Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

The AI boom is helping to sustain growth but demand is coming from the richest consumers who own stocks while poorer Americans are being squeezed

Evolution of abandoned Conservative ‘Brit Isa’ plan also includes stamp duty tax break

Delay and darkness suggest the UK government is scared of making decisions

Fraught summit in Anchorage marked a nadir that reshaped how the presidents approach each other

Xi Jinping’s targets in anti-corruption drive include PLA’s No 2 General He Weidong

Crown Prosecution Service kicked off political firestorm when it abandoned charges against two British men

Increase to €300,000 would be severe blow to wealthy expats seeking to escape higher levies elsewhere in Europe

Rich Handler’s comments came as investors dumped US regional bank stocks over credit quality worries

Decision on planning application pushed back to December in new blow to relations with Beijing

Kirill Dmitriev says undersea ‘Putin-Trump Tunnel’ should be built by Boring Company

The Indigenous leader on the threats to his Kayapó tribe, why ancestral knowledge matters — and the meaning behind his ‘visions’

Financial crises and their consequences may be harder to arrest today than in the past

UK 10-year government borrowing costs see biggest weekly fall since April

Markets recover after Donald Trump suggests heightened tariffs on Chinese imports may not last

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UK prime minister says police should ensure all fans can enjoy the match

UK housing secretary and mayor in talks to make provisions on windows and bicycles less onerous as construction slumps

A likely further tax raid in the Budget will only add to pension and mortgage woes

Carmaker tries to stem declining residual values for its vehicles

Discussions for deal long sought by kingdom come weeks after Qatar secured its own agreement with Washington

Spending vast sums and inflating an investment bubble is no guarantee of unleashing technological magic

Its dual dependence on America’s digital services and Beijing’s critical mineral processing industry leaves it highly vulnerable

Rapid growth of $2tn market has led to hastily done deals and hurried due diligence, say fund managers