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World number three Carlos Alcaraz edged past Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach his first Paris Masters final, where he will face Ben Shelton, who shook off a slow start to beat local favourite Luca Van Assche 5-7 6-3 6-4.

New Zealand kept up their unbeaten record against Scotland, blowing away their hosts in the second half as they won 43-21 in imperious style in their Nations Championship at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Formula One will continue to race at Sao Paulo's Interlagos circuit until 2035 after announcing a five-year contract extension on Saturday.

South Africa strolled past an injury-hit Italy with a 66-7 win in Saturday's Nations Championship meeting in Turin.

Noah Okafor scored 97 seconds after coming off the bench to give Leeds United a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday but the visitors were aggrieved that their hosts had not been reduced to 10 men at Elland Road.

Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival to legacy pickup trucks.

ADNOC Gas and Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to explore a range of strategic opportunities aimed at strengthening gas supply security and enhancing the resilience of the UAE’s energy infrastructure.

Tech-led Nasdaq has notched its deepest one-day drop since ‘Liberation Day’ in April 2025, wiping out trillions in market value on fears of more AI scrutiny, particularly on data center construction, after Democrats won big in US midterm elections.

The Emirates Group has posted a profit before tax of AED 4.1 billion ($1.1 billion) for the first six months of 2026-27, despite disruptions and high fuel prices due to the regional conflict. 

Pixar Animation Studios announced on Wednesday that veteran Jonathan Garson will become president on January 4, replacing Jim Morris, who will step back from day-to-day leadership ahead of his eventual retirement.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Saeed bin Lahej Al Mansoori at his home in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has wished "peace, hope and goodness" for everyone celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights.

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the shooting incident that took place in a public square in Krakow, Poland, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of people.

The National Drug Enforcement Authority, in coordination with security forces in the UAE and Iraq, foiled an attempt to smuggle 200,000 Captagon pills and more than 30 kg of narcotics into the UAE.

The UAE Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) will host the 8th National Science, Technology and Innovation (NSTI) Festival from November 10-13.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has exchanged views on ways to strengthen efforts to consolidate regional and international security and stability during calls with his counterparts in the UK, Ukraine and Egypt.

The UAE's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that preparations are complete for the 46th ICMM World Congress of Military Medicine.

The UAE has become the third country in the world to approve Foundayo (orforglipron) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.

A gunman shooting randomly from a car killed four women and two men in the main square of the southern Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, officials said, before police shot and arrested the suspect.

Russian forces hammered energy infrastructure around Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones overnight, straining Kyiv's power supply and heating systems as temperatures headed towards zero, officials said on Saturday.

Heavy rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians crammed into encampments across the Gaza Strip, washing away shelters and soaking blankets and mattresses, local authorities said on Saturday.

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said the country's mediation efforts between the US and Iran were continuing to prevent the situation in the region from spiraling out of control.

Pope Leo on Saturday urged people in South America to bridge divides between their countries as he led an event on the Uruguay-Argentina border with tens of thousands on his 12-day trip across a region facing sharp political divisions.

US President Donald Trump named longtime aide Stephen Miller as his chief of staff on Friday, giving the architect of some of his toughest domestic policies one of the most powerful jobs in Washington after Republicans lost control of Congress.

New Zealand's ruling centre-right National Party and main opposition Labour were nearly deadlocked in the popular vote as counting began in the nationwide general election on Saturday.

A wave of bomb threats were issued to passenger flights around Europe on Friday for the third time this week, as Spain's foreign minister said the continent appeared to be facing "hybrid aggression and a form of psychological warfare".