Is escalation inevitable between Houthis and Saudi Arabia?

Kingdom threatening ‘serious’ response to bloodshed at Riyadh airport

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Fairmont La Hacienda Costa del Sol: a swish Spanish getaway

Stylish Andalusian resort with brand new beach club overlooks the Rock of Gibraltar

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3 tips to finally build up an emergency fund

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst

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The Chinese trend of buying babies abroad

Women in China increasingly turn to US for surrogate babies, while elite men are paying for large numbers of children

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The savage beauty of St Helena

‘Magic’ island with an abundance of variety is ‘hard to define’

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How other nations pay for care

Germany and Australia among the nations who could offer inspiration for bolstering England’s ‘threadbare’ care system

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University moong recipe

Wholesome mung beans are warmed with flavoursome spices

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Flydubai 1073: a major disaster averted

Heroism of crew and passengers who thwarted attempted terror attack cannot mask underlying security failures

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Rahm Emanuel’s anti-impeachment message to Democrats isn’t landing with everyone

Ahead of a likely presidential run, the former Chicago Mayor and White House advisor is urging caution

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Student debt relief is stuck in purgatory for thousands of public workers

A federal program is supposed to wipe out debts after 10 years but has been hit with major delays

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Why is the US trade deficit getting bigger?

Trump’s tariffs are intended to narrow the gap. It is widening.

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Mathspocalypse now: has AI made maths pointless?

OpenAI has released a hundreds of maths papers, potentially wrecking the mathematics world

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The livestream execution of a former US Army major

Nidal Hasan is facing the first public execution in the US since 1936

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Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 October

Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?

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Drones and drills: why Lithuania is feeling vulnerable

Baltic state closed its biggest airport over drone panic

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The week’s best photos

A butterfly bonanza, a towering achievement, and more

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The Week Unwrapped: Is there such a thing as ‘ethical’ gold mining?

Plus, what does a new start-up tell us about the state of AI? And why are K-pop acts boycotting the Grammys?

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Bentley Torcal: ‘the most powerful and torquey Bentley ever’

The EV model comes with the ‘material plushness’ customers would expect, but can also reach top speeds of 162mph

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Rising from the ashes: Scientists have found a phoenix planet

This exoplanet is orbiting the dead star it formed from

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