Even if you are not interested in the superpowers, they will sooner or later be interested in you

Authorities crack down on stand-up as jokes about Jesus and period pads incense sectarian groups and prosecutors

Peter Kyle calls on government departments to do more to boost economic growth

Washington to invest in USA Rare Earth as bank run by Howard Lutnick’s sons advises group on separate fundraising

The toxic ecosystem we have today can be better addressed with competition than regulation

Protests spread across city after second fatal shooting by law enforcement during immigration crackdown

Greater Manchester mayor seeks to contest Gorton and Denton by-election in move that could set up leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer

Over 40 per cent of the country is under a winter storm warning with flights cancelled and emergency orders in place

North American tensions resurface after Mark Carney warned of ‘rupture’ in global order at Davos

Risks from inflation and a precarious AI boom hover over stellar growth figures

Two generals are being investigated for ‘serious discipline violations and violations of the law’

Google AI boss tells FT that despite unsustainable exuberance in the tech sector, ‘if the bubble bursts we will be fine’

Investor appetite for blue-chip debt remains strong despite a choppy week for stocks triggered by Trump’s tariff threats

Trump has laid waste to the Atlantic alliance — the Greenland crisis shows what needs to be done

Behind the crisis caused by Donald Trump’s threats is a much bigger change: the waning of US hegemony and the coming of a multi-polar age

Reflections on a decade that was less traumatic than it promised to be

New plan prioritises security in the region and a renewed focus on the western hemisphere

Japanese currency rises most since August after New York Fed queries market participants on price levels

Donald Trump called plan to transfer sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius an ‘act of great stupidity’

A growing number of wealthy UK residents are investing in country establishments

Wall Street executive’s remuneration jumps 21% from the previous year and was roughly in line with bank’s profits

Banks endure presidential attacks as their share prices and profits soar under lenient policies

Washington’s allies are looking for a new strategy after a week that has demonstrated what some see as the risks of subordination and coercion

Reform UK leader’s pass and hotel costs for World Economic Forum event were paid for by Sasan Ghandehari