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UK regulator proposes easing obligations on Royal Mail

Changes will allow postal service bought by billionaire Daniel Křetínský to make fewer deliveries

Weaker than expected results come ahead of key strategy update in March

Additional exchange was brokered to resolve stand-off over how remaining captives would be freed

Chief Christian Sewing still has ‘firm confidence’ that lender will hit target for improving returns in 2025

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

More than 60 people were on the American Airlines flight from Kansas

And day three of DeepSeekWeek

Also in this newsletter: How a Dutch minister wants to relax green rules to boost affordable housing

Murad Ahmed talks to Eleanor Olcott and Tiezhen Wang of Hugging Face

Also in today’s newsletter, passenger jet and US Army helicopter collide over Washington and SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI

Plus, French AI pioneer Mistral weighs its future as DeepSeek changes the game and the lucrative business of airline loyalty programmes

The combination of leverage and time is a critical one to recognise in any portfolio blueprint

From the Red Room in ‘Twin Peaks’ to the apartment in ‘Eraserhead’, the late director used design and decor to pull viewers into the subconscious

Gideon Rachman talks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh

The funds, which invest in overseas securities, are expected to charge 1.2% or less

Frontrunner in bid to become chancellor sparks outrage after counting on AfD to pass parliamentary motion

Goya Gallagher’s vintage Egyptian houseboat makes a stunning showcase for her homeware range

Mistral AI was hailed as a potential global leader in the technology. But it has lost ground to US rivals — and now China’s emerging star

Energy Source combed through the president’s blizzard of executive orders on energy and climate

US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme

A new CEO of Stellantis will still need to overcome weak European demand and rising Chinese competition

Advocates say reopening pipelines could help settlement with Moscow and cut energy costs

LNG development faces paralysis after halt in 2021 following Islamist insurgency

A Bay Area start-up is offering ultra-fast, ultra-precise eyelash extensions for those brave enough to step into its machine