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Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas. Photo: Royal Caribbean

The world's largest cruise ship has 20 decks, 7 pools and would cover almost 4 city blocks

Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas runs nearly 1,200 feet (365 meters) from bow to stern.

Israeli army troops are seen next to a destroyed building during a ground operation in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Jan. 10. 2024. Photo: AP

People's rights are threatened everywhere, from wars to silence about abuses, rights group says

Smoke rises above Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Wails of a war weary world

Palestinians, who fled their houses amid Israeli strikes, take shelter at a tent camp at a United Nations-run centre, after Israel's call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move south, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2023. REUTERS

UN needs $46.4 billion for aid in 'bleak' 2024

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Peru's President Dina Boluarte, U.S. President Joe Biden, Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand, Brunei's Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah, Chile's President Gabriel Boric, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, India's Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, New Zealand's Trade Minister Damien O'Connor, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Paul Chan Mo-po, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Philippines' President Bongbong Marcos and President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong pose for a family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 16, 2023. REUTERS

At APEC, Biden touts workers' rights, stable Chinese relations

FILE - FBI agents seized phones and an iPad from New York City mayor Eric Adams this week as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, according to a published report, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. AP Photo

FBI seizes NYC mayor' phones in political fundraising investigation

Inaugural session of the International Conference on ‘Women in Islam: Status and Empowerment’ in Jeddah on 6 November 2023. Photo: UNB

'Women in Islam' conference: OIC chief affirms commitment to defending Muslim women's rights

The logo of the State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan cenbank keeps key rate steady, sees inflation easing gradually

Photo: TBS

PM Hasina to inaugurate International Fleet Review in Cox's Bazar Wednesday

Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines. Photo: Reuters

The echoes of America’s hypocrisy abroad

Mariana Mazzucato

What if our economy valued what matters?

A woman cleans the inside of an exhibit representing a natural gas pipeline at the booth of Nord Stream during final preparations at the "Hannover Messe" industrial trade fair in Hannover April 15, 2007. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/File Photo

Germany to step up plans to cut dependence on Russia gas

Russia has generated a crisis that underlines the risks the United States and other NATO members would run in treating Ukraine as a formal or de facto ally. Photo: Reuters

Causing crisis works