The Glam

Iran’s supreme leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ after violent protests suppressed

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says US president encouraged protesters on to the streets

Funds managed by Apollo, Ares and Blackstone were among those hit by redemption requests in late 2025

Comptroller Mark Levine wants to separate politics from investment strategy to boost public pension fund

Unrest breaks out in parts of Kampala amid allegations of widespread ‘ballot stuffing’ in Thursday’s election

A regime change in US stocks

Payslip errors and complex rules blamed for £3.5bn in overpayments

Also in today’s newsletter: Afcon’s place in world football

Conservatives will come to see a unified continent as the only defence against America and China

A useful indicator of the health of the Tory party and Reform is whether ambitious people are trying to get in or out

Anders Fogh Rasmussen says US president is using island as a ‘weapon of mass distraction’ from real threats such as Russia’s war in Ukraine

Proposed Cybersecurity Act would phase out groups such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systems

UK digital bank due to give current chief executive broader than expected remit when he steps down next month

How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink

After butter, ochre is gaining ground

The strategies for coping when handed a disappointing award

A compelling tournament has shown the importance of players — and fans — raised outside Africa

The polymath investor single-handedly took on the city’s financial establishment

Learning to navigate a charismatic but chaotic father prepped me for life in the real world

Parcel volumes have soared, but service hasn’t kept up: me: more than two-thirds of consumers have had a recent problem

There are three possible explanations and investors must choose one

Blame the vulgarity vibe shift for more profanities in public life

With a bit of constant care, you’ll be richly rewarded

Gold and silver also in demand, boosted by unrest in Iran, Venezuela and Trump’s claims on Greenland

The marathon, the algorithm and me