Discussions over a tie-up to create the world’s largest mining group come as race to secure copper reshapes the sector

Stockpicker’s flagship fund failed to beat cash returns in 2025

Tensions rise as incident in Minnesota followed by shootings in Portland

US policy of regional domination is being greeted with alarm by its northern neighbour

Five Republicans join Democrats in advancing legislation that halts further strikes without Congress’s approval

Shares in the New York-listed members’ club sank more than 20% following announcement by MCR Hotels

Shares in Danish territory’s biggest bank have risen 33% this week

Climbdown an embarrassment for chancellor whose poll ratings are already at record lows

Washington aims to reshape the region by using corporate power to dominate the continent and its resources

Anti-imperialist ideologue Diosdado Cabello poses the greatest threat to interim president Delcy Rodríguez, experts say

Russia’s foreign ministry accuses Washington of lowering the ‘threshold for use of force’

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is in close contact with US secretary of state Marco Rubio

Entrepreneurs seek to steal a march on bigger rivals that are still weighing risks of re-entering the country

AI must learn to reckon with a world much messier than any computer simulation

Bodies targeted include key UN climate treaty and those promoting development, democracy and human rights

Russian drone strikes trigger widespread electricity outage in two regions on Wednesday

Restaurants and music venues among businesses urging chancellor to rethink rates rise plan after U-turn on pubs

The tremulous response to both the Venezuela coup and his threats to Greenland reflects hard truths