iShares’ sale to BlackRock holds lessons for the UK

Drones are reshaping the frontline with Russia — and the future of warfare

Its price is now far above levels suggested by fundamental forces, but it’s hard to see what might stop its ascent

Richard Oldfield says there is ‘no reason to think’ the business will be sold after deal with US fund manager Nuveen

FTSE 100 group looking to secure commitment in first half of the year as it steps up plans to re-enter narrow-body market

Polling finds that Tory voters who have drifted left or become disengaged outnumber those turning to Nigel Farage’s party

MPs urge Ministry of Defence to publish any information it has about the use of air bases by the convicted sex offender

Death of Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ follows US calls for action against traffickers

The Supreme Court’s ruling offers a rare opportunity to fix a historic error

Washington has deployed dozens of planes to the region as Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran

Leaks reveal €500mn contract for man-portable ‘Verba’ system to rebuild Tehran’s air defences

US allies including UK, EU and Japan hardest hit after Supreme Court rules against previous levies

Trump and wife Melania were in Washington at the time of the incident early on Sunday

The Trump administration’s energy policy will make the country sicker and poorer

Competing demands on our attention are undermining our ability to focus

After a year of acrimony, rightwing activist Leo Brent Bozell III is charged with navigating the fraught relationship

UG Solutions, which guarded aid distribution sites in enclave, seeks new business under Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ plan

Activists fear coming third to Greens and Reform, which have both run energetic and populist campaigns

China and others have long been adept at using supply chains to their advantage — the EU should do the same

Performance of luxury brand has faltered since CVC sold majority stake to Partners Group in 2023

AI is fuelling a surge in recorded work meetings that we need to think about more carefully

Groups unable to cash out while other forms of dealmaking have returned

Case brought by Kathryn Shiber fuelled debate about junior bankers’ working hours

US president steps back into fight between streamer and Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery