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Iran aspires to become a key regional player in emerging technologies, despite decades of international sanctions that have stifled its development.

The challenge is formidable: in complete isolation and carrying everything they need, the pair aim to cover some 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles) in temperatures that could fall to minus 50 degrees Celsius (-58 °F), Tordeur said.

The inclusion of Gqeberha as a destination for foreign cruises is a significant economic boost for Nelson Mandela Bay.

Meanwhile, across the United States, protesters have decried Trump's "king-like" presidency. After news of the gift broke, memes mocking a crowned Trump flooded social media.

There is no official death toll for Myanmar's civil war and estimates vary widely, however more than 85,000 people have been killed on all sides since the 2021 coup according to non-profit monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Data (ACLED).