The conversation on the UAE in the international press continues to be broadly divided between COP28 and the takeover of British newspaper the Telegraph. US President Joe Biden continues facing criticism for skipping COP28, while the Pope’s poor health — which kept him from attending the event — got more ink. Meanwhile, UK culture secretary Lucy Frazer has requested an investigation into RedBird IMI’s takeover of the Telegraph and the Spectator with a “public interest intervention notice.” The Telegraph itself had the news, in addition to AP News | Sky News | Reuters | Bloomberg | The Guardian.

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