Bridge owner donated $1mn weeks before Trump attacked rival, filing shows
The bridge has become another source of tension between the US and Canada
Supreme Court torpedoes Trump’s tariff regime in check on executive power
US president lashes out at ‘disloyal’ justices after stinging blow to his flagship economic policy
Letter: Why Sweden’s project to redesign its banknotes backfired
From Leif Pagrotsky, Former Vice Chair, Council of the Riksbank; Former Minister of Industry and Trade of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Letter: A Family affair
From Robert Zimmermann, Forest Ecologist. retd., Westmount, QC, Canada
Letter: The King’s retro TV
From Stephen Redburn, London E18, UK
Letter: Betting on elections is ripe for corruption
From Simon Larter-Evans, Founder, Life Narratives, Northend, Oxfordshire, UK
Letter: How the Rollaboard has normalised overtourism
From Brian Proudfoot, GOODD LTD, Glasgow, Scotland
Letter: Mandeville’s fable — a sting in the tale?
From Keir Hartley, Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Letter: Glad to see you didn’t join the ‘Hamnet’ cynics
From Patrick Daley, London W6, UK
Letter: Miniature map reading
From Luc Haenen, Boechout, Belgium
Letter: Don’t forget NM Rothschild is a German-émigré firm
From Charles Mercey, Tellisford, Somerset, UK
Letter: Mandelson, Epstein and the intra-elite divide
From Richard Ellis, Bangkok, Thailand
Letter: Keeping it brief
From Giovanna Forte, Brighton, UK
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Trump tariffs as it happened - President warns of 10% global levy after court ruling
Top court issues historic rebuke of US president’s use of emergency powers to impose duties on trading partners
US GDP growth falls sharply to 1.4% rate in fourth quarter
Figure hit by drop in government spending during federal shutdown comes in far below analysts’ expectations
Hedge fund Saba offers to buy stakes in Blue Owl funds at steep discount
Boaz Weinstein’s investment vehicle launches offer as private credit group is seeking to shore up investor confidence
Golds in short supply for China at Winter Olympics
Despite government push, national team falls far short of medal haul achieved when Beijing hosted the games in 2022
Hungary blocks €90bn EU loan to Ukraine days before war anniversary
Viktor Orbán has intensified his anti-Ukraine rhetoric ahead of elections where he risks being toppled
Iran preparing proposal for US, says foreign minister
Donald Trump warns Tehran to make a ‘fair deal’ after Abbas Araghchi expresses optimism over a swift agreement
Corporate America demands refunds after Trump’s tariffs struck down
Battle lines begin to form over who will recover more than $130bn in levies assessed on imports
Transcript: Farage against the machine
Lucy Fisher talks to Anna Gross, Robert Shrimsley and Stephen Bush
Maha’s big reversal and a Scotus decision on tariffs
What does it mean to Make America Healthy Again?