UK’s Chagos Islands deal faces questions from new Mauritian PM

Ramgoolam has called agreement inked by previous government ‘high treason’

Published: 2024-11-27 19:47:35

The Israel-Hamas war in maps and charts

A visual guide to the conflict and its regional impact

Published: 2024-11-27 19:43:18

Trump picks Keith Kellogg to be special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Published: 2024-11-27 19:42:26

UK insurer Direct Line rejects £3.3bn takeover offer by Aviva

Proposed cash and stock deal rebuffed on grounds it undervalues the company

Published: 2024-11-27 19:35:23

US hits Venezuelan security chiefs with sanctions for ‘electoral fraud’

Measures against senior figures stop short of suspending oil export licences

Published: 2024-11-27 19:16:43

US tells Ukraine to lower conscription age to 18 to stem manpower shortage

Biden administration warns Kyiv is not recruiting enough soldiers to keep pace with Russia’s deployment

Published: 2024-11-27 18:47:23

Shares of SoftBank-backed Symbotic plunge after accounting errors

Warehouse automation developer that counts Walmart and Target as customers delays release of annual report

Published: 2024-11-27 18:32:45

A much-needed ceasefire in a corner of the Middle East

A deal to halt war between Israel and Hizbollah offers a glimmer of hope

Published: 2024-11-27 18:32:16

Coffee futures hit 47-year high on global supply and EU law fears

Commercial buyers ‘go into panic mode’ to secure high-quality arabica beans

Published: 2024-11-27 18:22:07

Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire holds as thousands seek to return home

Israeli military warns Lebanese civilians to stay away from border regions during first day of US-brokered deal to end conflict

Published: 2024-11-27 17:39:09

Italian authorities shut down €3bn-a-year pirate TV ring

International network with 22mn subscribers stole and resold content from top streaming providers

Published: 2024-11-27 17:02:18

EU threatens TikTok with probe over role in Romanian elections

Bucharest lodges complaint after far-right candidate who went viral on Chinese platform topped presidential vote

Published: 2024-11-27 16:44:14

Britain’s biggest export sector is, or possibly isn’t, in trouble

Time to see a consultant?

Published: 2024-11-27 16:20:23

The perils in the search for the perfect GDP alternative

Statistical agencies trip up when they attempt to weigh the values of good and bad in society

Published: 2024-11-27 15:58:53

US to approve $680mn arms sale to Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu cited new weapons shipments as one reason for backing ceasefire with Hizbollah

Published: 2024-11-27 15:56:36

French markets hit by threat of government collapse

Paris’s cost of borrowing relative to Germany reaches highest level since Eurozone crisis in 2012

Published: 2024-11-27 15:43:11

The government has no time to lose if it wants to reform social care

So far it has stumbled from one policy mis-step to another

Published: 2024-11-27 15:24:10

Michael Ellam tapped up to be UK’s next ‘EU sherpa’

If appointed, Gordon Brown’s former communications chief would lead reset talks with Brussels

Published: 2024-11-27 15:21:39

Poland kicks off presidential campaign with push for World War II exhumations

Kyiv agrees to allow Warsaw to investigate mass graves where Polish nationals were buried

Published: 2024-11-27 14:52:31

Prepare for extra traffic at US ports

What happens when the US signals a trade war months in advance

Published: 2024-11-27 14:15:22

European parliament approves new von der Leyen commission

Second-term team reflects growing appeal of conservative and hard-right parties in Europe

Published: 2024-11-27 13:58:19

Lebanon braces for power struggle after ceasefire

Israel’s dismantling of Hizbollah leaves a vacuum that many fear rival factions will exploit

Published: 2024-11-27 13:41:54

Palliative care ‘postcode lottery’ casts shadow over assisted dying debate

Critics of proposed legislation argue for better end-of-life care ahead of vote on Friday

Published: 2024-11-27 13:06:46

William Hague wins race to be Oxford university chancellor

Former Tory leader beats four rivals including Peter Mandelson in tightly fought election

Published: 2024-11-27 13:01:23

Ikea warns of potential hit from Trump’s tariffs as earnings halve

Net profit slides amid campaign to shield consumers from higher inflation

Published: 2024-11-27 13:00:38