Bank has ‘no other realistic option but to leave’ to protect its competitiveness, says co-founder of investor

Pressure to repatriate Afghans is leading to increased official contact with isolated Islamist regime

US supermajors seek to emulate success of transatlantic peers such as Shell, BP and Total

Meredith Kopit Levien says newspaper will not back down after US president sues for $15bn

White House shifts from defending dissent to vowing crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric in wake of killing

Late-night TV host’s remarks about the man accused of killing the conservative activist provoked criticism

But after spending time with the King, the US president may face a tricky final day as he holds talks with Sir Keir Starmer

Danish drugmaker is racing to beat arch-rival Eli Lilly to market

Deal with nuclear-armed Islamabad comes after Gulf states alarmed by Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha

US central bank’s first reduction in borrowing costs this year comes amid growing worries about labour market weakness

Multibillion-dollar pledges on data centres come during Trump visit despite unresolved issues around digital services tax

British minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says agreement ‘urgent’ after months of delay by Brussels

Bolsonaro’s conviction makes history by holding a coup plotter to account

Show is over for many nightlife venues as some Saudis recoil at what they see as seedy side of kingdom’s liberalisation

Artificial intelligence labs attain top grade in prestigious programming contest

Dan Katz expected to become second to fund chief Kristalina Georgieva

European scientists have created system trained on large-scale health records

Harland & Wolff’s Belfast yard not ready to build key section of MoD vessel, says Spanish shipbuilder Navantia

Kevin Parry is one of the first senior UK bankers to engage with Nigel Farage’s rightwing populist party

A hatred of interference in national affairs disappears when American conservatives are doing it

Some capitals remain wary over ‘reparation loans’ plan, as US calls on G7 to tap Moscow’s money immobilised abroad

SMIC tests domestically made machinery as Beijing seeks to rival US-made processors

Beijing steps up efforts to boost semiconductor independence and compete with US

Big Four firm forced to take ‘tough decision to reduce roles in some areas’ amid slowdown following pandemic-era boom