Revenues leapt to $525mn in first half of 2024 before chief Pavel Durov was detained over alleged criminality on platform ...

Former chancellor Angela Merkel has called for Germany to relax its “debt brake”, in a sign of the growing political pressure to overhaul a borrowing cap that many economists say is too inflexible.

The opportunity to drop the long-running and reprehensible freeze on thresholds would be another huge advantage. None of this is easy or it would have been done long ago, but necessity is the mother ...

Is Joe Biden allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with US-made, long-range missiles part of the smooth transition to Donald Trump?

Former top investment officer at Franklin Templeton’s Western Asset Management is subject of criminal and civil cases ...

Africa leads decline but cases must fall faster to meet target of ending designation of Aids as public health threat by 2030 ...

Wall Street’s main indices edged higher, but small-cap stocks proved the highlight as they chalked up their first record intraday high in three years. The Russell 2000 gained as much as 2.5 per cent ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Huawei to launch phone with homegrown software, and TotalEnergies suspends fresh investment in ...

West Worcestershire MP urges Environment Agency to expedite permanent scheme as storm causes damage across the country ...

The industries on the list aren’t that surprising. Few would argue that undocumented workers do a significant share of landscaping, agriculture, meat packing, and construction jobs.

Planned age restrictions increase pressure on tech companies to design ‘safe’ apps ...

Ministers have argued higher fund allocations to private equity and infrastructure would generate better returns ...