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Start to Finish: Ukraine Peace and Nuclear Arms Race

Peace in Ukraine and the future of the world atomic arsenal collided in Abu Dhabi during the week as diplomats tried to save a treaty and stop a war all at once.

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Sánchez is betting housing anger can save his government, but voters may blame him for the crisis.

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Renault's falling petrol sales are paying for electric access, but real ownership is still missing for French households.

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France's school protests began with overcrowded classes and missing teachers, but street violence and a budget fight now threaten to bury the grievances behind them.

Saudi Arabia Pays Cultural Businesses to Adopt AI

Riyadh's grants for AI in museums, fashion and film show a strategy aimed at spreading the technology beyond data centres and into everyday business.