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Print 🖨 PDF 📄Authorities deployed tankers to pump away the water, but the lack of regular rainfall means many roads lack proper drainage. The United Arab Emirates has been inundated with heavy rain, with major highways flooded and flights disrupted at Dubai International airport. Local media described the precipitation as a “historic weather event”, saying…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄US military financing for Egypt is set to reach $1.3bn in 2024, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues The Biden administration has decided to release $320m in military aid to Egypt – a package previously contingent on improving human rights issues in the country. Unless Congress steps in, this brings the total…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed Monday that she reached a deal with President Trump to halt the imposition of 25% tariffs for one month in exchange for concessions on the border. Sheinbaum said Mexico agreed to reinforce the US-Mexico border with 10,000 personnel from Mexico’s national guard to help crack down on…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Hamas unable to conduct terror infiltration, repeat of October 7, IDF commander tells soldiers • Dubai gov’t says explosions heard in city are ‘false,’ despite witness reports The US began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities,”…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Chrysler parent Stellantis announced this week its recalling tens of thousands of hybrid vehicles due to the possibility of battery fires. More than 24,000 vehicles across the globe are subject to the recall announced Thursday by the company based in Amsterdam, Reuters is reporting. “The events are linked to a rare abnormality…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Protests in Iran erupted due to persistent hyperinflation, leading to shop closures and clashes with security forces. Students and multiple cities joined, demanding economic stability. Merchants across Iran shuttered stores and people demonstrated in multiple cities on what is now day five of protests after the rial’s value collapsed, marking the Islamic…