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<image:caption><![CDATA[ New feature lets users block short videos and take control of screen time.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, receives a warm welcome on his arrival from Iran's foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ An Israeli artillery unit fires toward southern Lebanon from northern Israel, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ People walk past an anti-Israel billboard that reads in Farsi, "Iran on the frontline", covering the facade of a building in central Tehran. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ship's 295th day at sea surpassed the previous longest deployment in the past 50 years.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Demand for flying remains strong, but the era of cheaper, smoother post-pandemic recovery travel has hit a fresh patch of turbulence.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T07:00:00.000+04:00</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Foreign tourists to South Korea. Initial data from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, shows 4.76 million foreign tourists entered the country between January and March, up 23% from the same period in 2025, the highest first-quarter figure on record.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the Semafor World Economy 2026 summit on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T06:50:27.390+04:00</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A plaque erected by the City of London to commemorate where William Shakespeare lived on a wall is pictured in London, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, he purchased lodgings in the Blackfriars Gatehouse, which was located close by. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T06:44:49.204+04:00</lastmod>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/thunderstorms-to-batter-saudi-arabia-until-sunday-forecasters-warn-1.500508357</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Thunderstorms of varying intensity are set to affect most regions of Saudi Arabia.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/uae/environment/ead-expands-desert-vegetation-project-across-abu-dhabi-1.500508399</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Expansion of EAD project aims to improve ecosystem tracking and sustainability planning. [Illustrative image]]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A court-appointed expert confirmed that 10 cheques were forged.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Winds raising dust and reducing visibility across the UAE.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/sharjah-court-orders-deportation-for-man-in-villa-ac-theft-case-1.500508314</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sharjah Court. Picture for illustrative purposes only.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/business/economy/uae-ranks-among-leading-global-ai-hubs-in-ai-index-2026-1.500508377</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ More than 80 percent of employees in the UAE regularly use AI in the workplace with high levels of trust.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T06:12:58.631+04:00</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Dubai court orders son’s eviction from father’s home despite family ties]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A farmer carries out the centrifugal spreading of ammonium nitrate on a field in Angevillers, northeastern France on April 10, 2026. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T05:34:00.000+04:00</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Babar Azam with another milestone ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T05:33:00.000+04:00</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Crude oil prices as of 9.38 AM, April 16, 2026 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A man fills in his car with petrol at a gas station in Saint-Etienne-de-Montluc, western France, on April 15, 2026, as US-Israel war on Iran, launched on February 28, has roiled global energy and equities markets, sending oil prices skyrocketing after Tehran virtually closed the key Strait of Hormuz.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T05:23:45.634+04:00</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ New US sanctions target Iran's oil transport infrastructure by slapping restrictions on more than two dozen people, companies and ships that operate within the network of petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the Treasury Department said on April 15, 2026. Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)'s official website Sepanews on February 17, 2026, shows Iran regime's fast-attack boats manoeuvring around a tanker vessel during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Strait of Hormuz.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-16T04:21:12.485+04:00</lastmod>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/why-investors-keep-choosing-uae-despite-regional-tensions-1.500508105</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Inside the UAE’s pull for global investors during volatile times]]></image:caption>
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