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Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Putin in Moscow as UAE mediation role is praised

EU lists Iran Guards as terrorist organisation

If you act as a terrorist, you should also be treated as a terrorist, official says

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps is independent of the regular army and answerable only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Russia ready to evacuate staff from Iran’s Bushehr

Moscow warns attack on facility could trigger catastrophe as US pressure mounts

Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, was quoted saying that Moscow hopes all parties will respect the “inviolability” of the Bushehr site

AstraZeneca announces $15b investment in China

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UK travellers to get visa-free entry to China

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China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026.

UAE President arrives in Moscow on official visit

Sheikh Mohamed’s aircraft was escorted by military jets in a gesture of respect

UAE President arrives in Moscow on official visit

British PM Starmer meets Xi in Beijing

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is welcomed upon his arrival at an airport in Beijing on January 28, 2026.

Russian drone strikes kill 3 in Ukraine: governor

Zaporizhzhia Governor Fedorov said the strikes destroyed houses and caused fire

Surveillance camera footage shows Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during shelling in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022. Its safety has become such a concern that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres repeated his call for military withdrawals from the nuclear plant area and warned that any harm to the facility would be ‘suicide’.

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury

Cancer nurse turned cleric takes up responsibilities to lead the Church of England

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally smiles on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral after taking part in a 'Confirmation of Election' ceremony in London on January 28, 2026.

UAE President meets with Italian President

Sheikh Mohamed hosted a luncheon in honour of Mattarella and the accompanying delegation

UAE President receives Italian President during state visit to UAE

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President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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