The US secretary of state’s chance to reshape Latin America has arrived — if he can keep his boss onside

Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets

Beijing’s intelligence used Salt Typhoon to access communications used by top panels in US Congress

Federal and local officials give conflicting accounts of incident that left one person dead

Deal extricates lender from one of the last businesses related to its ill-fated push into retail banking

President says military budget should rise to $1.5tn

Announcement comes as Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Arctic island leads to alarm among European allies

Robert F Kennedy Jr accuses past administrations of ‘lying’ to the public ‘to protect corporate profit-taking’

Changes in the Budget mean landlords are facing higher bills over the next three years

Change would hit buyout groups such as Blackstone and Cerberus that have amassed large residential portfolios

United Arab Emirates-funded trip underscores growing international interest in Reform UK

The UK tax system is an irrational mess, but that suits the politicians

Trump says country will use money accrued to purchase only American goods as Washington prepares to lift some sanctions

UK fintech agrees $38mn deal as it eyes international expansion and potential IPO

The government previously calculated the flagship legislation would impose a £5bn hit on companies

Interception follows failed attempt to capture vessel as it headed to Venezuela last month

Prime minister under pressure over pledges made as part of security guarantees to underpin proposed peace deal

Donald Trump wants a Venezuelan oil reboot. But years of neglect have left corroded tanks, leaking pipelines and collapsing production

Board warns shareholders over ‘extraordinary’ amount of debt financing and $4.7bn of costs if it backs out of Netflix deal

Huge shake-up is show of force after corruption scandal last year weakened Ukraine’s government

His enthusiasm for big business and foreign intervention is more Reaganite than populist

Fund paid $81.6mn dividend to another group company controlled by billionaire financier

The island is geologically analogous to Canada and countries in northern Europe

US capture of Nicolás Maduro lifts hopes that country will make good on some debt