The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracy

Far-right presidential candidate backed by Russia cannot run in May vote

Reason for crash still unknown after container vessel struck tanker carrying US military fuel

Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods online

Trend driven by rents rising faster than house prices as landlords leave the market

US president says extra levies are in response to Ontario’s decision to increase cost of electricity exports

The cost for Donald Trump of keeping the world’s richest man by his side is growing

Arena is expected to cost at least £2bn and be the ‘centrepiece’ of a major regeneration project

The company is valued more as a moonshot rather than a carmaker

Saudi Arabia meeting comes as Kyiv and Moscow launch attacks on each other’s territory

US president’s late-night social media post follows company’s 15% share price drop

Donald Trump’s latest trade broadside against Canada sparks renewed declines in volatile session

The sudden change in investors’ growth expectations for the three largest economies is upending many consensus trades

Volatile pay is surprisingly prevalent in the British economy

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro likely to lose confidence vote on Tuesday over consultancy he transferred to his family

Bond group records windfall on lifeline for UK utility even before deal is finalised

US president’s tolerance for tariff-induced stock falls may be higher than anticipated, say investors

Contract is a boost to the cloud computing provider ahead of its $35bn initial public offering

Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defence

Outage is latest trouble for world’s richest person’s business interests since he joined the Trump administration

Agreement will bring a bigger swath of fractured nation under the control of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration

Allies of tech billionaire say he has signalled he would back an alternative to populist party

Top US diplomat says Kyiv will find it ‘very difficult’ to push Russia back to 2014 borders

Rapid unscheduled share-price disassembly

New prime minister must still convince Canadians he can deal with the US president

‘Virtual meeting’ to be held on Saturday with leaders from mainly European and Commonwealth countries

UK bank’s former chief hits back over alleged links with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

The US’s tariff policy evokes bafflement as well as fear

Gold-adjusted GDP forecasts. Really!

UK emergency services tackle huge fire after Solong ploughs into Stena Immaculate with one crew member missing

Party officials reject €500bn infrastructure fund plan and change to debt borrowing rules to fund defence spending

Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economy

Consolidation of subscale operations comes as Big Four firms re-examine operating model

The US president has provided the biggest stimulus towards European integration since the end of the cold war

Tesla gives up all its post-election gains as tech-focused Nasdaq Composite sinks 4%

A series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure

Financial stress is forcing reform and recovery in many overlooked countries 

Consolidation is back on the agenda for industry as bankers eye more mergers and acquisitions

Collapse in respondents skewed results for some industries

Bank of America and Stripe target market for payments in cryptocurrencies