Russian president calls disaster a ‘tragic incident’ and launches criminal investigation

Attack on Kamal Adwan comes as Israel steps up offensive that began in October

The seemingly unrelenting rise of populism has spurred a retreat from environmental targets

Few western intelligence officials say they would approve something similar to Israel’s pager attack

New legal threat follows $650mn settlement with US government over company’s opioid work

Legislation would force Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest video app by January 19 or be restricted in the US

$10tn money manager agrees to curbs on influencing decisions of mid-sized and regional lenders

Companies take advantage of huge investor demand to pull forward bond issuance originally planned for next year

President-elect’s new allies in Silicon Valley suffer backlash over foreign workers from his core supporters

There has been a profound shift in thinking on capital raisings

In different ways, the US, Russia and China have all become revisionist powers that are seeking radical change to the status quo

Brevity and clarity have given way to a deluge of text from corporate ‘word salads’ to prolix presentations

Citigroup warns of looming tumult at end of strong year for equities

Starmer has vowed to crack down on criminal gangs bringing migrants across English Channel

Looking at the technology through a different cultural lens casts its threat and promise in a new light

Reform UK leader demands an apology from Kemi Badenoch over accusation the party had produced ‘fake’ data

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan suspend flights to Russia after deadly incident

From investing without losing it, to green finance and getting rich quick

Inclusion in S&P 500 index and growth in operations drove share prices at Blackstone, KKR and Apollo to record highs

Prime minister’s wife accused of harassing witnesses and obstructing justice in her husband’s corruption cases

Opposition MPs act against prime minister Han Duck-soo after impasse over appointing judges

Weapons engineering groups advertised for workers familiar with German and Japanese metalworking systems