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Jane Goodall at the University of Montana in 2022. She visited the UAE in February this year. AP
Jane Goodall
1934 - 2025
Jane Goodall: The wildlife expert who tackled climate change

Trailblazing scientist pioneered close study of chimpanzees in the wild




(FILES) Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani acknowledges applause following the presentation of his men's fall/winter 2020/21 fashion collection in Milan on January 13, 2020. Italian fashion great Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91 "surrounded by his loved ones", his company said on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

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Norman Tebbit served in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. Getty Images

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Pope Francis in the Philippines in 2015. Getty Images

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The foundation established by the Aga Kha employs nearly 100,000 people and spends $1 billion a year. AP

Aga Khan: Spiritual leader who combined religious duty with secular philanthropy



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Jean-Marie Le Pen at his home in Rueil-Malmaison, west of Paris, in February 2022. He has died age 96. AFP

Jean-Marie Le Pen: Divisive Suez veteran whose political influence endures

Long-time leader of the anti-immigrant French National Front, who fought in the Second Arab-Israeli War, thrived on xenophobic rhetoric

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Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning US president who championed humanitarian causes

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Yayha Sinwar: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks on Israel

Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader who threw region into turmoil with October 7 attacks

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Hassan Nasrallah: Leader of Hezbollah who oversaw the group’s growing threat to regional peace

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Hardline Iranian President who was considered a potential supreme leader

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Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed: A lifetime of loyal service to UAE

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Sheikh Nawaf: Emir of Kuwait held key political and ministerial roles for decades

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