Eight people face prison sentences for their part in mass brawl involving MMA fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday.
Ukrainians say they don’t put much stock in the latest round of peace talks with Russia underway in Abu Dhabi. But they do sense optimism after a seismic political shift in the U.S. midterm elections. In Russia, meanwhile, the country’s best-known independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, is shutting down after more than 30 years amid state pressure and wartime censorship laws.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
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Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reported some progress in two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
Talks in Abu Dhabi are first substantive negotiations in months focusing on ending the conflict which has raged for more than four years
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President Trump signaled optimism for the end of Russia's war in Ukraine ahead of trilateral negotiation talks set to commence later today in Abu Dhabi.
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Imola has been stood down as a back-up plan for the Formula One season finale as the sport pushes ahead with its scheduled Middle East races
A fresh round of peace talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia are set to begin Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, as the Trump administration renews its drive to end the nearly five-year conflict even after it announced significant concessions to Moscow.
The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
Sports
Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty at the Abu Dhabi Championship, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card
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Emma runs CNBC in the Middle East, overseeing the network's coverage across the region, based out of the company's regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Emma covers markets across the Middle East and follows regional business, financial and geopolitical stories for CNBC's global audience.
Education & Youth
When Richard Cartwright arrived in Abu Dhabi in 1975, the UAE was just four years old. Seven years later, he opened Posters, a family-run shop that would become a treasure trove of costumes, toys and childhood memories. As Halloween approaches, we visit Richard to discover why, even in the age of online shopping, generations of families still return for a little old-fashioned magic.
Health & Wellness
M42 Group CEO Dimitris Moulavasilis discusses how the Abu Dhabi-based healthcare company is combining artificial intelligence, genomics and clinical services to reshape healthcare. He explores the group’s international expansion, the Emirati Genome Programme and the potential for technology to help doctors identify health risks earlier and move healthcare towards prevention rather than treatment.