Pakistan says Iran and US agree deal to open Strait of Hormuz and extend ceasefire
Leaders expected to sign agreement on Friday for Tehran to clear mines in waterway and Washington to end blockade
Starmer to announce Australia-style social media ban for teenagers
PM set to announce that he will ban younger teenagers from some social media platforms and curb their daily use
Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93
Yorkshire politician and writer was key figure in modernising the party after its swing to the left under Michael Foot
Trump tells Israel and Hizbollah to ‘stand down’ as he pushes for Iran deal
US president has said he expects Washington and Tehran to seal a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
Badenoch courts City with call for greater risk-taking
UK opposition leader seeks to reset relations after market turbulence under ex-prime minister Liz Truss in 2022
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Political Fix: Makerfield or bust: Burnham goes for broke
Plus, defence secretary John Healey’s seismic resignation
Starmer poised to backtrack on electric vehicle targets
Prime minister to reduce all-electric cap from 80% to 50% by end of decade amid fears of job losses
Macron to pull out the stops to keep Trump at G7 gathering
First rich nations summit since Iran war launched, a make-or-break British by-election, Warsh chairs his first FOMC meeting
Underfunded and under fire: the crises facing Northern Ireland’s police
Service already under scrutiny for failing to attract enough Catholics and a culture of institutional misogyny before this week’s riots
Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10mn
Projections showed 54 per cent of voters rejected the initiative backed by the rightwing Swiss People’s party
Trump stages show of political domination with UFC bout on White House lawn
US president hosts a Maga mixed martial arts spectacle inside a temporary Colosseum on his 80th birthday
UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel
Prime minister hails ‘yet another blow to Russia’ as part of effort to clamp down on those fuelling Ukraine war
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson detained under terrorism legislation
Detention at Heathrow airport follows a week of violent racial tensions in the UK
‘Can a machine do this job?’ is the wrong question
By shifting work to the consumer, AI will usher in a self-service economy
What should investors expect from Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting?
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Electrification jumps up corporate agenda after energy crisis, survey finds
Security and cost concerns elevate business push for overhaul of power systems
Manchester is a triumph of private enterprise
‘Soft left’ Labour MPs backing Andy Burnham might have learned the wrong lessons from the city’s revival
Kevin Warsh enters the arena
The new Federal Reserve Chair will be judged on his integrity and ability
The coach who bonded with Putin and took Curaçao to the World Cup
The curious case of Dick Advocaat
How the screwworm broke through US defences and returned to Texas cattle
A successful programme that contained the parasite for decades began to fail in 2023 as cases exploded in Panama
Israel strikes Beirut, threatening to complicate push for Iran deal
Israel launched strike on Beirut as US president expects to firm agreement to extend ceasefire
How Israel’s ‘trampoline’ economy has adapted to war
After two decades of growth the country has proven to be surprisingly resilient to war and energy shocks