Population falls for fourth year in a row as policymakers struggle with demographic crisis

Latest data reflects 2-speed economy as Beijing grapples with Donald Trump’s trade policies

Outside experts will help assess where government initiatives can be more joined-up

Rule changes for share and bond listings in London come into force on Monday

TCI’s 2025 gain for investors was the industry’s largest, according to annual ranking

Democratic mayor and governor made subject to federal probes amid protests in Minnesota over killing of Renee Good

Europe could also threaten to restrict US companies’ market access in run-up to crunch talks at Davos

US refuses to back down in the face of outrage among its allies over plan to acquire Danish territory

Aggressive US rhetoric over Greenland demands a change in strategy by the EU and UK, officials say

Eight targeted European nations warn Washington that it risks a ‘dangerous downward spiral’

By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world

Moscow targets energy system as Kyiv suffers minus 20C temperatures

BlackRock chief aims to make World Economic Forum central to global conversation

Energy abundance, open-source models and manufacturing strengths will push Beijing into first place

Keir Starmer will on Monday urge the US president to step back from the brink of trade war with European countries

Kemi Badenoch’s Tories have to learn to like Britain again

Spending on Xi Jinping’s signature overseas investment project hit a record in 2025, new research shows

Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital

Latvijas Banka governor and ECB policymaker urges policymakers to prepare financial system for direct military attack

Sector has jumped nearly 15% this month as investors bet domestic military spending will have to keep rising

EIFO says it wants to be ‘a long-term reliable partner’ for the Arctic island

Attendees say navigating the elite networking event is not without obstacles

Slowing demand in China has pushed brands to seek pockets of growth in new markets

Alcohol producers halt production and cut prices to shift bottles piling up in warehouses