US vice-president joins Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as Israeli premier Netanyahu comes under pressure to restart war

Andrew Bailey draws parallel with practices before 2008 financial crisis

Government confirms country will not be reimbursed for loss of jewels from Paris museum heist

Former prime minister defends government’s response to pandemic but admits children paid ‘huge, huge price’

Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield

The software platform behind the UK’s largest home energy supplier has passed its parent

Economists say tax receipts have not kept pace with growth and inflation

‘Takaichi trade’ reflects optimism that ruling coalition will increase defence spending and cut some taxes

Capitalism is not giving me what I want, but I’m not behaving like a good free market consumer myself

Frankly, I doubt that the human race is going to become the first species in recorded history that chooses to go extinct

Former French president is appealing his conviction for criminal conspiracy as he enters La Santé jail

Apollo, KKR, Carlyle and Cerberus among investors that held talks with federal government

With the economy stagnant and the far-right AfD gaining popularity, the chancellor is under pressure to deliver his promised reforms

David Lindberg appointed chief executive of ringfenced bank

Israeli football club to turn down tickets over safety concerns even if ban on team’s supporters is reversed

Chancellor aims to scrap ‘pointless paperwork’ and will also pledge to make M&A rules more transparent

CEOs would be wise to avoid staking too much on the US president’s pet projects

Comments from US president will ease concerns in Canberra that Washington was cooling on pact

Dutch spy chiefs cite concerns about Trump administration’s ‘politicisation’ of services

If the response to potential outages is that companies try to build in more slack, then there will be obvious beneficiaries

AI group tailoring its chatbot to integrate with biomedical databases and coding tools

Currency gains sparked by estimated $400mn of US purchases melt away ahead of election for president Javier Milei

The ability to discreetly communicate with the adversary is more important than ever

Daylight burglary of priceless royal jewels triggers review of security measures at country’s cultural institutions