EU proposals presented on Wednesday require vehicles for corporate fleets and small EVs to be assembled within the bloc

Allegations against former Labour advisers shake a government compelled to engage with world’s second-largest economy

Stocks recover some losses after President Lee Jae Myung orders activation of $68bn market stabilisation fund

Figure revealed at annual meeting of parliament as Beijing prepares to release new five-year plan

Populist party received £3mn from Christopher Harborne in November last year, on top of £9mn in August

Analysts estimate Saudi Arabia has roughly two weeks before it would need to start cutting crude output

Spain’s premier tells US president what no other European leader dares to say but some say he has miscalculated

A growth plan of renewable energy and diversified trade is far better than guzzling fossil fuels and aligning with the US

Kyiv has pioneered cheap and mass-produced machines to battle Russian versions of the Shahed attack drone

Matthew Swindells has been joint chair of four major hospital trusts in north west London since April 2022

Creditors owed more than £2bn have made allegations of fraud at insolvent business

Dario Amodei holding discussions with deputy to Pete Hegseth to reach a compromise on military use of the technology

Sam Altman’s start-up planning additional protections as it implements the agreement hastily announced on Friday

US Senate votes down effort to stop Trump from taking more military action without congressional approval

Billionaire says tweet that sparked lawsuit ‘may not have been my wisest’

Republicans join Democrats in effort to force attorney-general to answer questions over handling of documents

Drop-off in firing of weapons may be a result of US and Israeli attacks on launchers and stockpiles

Sir Keir Starmer’s government is trying to deepen economic ties with Beijing

Iraq-based groups have asked Trump administration for intelligence, weapons and training support

UK boss Jon Holt beaten in race to lead 276,000-person Big Four firm internationally

Officials and analysts say joint operation with US seeks to destroy key capabilities of Islamic regime

Two British-Chinese nationals, including former UK Border Force official, accused of undertaking surveillance

Iran’s retaliatory attacks tarnish the region’s touted image of stability

Washington’s allies in region burn through defensive munitions as they fend off Iranian barrages