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Norman Tebbit served in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. Getty Images

Norman Tebbit
1931 - 2025
Norman Tebbit obituary: Former pilot flew high in UK politics as Thatcherite

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Pope Francis in the Philippines in 2015. Getty Images

Pope Francis: Modernising leader who sought to right wrongs of church

The foundation established by the Aga Kha employs nearly 100,000 people and spends $1 billion a year. AP

Aga Khan: Spiritual leader who combined religious duty with secular philanthropy

Jean-Marie Le Pen at his home in Rueil-Malmaison, west of Paris, in February 2022. He has died age 96. AFP

Jean-Marie Le Pen: Divisive Suez veteran whose political influence endures

Former US president Jimmy Carter's decades of diplomacy and humanitarian work earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. AP

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning US president who championed humanitarian causes

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Ons Jabeur is taking a break from tennis after struggling with injuries and illness for most of the last two years. Getty Images

Jabeur's tennis timeout shows growing need to address problem of player burnout

US President Donald Trump holds the signed Genius Act at the White House in Washington. Reuters

'Genius' move: What are the goals of the three US crypto bills?

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. Reuters

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A landlord must stipulate what a tenant needs to do at the end of the agreement to get the deposit back. Getty Images

UAE Property: ‘What deductions can my landlord make from the security deposit?’

A legacy sequel of Shaun of the Dead could explore the bond between Simon Pegg's Shaun, second from right, and his now-zombie friends. Photo: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

Classic horror movies that deserve legacy sequels

Yaqeen Kankar, a two-year-old Syrian girl with spinal muscular atrophy, begins treatment at Al Jalila Hospital in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

Syrian girl receives Dh7m life-saving treatment covered by Dubai Ruler

Most Palestinians are forced to rely on aid kitchens, as an Israeli blockade has sparked widespread food shortages. Reuters

Falafel has become a symbol of survival for starving Gazans

US President Donald Trump and Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad announced agreements that included co-operation on small modular nuclear reactors. Bloomberg

The overlooked AI aspect of the US-Bahrain nuclear co-operation deal

Obituaries

Yayha Sinwar: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks on Israel

Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks

Sinwar spent decades in Israeli prisons before becoming the leader of the militant group in Gaza in 2017

Hassan Nasrallah: Leader of Hezbollah who oversaw the group’s growing threat to regional peace

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. AP Photo

Hardline Iranian President who was considered a potential supreme leader

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed: A lifetime of loyal service to UAE

Iris Apfel: Fashion's 'accidental icon' dies aged 102

Sheikh Nawaf: Emir of Kuwait held key political and ministerial roles for decades

Henry Kissinger: US statesman with bitterly divisive legacy dies aged 100

Charlie Munger: Warren Buffett's right-hand man dies aged 99

Rosalynn Carter: Former first lady dies aged 96

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