The Netflix-Paramount bidding war puts the much-criticised CEO in line for a bumper payday

Zelenskyy says Kyiv still needs US and European protection guarantees ahead of Berlin talks

Authorities say they have designated incident as terrorism

Once a model for the world, the EU’s rulemaking machine has faltered under the weight of its own ambition

But not because of anything to do with the US transport secretary’s campaign to civilise air travel

Ending manufacturing at Dresden site comes as Europe’s largest auto producer battles weak demand in its key markets

Funds such as Balyasny, Jain Global and Qube are expanding operations to allow them to trade underlying markets

Swiss groups are involved in deals across sectors, defying currency moves and US tariffs

SBI Shinsei Bank could use funds to fuel purchases of smaller regional lenders

Leftwing challenger Andrea Egan is running against Unison general secretary Christina McAnea in a leadership ballot

The country’s growth model is becoming increasingly hard to sustain

Owner and preferred bidder TDR Capital are trying to rescue deal after failing to agree on price

Trump threatens retaliation against Isis for assault on a counterterrorism operation

Israeli army said it killed Raed Saad, one of the architects of the October 7 attack

More than 100 political prisoners freed but another 1,000 remain behind bars

Share of balances past due has doubled as Biden-era forbearance expires

Canadian prime minister’s legacy as one-time UN envoy and clean power advocate undermined by energy shift

Relations between the US and Europe crumple further over Trump’s national security strategy and pressure on Ukraine

Private capital giant shorted loans and cut exposure to sector amid concerns over threat from AI

Those who move within a country have an under-scrutinised effect on it

Broadened criteria are benefiting the better-off, harming those facing greatest difficulty and straining the system

The US has gone all-in on artificial intelligence. But the idea of an end-of-times battle with China over tomorrow’s key technology is part delusion, part lobbying tool for Silicon Valley

Bardonecchia in Italy retains spot as Europe’s best-value resort for individual adult skiers

End of deliveries by Denmark’s mail service bodes ill for the epistolary form