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HEADLINES:

• Gulf States Review Global Investments as War Strains Budgets: FT Report

• UAE Weighs Freezing Iranian Assets as Conflict With Tehran Escalates

• David Ellison Pledges CNN Editorial Independence as Gulf-backed Paramount Wins $111B Warner Bros. Deal

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