a major diplomatic win for Afghanistan’s rulers

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Australia’s US ambassador Kevin Rudd deletes posts criticising ‘destructive’ Trump after election win

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Major Garrett breaks down the election numbers behind Trump's projected win

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UK workers’ rights reforms to cost businesses £5bn a year

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Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE

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PFL Battle of the Giants results: Cris Cyborg becomes first fighter to win title in five major promotions

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Colorado reaches bowl eligibility: Win over Cincinnati gets Buffaloes to major milestone under Deion Sanders

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Qatar's ruler says his nation will vote on abandoning legislative elections after just one poll

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Why the Australian Ambassador Deleted Tweets Critical of Trump

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Israel's Netanyahu appoints new ambassador to United States

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The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border

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Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has a $10 million American bounty on his head, is now positioning himself as a figure of relative moderation.

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UAE-based EDGNEX partners with Proen in $1bn joint venture

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The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after Vegas' first

The world’s second Sphere will be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first in Las Vegas

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Ireland signs extradition treaty with UAE in effort to catch Kinahan cartel

Daniel Kinahan is one of Europe’s most wanted criminals and prominent member of Dubai-based ‘super cartel’

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