Ukraine fears US pressure campaign to accept peace plan drawn up with Russia
Trump pushes Kyiv to make major concessions on land, size of armed forces and weapons
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behaviour’ punishable by death over video
Threat comes after lawmakers tell members of US military that they must refuse illegal orders
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked under new plans while others will have to wait up to 30 years
US tech stocks slide as jolt of volatility hits Wall Street
Nasdaq surrenders gains of more than 2% and turns sharply lower in abrupt move
Top Fed official warns on risk hedge funds pose to $30tn Treasury market
Lisa Cook says growing prevalence of so-called basis trades makes markets ‘more vulnerable to stress’
Walmart ditches NYSE for Nasdaq after 55 years
US behemoth’s switch is the biggest by company market value between the exchanges
US adds 119,000 jobs in September but unemployment hits four-year peak
Figures complicate Fed decision on rates next month
Lebanon arrests alleged drug lord linked to Hizbollah
Noah Zaitar, sanctioned by US over ties with Shia militant group and Syria’s Assad regime, detained in crackdown
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Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles
The best fiction in translation to read this year
Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his must-read titles
Apple will need to move on from the Tim Cook gravy train
Tech group’s next chief must convince shareholders it is time to expand the scale of the company’s bets
Paramount makes surprise knockout bid for UK Champions League rights
US media group shocks sports rights market with European football push
Spain’s attorney-general forced out after guilty verdict on media leak
Supreme court convicts Álvaro García Ortiz for disclosing confidential material about boyfriend of one of premier’s main rivals
The best books of the year 2025
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The best poetry books to read this year
Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles
Blue Owl’s clever private-to-public deal makes investors see red
The private capital firm has cancelled a planned merger between two affiliates that lend to middle-market companies
UK government accused of prioritising London in council funding shake-up
Officials deny changes are politically motivated and say they do not weaken link between funding and deprivation
OpenAI says new GPT-5 model speeds up research in maths and science
Development comes as tech groups bet on potential for AI to accelerate drug discovery and uncover new materials
China and Japan’s unnecessary dispute
Beijing and Tokyo should both reflect on lessons from their recent row
Neglecting infectious diseases is a market failure
Major companies are reducing research on new medicines for illnesses that affect billions of people
South Africa claims US has had ‘change of mind’ on G20 boycott
Washington to send official to closing ceremony after Trump administration previously refused to take part in summit
Covid response of ‘toxic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds
Report criticises culture in Downing Street during Boris Johnson’s tenure
Eight films to watch this week
‘Wicked: For Good’ brings witch-hunts and mass delusion to Oz; Marion Cotillard stars in alternative art-house Christmas movie ‘The Ice Tower’; Benedict Cumberbatch grapples grief in ‘The Thing With Feathers’; a bloody Finnish action-fest in ‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’; Christ’s origin story is recast i
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