Al-Ghamdi’s death sentence is the latest and most severe in a series of cases in which Saudi authorities have targeted social media users for peaceful expression online. Over the past year, Saudi courts have convicted and imposed decades-long sentences on social media users who criticized the government.

U.S. defense contractors have benefited as the war in Ukraine and tense U.S.-China relations have fueled demand for weapons such as tanks, submarines and munitions.

Orders at General Dynamics' Combat Systems business unit which makes tanks and munitions were at their highest level in eight years. The war in Ukraine has caused many militaries to increase their focus on the depth of their munitions stockpile.

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