Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.

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New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.

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Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

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She has shown herself more willing than most to put aside her own ego for the greater good.

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The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer.

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The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.

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Despite fears that Amazon and other employers are already replacing workers with bots, the A.I. transition is likely to play out differently.

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What both parties should take away from a night of Democratic victories.

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Two city councilors won re-election on Tuesday, though their support for a pride flag at City Hall had sparked challenges from the right. Still, Idaho’s deep embrace of President Trump has the city worried.

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Take a peek at this year’s winners.

An automaker’s decision to shift Canadian jobs to the United States has left workers in Brampton, Ontario, feeling betrayed and angry.

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The environmental group gave up its singular focus on climate change for a broader agenda. The ensuing internal strife left it weakened as it takes on the Trump administration.

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Freed in a major prisoner swap, Aleksandra Skochilenko said “the values of freedom of speech, of peace, could be more important than spending even 10 years in jail.”

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Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home.

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A Supreme Court decision created a sports gambling industry now worth $14 billion. Many are angling for a cut.

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The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.

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Airline planning and scheduling teams went into overdrive to identify which flights to cut while minimizing consequences for customers, pilots, flight attendants and the bottom line.

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Kyle Bevan, who killed his two-year-old stepdaughter has been killed

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The comedian was consoled by fellow finalists after pulling off shock win

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We break down average solar panel output in the UK, how it varies across regions and seasons, and what it means for your household energy use

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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s flight reductions at 40 major airports, necessitated by the ongoing government shutdown, to commence on Friday

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The government should not ‘cave in to industry scaremongering’, the Treasury Committee has urged

Single daily flight will increase to twice a day on weekdays from 14 February next year

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The critically reviled ‘All’s Fair’ – starring Kardashian, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close – has been dubbed the worst TV show to ever exist. But it’s more numbing than enraging, writes Adam White, with a tedious fixation on super-wealth amid the ludicrous dialogue and thongs in the office

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