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US will be candid in push for ‘hard-line’ NATO alliance, Hegseth says

BRUSSELS: NATO needs to return to its roots as a “hard-line” military alliance and the United States will be candid in public and ‌private about…

Trump, Netanyahu clash over Iran strategy and Lebanon ceasefire

DUBAI: American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have found themselves at odds over Iran, Lebanon and the course…

Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Being in AlUla, you start to understand all the beauty of the world’

ALULA: AlUla is no stranger to art. It is renowned as an “open-air natural museum” with 7,000 years of lived-in history. Even so, the upcoming AlUla…

Oil falls to 3-1/2-month low after US, Iran sign ceasefire deal

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Oil prices ​fell by more than $2 per barrel on Thursday after the US and Iran signed an interim agreement that ‌would end the Iran…

Kane double fires England World Cup bid as Ronaldo’s Portugal stumble

LOS ANGELES, United States: England launched their World Cup bid with a rollercoaster 4-2 win against Croatia on Wednesday as Cristiano Ronaldo and…

Australia says net migration down as far-right popularity surges

SYDNEY: Australia’s immigration levels fell last year, official data showed on Thursday, as its center-left government seeks to combat an ascendent…

Recipes for Success: Chef Robert Tsitaishvili talks simplicity, salt, and stories

DUBAI: Robert Tsitaishvili is the head chef of Qartuli, a Georgian restaurant in Downtown Dubai, where his goal, he says, is “to reinterpret Georgian…

Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

SYDNEY: A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic…