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    Jared Kushner’s dream of a Gaza city full of new skyscrapers clashes with reality of 60 million tons of rubble

    “In the Middle East, they build cities like this … in three years,” Kushner said in a presentation in Davos. “Stuff like this is very doable.”

    By Julia Frankel and The Associated Press
    January 23, 2026

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    Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi clasps his hands together
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    Iran says it will never stop enriching uranium and U.S. officials are wasting their breath

    By Amir Vahdat and The Associated Press
    May 21, 2025
    Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May says ex-world leaders need to stop commenting on everything: ‘be a measured voice’
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    Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May says ex-world leaders need to stop commenting on everything: ‘be a measured voice’

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    Decentralizing computing power is key to avoiding an AI divide between the wealthy and the Global South
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    Decentralizing computing power is key to avoiding an AI divide between the wealthy and the Global South

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    May 21, 2025
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    Middle East investment promises balloon to $7 trillion as Trump keeps jacking up the number

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
    May 20, 2025
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    U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during Trump's visit to the Middle East.
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    Why filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve could be the secret to success of Trump’s Middle East visit

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    May 16, 2025
    Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walk together
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    Saudi Arabia’s $600 billion promise to the U.S. needs oil prices to stay high—which will likely anger Trump

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    May 15, 2025
    Potential customers inspect a new BYD vehicle on a showroom floor.
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    BP’s chief U.S. economist worries China is winning the global energy war. Here’s why

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    May 14, 2025
    Saudi Arabia wants to build its post-oil future with massive AI data centers — Trump and U.S. tech have big incentives to oblige
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    Saudi Arabia wants to build its post-oil future with massive AI data centers — Trump and U.S. tech have big incentives to oblige

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    May 13, 2025
    US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Air Force One
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    Trump heads to Middle East amid crises in Gaza, Iran and India-Pakistan, but insists: ‘This world is a lot safer today than it was a week ago’

    By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville and The Associated Press
    May 13, 2025
    Trump calls Qatar plan to give him a luxury Boeing 747 to use as Air Force One a ‘very public and transparent transaction’
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    Trump calls Qatar plan to give him a luxury Boeing 747 to use as Air Force One a ‘very public and transparent transaction’

    By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert and The Associated Press
    May 12, 2025
    Queen Elizabeth II presents Godolphin founder Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with a trophy during day five of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse.
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    Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby win cemented the UAE prime minister’s dominance of horse racing

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    May 6, 2025
    Geopolitics helps drive Middle Eastern money to Asia as wealthy Gulf investors hedge their bets
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    Geopolitics helps drive Middle Eastern money to Asia as wealthy Gulf investors hedge their bets

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    April 21, 2025
    Iran and US agree to more talks over Tehran’s nuclear program after first round in Oman
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    Iran and US agree to more talks over Tehran’s nuclear program after first round in Oman

    By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press
    April 12, 2025
    Rachel Zegler attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios' "Snow White" at El Capitan Theatre on March 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
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    ‘Snow White’ producer’s son defends his dad reprimanding star Rachel Zegler over ‘immature desires’ that ‘hurt the film’s box office’

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    March 27, 2025
    Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sitting on a couch in the Oval Office
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    Leaked text messages reveal the U.S. bombed the Houthis’ ‘top missile guy’ as he was ‘walking into his girlfriend’s building’

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    March 26, 2025
    Yemeni children, one of them carrying a mock missile, walk next to a billboard depicting the Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi to partake in a demonstration staged against the United States' aerial attacks on the capital Sana'a, and other provinces on March 17, 2025 in Sana'a, Yemen
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    JD Vance says the Suez Canal only matters for European trade. He is both correct and mistaken at the same time, a top strategist says

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    March 26, 2025
    Trump orders airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen and warns Iran to stop supporting them
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    Trump orders airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen and warns Iran to stop supporting them

    By Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy, Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press
    March 15, 2025
    Is Saudi Arabia the next China or India? See for yourself
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    Is Saudi Arabia the next China or India? See for yourself

    By Angela Chitkara and Curtis S. Chin
    March 6, 2025
    U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on February 04, 2025.
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    President Trump reveals vision for Gaza in AI video with luxury yachts, belly dancers, and a towering gold statue of himself

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    February 26, 2025
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    Israel’s use of Microsoft and OpenAI raises questions about what could go wrong with the powerful tech

    By Sam Mednick, Garance Burke, Michael Biesecker and The Associated Press
    February 19, 2025
    French President Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza takeover plan: ‘The right answer is not a real estate operation’
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    French President Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza takeover plan: ‘The right answer is not a real estate operation’

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    February 12, 2025
    Trump sits in the Oval Office with Jordan's King Abdullah II while patting his hand
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    Trump insists Palestinians are ‘going to be in love with’ America’s transformation of Gaza into a tourist destination: ‘We’re not going to buy anything. We’re going to have it’

    By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
    February 11, 2025
    Why a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag mentioning Sudan and Gaza
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    Why a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag mentioning Sudan and Gaza

    By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press
    February 10, 2025
    Trump once again likens Chuck Schumer to Palestinian people while doubling down on his Gaza takeover proposal
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    Trump once again likens Chuck Schumer to Palestinian people while doubling down on his Gaza takeover proposal

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    February 6, 2025
    Trump pumps his fist at a press conference welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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    Egypt officials say Trump’s proposal to empty Gaza is a grave threat to its national security—and its half-century peace deal with Israel is at risk

    By Samy Magdy and The Associated Press
    February 6, 2025
    US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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    Israeli defense minister gets in line with Trump’s Gaza proposal, instructs army to prep for massive Palestinian evacuation

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    February 6, 2025
    Trump speaks in front of the American and Israeli flags
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    Just one day after Trump called to ‘permanently’ resettle Palestinians from Gaza and build the ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ US officials say Trump meant it would only be temporary

    By Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press
    February 6, 2025
    U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event
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    Trump’s proposal of U.S. developing Gaza into ‘Middle East Riviera’ draws global outrage: ‘Ethnic cleansing by another name’

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    February 5, 2025
    Trump suggests U.S. could take over Gaza and redevelop it—permanently resettling Palestinians elsewhere
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    Trump suggests U.S. could take over Gaza and redevelop it—permanently resettling Palestinians elsewhere

    By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press
    February 5, 2025

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