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Algeria closes its airspace to UAE aircraft after severing diplomatic ties

Diplomacy

The aviation restriction turns a political rupture into an immediate operational barrier, affecting civilian and military aircraft registered in the Emirates.

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Investigation maps luxury foreign property linked to Moscow Region governor’s family

Diplomacy

The Anti-Corruption Foundation says relatives and close family connections of Andrey Vorobyov control high-value homes in Dubai, Italy, France and Russia as he leads United Russia’s regional parliamentary slate.

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United States sanctions networks accused of funding Hezbollah and Kata’ib Hezbollah

Diplomacy

Washington also tightened Iran-related licensing and solicited information about sanctions evasion as its economic campaign widened across four Middle Eastern countries.

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Netanyahu moves to sue Haaretz over disputed pre-October 7 warning

Security

Israel’s prime minister denies receiving an Emirati warning about an impending Hamas operation, turning an intelligence controversy into an election-season legal fight.

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Kremlin aide urges Trump to end US support for Ukraine

Ceasefires

Yuri Ushakov tied an end to American assistance to prospects for peace as Washington sought to restart trilateral negotiations without securing a breakthrough.

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Algeria breaks diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates

Diplomacy

Algiers ordered the Emirati ambassador to comply within 48 hours as rivalry over Western Sahara, Israel and the Sahel hardened into a formal rupture.

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Rami Naimi’s family launches public campaign after nine years of failed quiet diplomacy

Diplomacy

Relatives of the detained businessman are asking Britain to intervene, while carefully framing torture, abduction and secret-trial claims as allegations not independently established by officials.

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McLaren plans 1,000 new UK jobs in £450 million Woking technology investment

World affairs

The expansion offers a rare employment boost for Britain’s pressured automotive sector as manufacturers confront tariffs, electrification costs and competition from China.

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Israeli opposition seeks inquiry after disputed UAE warning report

Diplomacy

Netanyahu's office denies the alleged conversation, leaving the central claim unresolved.

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Qatar and UAE officials urge stronger Gulf defences alongside US partnership

Security

Abu Dhabi forum remarks link regional security cooperation with the need to rebuild workable relations with Iran.

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Meduza reports UAE passports for two women linked to Lavrov

Diplomacy

The report concerns a family connection already documented in Britain's Russia sanctions programme.

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US begins drafting regional strategy linking Iran containment and Israeli normalisation, report says

World affairs

The reported initiative would connect several diplomatic tracks, while existing US and EU documents show the partnerships and Gaza governance issues it would encounter.

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