‘Capital of capital’: how Abu Dhabi rose as a sovereign wealth power
The people, funds and institutions behind the emirate’s staggering rise to riches...
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The people, funds and institutions behind the emirate’s staggering rise to riches...
Residents report loud blasts and aircraft flying over the city...
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At least one person was killed after Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and missiles targeting Kyiv and the northern Chernihiv region. Zelenskyy said the strikes on the capital targeted a ...
The Sudanese government which had been driven out by war has returned to Khartoum and promises “better services” for the capital's residents, Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday. The army-a...
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The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO says that 45 demonstrators have been killed by Iranian security forces since the protests began in late December....
A recording of a flight radar shows no planes flying over Venezuela after the US carried out strikes in Caracas, the country's capital, on January 3. Read the original article on Business Insider...
Maduro regime maintains grip on streets of capital after US raid...
Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital city amid tension with the US....
The quake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast, and shook buildings in the capital, Taipei....
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Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken from their home in Venezuela's capital city Caracas in a dramatic nighttime US military operation....