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European leaders will visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said.The US president added that he would also speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin “soon”, as well as signalling that his administration was ready to move to a second phase of sanctions on Moscow.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the sanctions were the “right idea”, and urged European nations to stop buying Russian energy.It comes as Russia launched its largest aerial bombardment on Ukraine of the war so far, killing four and hitting Ukraine’s main government building in…
“Tweedledum and Tweedledee agreed to have a battle; for Tweedledum said Tweedledee had spoiled his nice new rattle.” —Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass I firmly believe there is a myth abounding as to what the oldest profession is. The truth is the oldest profession is fighting. People have this innate need to confront one another. The world was just in its infancy in biblical times when Cain didn’t like the fact that his brother Abel was making a clean sweep of it as far as pleasing the Lord with his sacrifices. Abel’s offerings were all accepted instantly, whereas Cain’s…
If you’re looking to escape the city, consider basking in the beautiful nature of Umm Al Quwain….The second smallest emirate in the UAE is thriving with glamping spots, waterfront promenades and cosy new cafes. We’ve scouted them out so you don’t have to…Go glampingSure, the UAE has several glamping options that take you from desert to mountain to seaside. But the latest addition to the emirates’ glamping scene is Luxe Glamp, putting an elevated spin on the glamping experience with its futuristic glass domes, lined along a boardwalk that gazes out over the mangroves. The Bali-inspired interiors are befitting of…
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Home Daily News Wanted: Temporary immigration judges, no… Immigration Law Wanted: Temporary immigration judges, no experience necessary By Debra Cassens Weiss September 4, 2025, 8:57 am CDT Jennifer Peyton, a former assistant chief immigration judge in Chicago, said the lawyers being brought in as temporary judges can’t be brought up to speed without appropriate training. (Photo by Laura Bargfeld/The Associated Press) The U.S. Department of Justice is fighting a backlog of immigration cases by rolling back restrictions on who can be hired as temporary immigration judges and filling some of the positions with military lawyers. Under a final rule published…
Restaurants in the UAE that make us feel at homeThese are the restaurants the What’s On team turns to when we’re missing home, the restaurants that serve up more than just food but memories too.Liam Joyce, EditorPortugal and South AfricaDubai: Nando’s When the craving for flame-grilledchicken hits, there’s really only one answer: Nando’s. The South Africanborn Afro-Portuguese inspired brand (just like me) has become a global favourite, but there’s something special about sitting down to a plate of peri-peri chicken here in Dubai. Maybe it’s the mix of spice levels (from lemon and herb to extra hot, depending on your bravery),…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he is stepping down after less than a year in the role, following two major election losses. The move comes a day before his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was expected to vote on whether to hold an internal leadership vote that could have forced him out.The LDP has governed Japan for almost seven decades, but under Ishiba it lost its majority in the lower house for the first time in 15 years and then lost its majority in the upper house in July.Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy and a key US ally, now…
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the president’s authority to impose tariffs under a 1977 law giving him certain emergency powers. The request came five days after a federal appeals court in Washington struck down the majority of the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump since February in a series of executive orders. Telling the justices that“[t]he stakes in this case could not be higher,” U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the justices to review the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to do so on…
Home Daily News In 3 hours, jury finds Donna Adelson guilty… Criminal Justice In 3 hours, jury finds Donna Adelson guilty of murder By Debra Cassens Weiss September 4, 2025, 10:43 am CDT Florida Second Judicial Circuit Judge Stephen Everett is presiding over Donna Adelson’s murder trial. (Photo by Alicia Devine/The Tallahassee Democrat via the Associated Press) Updated: Donna Adelson, the former mother-in-law of Dan Markel, was found guilty Thursday of murdering the Florida State University College of Law professor. Adelson, 75, is convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. The jury deliberated for three hours,…
Cable outages in the Red Sea have severely affected internet service across the UAE and wider Middle East…Over the long weekend, internet service across the UAE has been reduced, slowed and in some cases stopped working completely, with users across both du and Etisalat reporting internet issues.As per The National, the reason for slow internet across the UAE is due to ‘a series of cable outages in the Red Sea’ on Saturday, September 6, which has impacted internet use not just in the UAE, but across the Middle East. The issues arose when Microsoft’s Azure cloud, the world’s second-largest cloud…