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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday announced the establishment of AED1 billion National Industrial Resilience Fund to boost localisation within key industries.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and India's National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, has held talks on regional stability in Abu Dhabi.

The UAE has strongly condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington that targeted US President Donald Trump, denouncing it as a "deplorable crime".

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel, officials said.

Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and 100 Self-Defence Force personnel to battle mountain blazes in the northern part of the country, with the fires, now burning on Sunday for a fifth straight day, continuing to threaten a picturesque coastal town.

Israeli military attacks killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials in the enclave said.