Objective of US mission has shifted from fighting drug traffickers to regime change

Marwan Barghouti, whom Palestinian admirers have called their ‘Mandela’, not part of Gaza deal swap

Israel accuses the militant group of transferring the remains of 18 hostages too slowly

The conservatism of the Office for Budget Responsibility means the current framework is a hindrance to growth

Gaza’s future hangs in the balance. But while a fragile ceasefire holds, it looks like Israel has lost influence over the peace process, writes Lawrence Freedman

The president vindicates an unfashionable view of how history works

UK’s largest wealth manager has staged a turnaround and is attempting to attract advisers despite scrapping perks and fees

French sovereign downgrade is the third in recent weeks and heaps pressure on Sébastien Lecornu’s budget plans

Venture capitalist Ron Conway resigns from board of company’s philanthropic arm in protest at comments

Comments on Venezuela’s leader come after US president authorised CIA to launch covert operations in the country

US president equivocates on support for Kyiv a day after conversation with Vladimir Putin

Buckingham Palace announces the move amid continued controversy over royal’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Gathering next week is seen as progress after new rupture in trade relationship over critical minerals

US and Ukrainian presidents discuss how they can bring 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