Donald Trump threatens to hit Canada with 50% tariff
US accuses neighbour of engaging in unfair trade practices in move that could reignite trade war
Andy Burnham makes more appointments for his first cabinet
John Healey becomes chancellor while Shabana Mahmood stays at the home office and Ed Miliband moves to the foreign office
Trump to meet Lebanon’s president as US pushes ahead with peace deal
Lebanese army will move into ‘pilot zones’ as part of plan for Israeli withdrawal from the country
US petrol prices climb back above $4 as Iran war intensifies
Resurgent costs drive frustration with President Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections
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UK prime minister announces top team, with some experienced faces returning to government
Man charged with Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry will appear in court on Tuesday in relation to the killing of former Conservative minister
Gilts under pressure as investors brace for higher spending under new PM
Andy Burnham said he will ‘use any flexibility’ within the fiscal rules
Burnham stuns Labour MPs by choosing Healey as new chancellor
UK prime minister’s choice of former defence minister surprises allies
Big Tech’s AI backstops risk ignominy
Big benefactors offer their balance sheets as an emergency ‘deep pocket’, enabling unproven AI companies to borrow cheaply
Andy Burnham’s tenure begins with troubling signals
Britain needs to revive animal spirits, not return to a statist past
US judge pauses Paramount’s $110bn Warner Bros acquisition
Federal court grants request for temporary halt to merger while examining impact on competition in Hollywood
Burnham becomes UK prime minister promising ‘unity and positivity’
The former mayor of Greater Manchester succeeds Keir Starmer with vow to tackle the cost of living
US probes insurers owned by billionaire Mark Walter over asset disclosures
Prosecutors and securities regulators examine whether companies failed to disclose holdings in affiliated entities
Sinaloa cartel founder handed $15bn forfeiture order and life sentence
‘El Mayo’, who co-founded group alongside ‘El Chapo’, was sentenced to life in prison
Ebola death toll rises to 930, as outbreak spreads at record pace
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and partners plan trial of two existing jabs
Labour has handed Burnham a blank cheque
The new premier’s MPs think they have backed a winner but have no idea what his programme will be
David Austin’s empire of rose
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Don’t blame colonialism for Africa’s trade woes
The continent’s growth is being hemmed in by blocked trade arteries, not arbitrary borders drawn in Berlin in 1885
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Lockheed seeks European production for cheaper Patriot missile
US defence group seeking approval from Washington to build out supply chain in region
The Middle East needs its own Helsinki Act
Trust is not a prerequisite for peacemaking — and Iran and its neighbours should follow the example of cold war détente
Andy Burnham’s first speech as PM: what he said and what he meant
Downing Street address offers succinct outline of new leader’s politics — and the problems he will face
Yemen’s Houthi rebels threaten blockade against Saudi Arabia
Renewed fighting puts kingdom’s crude exports through Red Sea at risk
Oil touches $90 after Iran hits tankers
Crude later falls back after Tehran says it has received proposals from mediators about the war