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France deploys 70,000 officers to police latest protests

Government puts 20% more officers on the streets to boost security following last weekend’s riots

Luxury venue closed in September after police asked Westminster council to review its licence

Slowdown in drone communication system hampered Kyiv’s ability to defend itself against Russian strikes

Power broker behind kingdom’s flagship investment conference has weathered scandal and setbacks. Now he must contend with war and spending cuts

Some companies’ bonds now yield less than government bonds

Also in today’s newsletter: Spanish football’s real estate play

Two soldiers killed and three injured by Palestinian gunmen in attack that has stoked tensions before Israeli elections next week

Lenders’ affordability criteria lead many self-employed borrowers to give up seeking a home loan

The grizzled 66-year-old who heads the centrist Yashar party is in a knife-edge race to oust the premier

A conservative identity with heavy American influence has developed in Brazilian politics over the past decade

Healey is poised to deliver his plans just as this year’s drag on global bonds appears to be turning

Fiscal income has dwindled as smokers quit but the link between tax rates and illicit activity is not clear-cut

The intellectual, writer and adviser made an outsized contribution to Nigerian political and civil life

Investors are questioning whether appeal of homegrown Chinese luxury is a durable shift or a shortlived trend

The search for the daring aviatrix is almost a century old and remains the ultimate treasure hunt

The changing relationship between companies and workers will make it harder to do business

Martin Wolf speaks with historian Anne Applebaum

The proposed Tesla-SpaceX merger is going all in on AI

As disorder engulfs Paris and Marine Le Pen waits in the wings, the country is running out of money, patience and answers

Because everyone can have enough of a good thing, even Olivia Colman

Former NSO Group boss Shalev Hulio seeks to reinvent himself as a champion of sovereign AI and national security

The luxury travel group has combined its Italian hotels, train and sailing yacht into one Byronic modern adventure

Andy Burnham may be hoping to repeat George Osborne’s trick by cutting beer duty

The reassuringly bourgeois values behind a rebellious generation