Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a 1998 double murder.

Khan’s lawyers and party leaders say they have been denied access to him for three months

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AI-generated content is flooding digital platforms, but some are taking steps to help users manage it

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Trump’s special envoy to Greenland argues that the U.S. needs Greenland to defend it, American allies and American security.

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What was done to my daughter did not break me. It left me with a mother’s responsibility to ensure no child is left unheard.

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From its maritime heritage to culinary and cultural highlights, former local Rory Buccheri shares why Aberdeen is such a treat to visit

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The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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Will Arnett and Laura Dern play a separated couple who journey down roads of self-discovery, in this small, well-intentioned comedy drama

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After years of agonising pain and being dismissed by doctors, Sophie Richards was told there was nothing left to try but radical surgery. Instead, she changed her diet – cutting out ultra-processed foods and focusing on anti-inflammatory eating – and saw her endometriosis symptoms disappear, she tells Lauren Taylor

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As the tax return deadline looms and paperwork becomes overwhelming, a new trend on TikTok suggests you can lessen the pain if you tackle such tasks while hanging out with your friends. Katie Rosseinsky gives it a go

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The Kremlin has dismissed the report, claiming figures from the Center for Strategic and International Studies were unreliable

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China has executed 11 members of a Myanmar-based crime syndicate

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Singer says he is focusing on Indian classical music

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain met with President Xi Jinping of China as he sought to promote business ties with the world’s second-largest economy.

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Halle Berry said she has been "fighting to be seen and heard" as she spoke of the importance of her Crime 101 character in today's climate.

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Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the UK

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No one was injured when the motorist drove into a rear door of the building on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. The man was arrested; the police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

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Heming Willis has been open about her experience as a caregiver for her husband

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Trump said an attack would be ‘far worse’ than strikes launched against the country’s nuclear programme last year

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The new menu launched in stores January 22

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Researchers say human-induced climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods in southern Africa

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Workers claim they were threatened with 10-year jail terms and beaten

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Williams was a guest on Wednesday’s episode of ‘Today’

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The ‘Yellowstone’ creator has been accused of over-sexualizing female characters in his TV series

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