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UAE Mandates Unlimited Insurance Coverage for Organ Transplants

Ireland and Ukraine consider drone cooperation memorandum after Dublin talks

MIT Biologist Claims Smear Campaign After Defamation Lawsuit Victory

Sister recounts fatal machete attack as Irish murder trial continues

Professional Chefs Reveal Eight Prep Hacks for a Stress-Free Christmas

Georgia refrigeration company sues EPA after five-year HFC reprieve

HoloCoder technology promises brighter smartphone images and 3D depth data

Quentin Letts Criticizes Andy Burnham’s PMQs Performance and Ten-Year Plan

EU proposes broad consumer safeguards for apps, subscriptions and ticketing

Nvidia faces scrutiny over alleged Chinese intelligence link to Jensen Huang

Radical Numerics develops offline AI tool to detect engineered pathogens

Chennai orders inquiry after dogs die at shelter; two veterinarians face action

Startup turns Chennai’s history and culture into an interactive world

Four firms compete to design Chennai’s model mobility corridors

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Scientist wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks

Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients with plant roots, acting as critical climate regulators as they draw down 13 billion tons of carbon annually.

From bricklayer to record-breaker: Brentford's Thiago eyes World Cup berth

Brentford striker Igor Thiago has already made Premier League history: now the Brazilian hopes to take his unlikely success story to the World Cup.

Keys overcomes serve demons to win latest Australian Open warm-up

Defending Australian Open champion Madison Keys overcame some first-set serve wobbles to win her latest warm-up match for the opening Grand Slam of the year on Wednesday.

As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future

Indian writer Amitav Ghosh has long chronicled the entangled histories of empire, trade and migration.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for assaulting ride-share driver

Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in the television series "24" and vampire flick "The Lost Boys," was arrested Monday on suspicion of assaulting a ride-share driver, according to Los Angeles police.

Gilgeous-Alexander shines as Thunder halt Spurs losing streak

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak against the San Antonio Spurs with a 119-98 victory over their Western Conference rivals on Tuesday.

West Bank Bedouin community driven out by Israeli settler violence

With heavy hearts, Bedouins in a West Bank village dismantle their sheep pens and load belongings onto trucks, forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory by rising settler violence.

Asian markets mixed, Tokyo up on election speculation

Asian markets were mixed Wednesday, with Japan election speculation pushing Tokyo shares to a record high, while oil steadied after a surge fuelled by instability in Iran.

US official says Venezuela freeing Americans in 'important step'

Venezuela on Tuesday started freeing jailed Americans, said a US official, who hailed the move by the country's interim leadership following Washington's ouster of ex-president Nicolas Maduro.

2025 was third hottest year on record: EU, US experts

The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, US researchers and EU climate monitors said Wednesday.

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