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The country, which already has the European Union’s longest average workweek, wants to add another day in some cases, bucking a growing business trend.

In a series of interviews, virtually every resident of Tehran listed Iran’s sickly economy as the No. 1 issue for the country’s next president.

Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is feeding into a wider competition ahead of the country’s next election.

As voters began casting their ballots in a pivotal U.K. election, many in the southern English city of Portsmouth expressed disillusionment over what they see as national and local decline.

The storm was lashing the southern coast of Jamaica on Wednesday evening after devastating several Caribbean islands this week. The Cayman Islands are bracing to be next.

In a video plea for help, Abdulaziz Almuzaini — a dual Saudi-American citizen — described how the authorities had accused him of promoting extremism through a cartoon franchise.

Tim Bushe decided to shape the hedges in his London neighborhood into a menagerie. They’ve become a local attraction.

An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles.

With Ukraine clamoring for more air defenses, officials are trying to scrape together a Patriot battery from spare parts scattered across the continent.

A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated.