Data centres rebuked
Capex, meet the electorate
Russia’s rocky return to global sport
Also in today’s newsletter: an F1 car for sale and pro golf’s post-LIV future
Laurence Tubiana: the climate struggle is entering its ‘post-Trump era’
France’s star negotiator on the Paris accord, éco-anxiété and her hopes for COP Antalya
UK will not slow down on AI despite backlash in US, says growth minister
Dan Tomlinson asserts that pace of investment is ‘too low for what we need to stay at the forefront as AI technology develops’
Burnham’s 10-year plan morphs into ‘high-level’ blueprint
Delay deepens doubts within Labour whether PM’s vision for UK will be as transformational as billed
The UK has few easy options for rejoining a ‘traumatised’ EU
Accession is really not a negotiation. It is a process and candidates must tick all the relevant boxes
Trump’s defeat heralds a US retreat
American retrenchment could change Middle East balance of power and signify opportunities for China
Scottish government explores seizing assets of Sanjeev Gupta’s business empire
Holyrood wants to ensure any claims it has against GFG Alliance are prioritised over those of other creditors
European security agencies probe whether bomb hoaxes started in Russia
A working hypothesis is that the co-ordinated threats were produced by pro-Kremlin activists or hacking groups
John Frieda, celebrity hairstylist and businessman, 1951-2026
The coiffeur revolutionised hairdressing with his line of styling products
The mother of all American course corrections
US midterms are the latest confirmation that reports of the death of liberal democracy have been much exaggerated
Zelenskyy to be honoured with UK state visit in 2027
The grand occasion will mark five years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Transcript: Martin Wolf on the US midterms — what will the Democrats do next?
Martin Wolf speaks with Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman
How Wall Street’s all-in bet on AI blew up
US midterm elections sparked a hedge fund and retail investor exodus from a trade that had taken over equity markets
Now is the time for gatherings
By coming together this autumn, we can foster a sense of joy and wonder
No, ‘mogging’ does not signal the decline of the English language
The popularity of manosphere vocabulary takes the sting out of a harmful ideology
An apology for slavery will help build trust across the Commonwealth
The Caribbean Community has 10 relatively modest proposals for repairing relations with the UK
A bittersweet year for liberals
The lesson of 2026 is that people can forgive election subversion, Kremlin support — but not high prices
Russia ships metal via the Arctic to evade Ukrainian strikes
Pig iron will be exported through the northern port of Murmansk for the first time in 30 years as Black Sea battles rage
Peter Frankopan on Constantinople to Istanbul at the V&A — a sparkling tale of two empires
From dazzling tapestries of silk and gold to rare mosaics from the Great Palace, glorious artefacts trace the intertwining histories of one of the world’s greatest cities
House & Home Asia Living Special
A look at the property market in the region, from ritzy new residences in Bangkok to Hong Kong’s bid for buzz
Mississippi election marks political earthquake in the Deep South
Democrat Scott Colom could become the first Black man from the state to reach the US Senate in 150 years
UK officials warned that changing mackerel definition could mislead shoppers
Internal emails show concern at moves to allow Chilean species to be sold as ‘jack mackerel’, even though it is from a different family from traditional product
Why does America hate AI?
Voter hostility to Big Tech helped shape the US midterms, and similar fears are spreading through the west. But look east and attitudes are dramatically more optimistic