What is Hamdan talent scale: How UAE finds the next generation of geniuses to build its future | World News

In 2025, the Hamdan Talent Scale assessed 39,000+ UAE students, discovering over 400 gifted talents/ Image: Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Centre for Giftedness and Innovation As the UAE accelerates its pivot from a resource-driven economy to a knowledge-based one, a quiet revolution is taking place in its classrooms. The country’s long-term ambitions, from artificial…

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Donald Trump gives Iran ‘maximum two weeks’ for decision; rules out European mediation; says ‘Europe can’t help them’

US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran had a “maximum” of two weeks to avoid potential American airstrikes, signaling he may act even before the deadline he set a day earlier.“I’m giving them a period of time, and I would say two weeks would be the maximum,” Trump told reporters when asked whether a…

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Senate aims for passage by this date; hopes to finalise it ‘even sooner’

Senator Ron Johnson said there’s a strong chance that Donald Trump‘s “Big Beautiful Bill” could be passed by the Senate and land on the US president’s desk by July, possibly before the August recess.“I think we can do it before the August recess, yes, and maybe even sooner than that,” Johnson told Fox News.President Trump…

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Cat fur found in kids’ vest sold as ‘100% sheepskin’ in Australia; forensic tests expose mislabeled items; sparks outrage

This is a representative AI image A children’s vest sold as “100 per cent Australian sheepskin or wool” has turned out to be actually made from domestic cat and rabbit fur, setting off alarm bells among animal rights groups calling for a statewide ban.The shocking discovery was confirmed through forensic testing by UK-based fibre analysis…

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‘Meanwhile in Lebanon’: Missiles above, music below as Beirut party goes viral – watch video

Lebanon sky during Israel’s strikes on Iran. Amidst escalation between Israel and Iran, Lebanon presented an unusual contrast. Social media footage revealed a peculiar scene from a Beirut rooftop bar, where revellers continue their festivities whilst missiles traverse the night sky. The viral X video captures a trumpeter performing at a hotel as patrons, abandoning…

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Israel-Iran conflict: UAE evacuates citizens and nationals from Iran amid rising tensions | World News

The UAE evacuated citizens from Iran via Turkmenistan, providing them shelter before flying them to Abu Dhabi amid the Iran-Israel conflic/ Image: X@mofauae As the conflict between Iran and Israel enters its eighth consecutive day, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has successfully evacuated a number of its nationals and residents from the Islamic Republic of…

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Israel-Iran conflict: Major US, European airlines suspend flights to Dubai, Doha, and gulf hubs | World News

Airspace over Iran, Israel, and parts of the Gulf fell silent Friday, with flight trackers showing vast no-fly zones spreading across the region/ Image generated using AI for creative and illustrative purposes A number of major American and European airlines have suspended flights to key destinations in the Arabian Gulf, as tensions escalate between Israel…

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From student visas to mugshots: Indian nationals convicted in US for fraud; Model minority tag takes rare hit

They arrived with passports, promises, and WhatsApp forwards about green cards and Trader Joe’s frozen samosas. But for three Indian students, the journey from international classroom to American dream took a criminal detour. Kishan Rajeshkumar Patel, 20, was sentenced this week to over five years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. His co-accused,…

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From Holocaust to Hydrogen: How Israel become a ‘nuclear power’; with help from America | World News

In the deserts of southern Israel, tucked away near the town of Dimona, lies one of the world’s worst-kept secrets—an undeclared nuclear weapons program that has shaped Middle Eastern geopolitics for over half a century.Israel neither confirms nor denies its nuclear arsenal. It has never conducted a public test, never declared its warheads, and has…

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