I visited Ulta Beauty's first store in Dubai expecting it to be just like US stores. It wasn't.

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Ulta Beauty's first store in Dubai on opening day, 29 January 2026.
Ulta Beauty's first store in Dubai on opening day, 29 January 2026.

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An F-35 stealth fighter shot down an Iranian drone flying toward a US Navy aircraft carrier

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An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 15, 2026.
A US Navy F-35 lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in January.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Zavala

A Guggenheim heir is raising $50 million to back media and creator startups. Here are 4 areas he's betting on.

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Dillon Lawson-Johnston and Criswell Fiordalis of Guggenheim Brothers Media
Dillon Lawson-Johnston and Criswell Fiordalis see opportunity to invest at the intersection of Hollywood and creators.

Guggenheim Brothers Media

In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone

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A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.
A US warship launched a one-way attack drone for the first time this week.

US Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

The US is getting serious about cheap, one-way attack drones with a new force in the Middle East

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A line of grey, Shahed-looking drones are seen on a tarmac.
The Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System are part of CENTCOM's one-way attack drone squadron.

Courtesy of US Central Command Public Affairs

I've lived and worked abroad for 20 years. One city stood out as the best — and easiest — place to work.

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Andre Neveling sitting on steps in Bangkok.
Andre Neveling spent 20 years of his career working in cities around the world — Bangkok is his favorite.

Provided by Andre Neveling

The Middle East is competing for wealthy expats with a surge of 'golden visas'

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Skyline of the Courage Yard, Muscat, Oman, in 2015.
Oman has launched a $520,000 golden visa, joining a Gulf race to attract wealthy expats.

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US to lift $10M bounty on Syrian rebel leader as Washington opens discussions with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

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The US is set to drop a $10 million bounty on Syrian rebel leader Mohammed al-Jolani.
 

Aref TAMMAWI / AFP

How a food blogger in Gaza cooks to feed children and stay alive

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Before the war, Hamada Shaqoura was a food blogger. Now, he spends his days cooking to feed children and displaced people in Gaza. And he figured out a way to reach millions on social media without saying a word. His intense stare at the camera as he cooks various dishes has been easy for many to understand.

Trump taps Tiffany Trump's father-in-law as his advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs

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Michael Boulos in New York City.
Massad Boulos worked to boost Donald Trump in Michigan ahead of the general election.

Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images

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