Donald Trump’s alignment with Vladimir Putin in Alaska made him look a dupe

‘Coalition of the Willing’ members will join Ukraine’s leader in US as part of effort to press Trump on ceasefire

Crisis firefighting has given way to a dependence on government and central banks

Home secretary said group carried out ‘escalating campaign’ of criminal damage before it was proscribed

The private sector needs enforceable protections, predictable regulation, and personal bankruptcy laws

Redeveloping plot acquired in 2008 under serious consideration owing to expense of renovating current office

Document formalising last month’s deal delayed by squabbles over language on ‘non-tariff barriers’, the bloc’s officials say

Company argues persona-based chatbots will aid real-life interactions but critics say they create dependency

New corporate structures could get around long-standing restrictions against non-lawyer ownership of firms

Russia’s leader seems to have drawn the US president closer to Moscow’s position on the Ukraine war

Abrupt shift in Washington’s stance triggers alarm and sense of betrayal in Ukrainian capital

Russian president reiterated ‘core demands’ that would undermine Ukraine’s statehood and roll back Nato expansion

Kyiv and its western allies will attempt to turn the near disaster of Anchorage into a success

First meeting since full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago attracts criticism from the president’s allies

Banks slash interest rates paid to customers in response to base rate cuts; inflation forecast to peak at 4%

Investors warn credit markets are ‘weirdly confident’ despite threats to global economy

Truncated talks end without ceasefire despite US president’s warm welcome for Russian leader

If EU leaders genuinely believe Kyiv’s independence matters, they must deploy combat troops to guarantee any ceasefire

US president’s warm Alaska greeting brings Russian leader in from the cold

He may have won over the deal-besotted Trump, but rebuilding America’s chip manufacturing prowess is a job few envy

Trump’s push for price cuts and tariffs weighs on ‘obesity franchises’, which have missed out on equity market’s rise

Fears of £10bn downgrade from OBR prompt hunt for measures to improve growth

Davos forum names BlackRock’s Larry Fink as interim co-chair after whisteblower allegations rejected

GDP only expanded by 0.1% in second quarter, adding to pressure on central bank to return to negative interest rates