Islamabad cuts overall annual budget while earmarking a substantial increase for defence
Measures announced with Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway are first western sanctions against ministers from Israel
Vacancies fall and number of people claiming jobless benefits rises
‘To a T’, which casts you as a schoolboy with no elbows, is rare for being the work of a single-minded creator
Pete Hegseth tells House subcommittee that troops are needed to ‘enforce immigration law’
UK chancellor has seen her approval ratings plunge since taking office
All top trumps — barring the ace — offers safe early ruffing opportunity
Levies of up to 62.4% on hardwood varieties latest flare up in trade tensions
Only one preferred bidder chosen because of ‘affordability issues’, says chair of nuclear group
It must improve skills and regulation to grasp the opportunity
More needs to be done to support growth in the overlooked engine of the economy — mid-sized businesses
The old economic order is dead. What will replace it?
European Commission presented 18th series of measures against Moscow on Tuesday
Trump’s tariff war brings with it unpredictability and a consequent loss of confidence
After the fall
The bestselling author’s ninth novel is a 1980s-set tale of love, human limits and a Nasa mission gone awry
Industry still faces a slow build despite hopes for action in the government’s spending review
Emerging economies outside of Asia becoming ‘development-free zone’, lender warns
Funding comes after Labour initially pulled money for the project last July
Moscow seeks to avenge bold Ukrainian sabotage operation that destroyed bombers on the ground
Also in today’s newsletter, potential winners of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ project
Requirement of £29,000 to bring a spouse to Britain is among highest in advanced world
Eurozone’s former crisis spots have shaken off concerns over rising debt levels as investors bet on fiscal co-operation
Mayor Sadiq Khan has been pressing chancellor Rachel Reeves for more transport funding
Break-up of US media group after just three years leaves staff exasperated amid disintegration of swashbuckling cable era