Kyiv’s allies insist more work is needed on US-Russian peace plan
EU and Nato leaders warn they must be given a voice on the most pivotal moment in the war
Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress after clash with Trump
US president threatened primary challenge against the Republican firebrand over her campaign to release the Epstein files
Brazil police take ex-president Jair Bolsonaro into custody
Court says Trump ally was planning to take advantage of a demonstration outside his home to escape
Gunmen kidnap hundreds of Catholic schoolchildren in Nigeria
Attack comes just weeks after Donald Trump threatened to deploy US military if Christians were targeted
Apple’s ‘skinny’ iPhone falls flat with disappointing early sales
Consumers chose better value and superior performance over slim new design of Air model
HTSI editor’s letter: sound the trumpets for a festive celebration
March into a party season of fine wines, fine clothes and fine food
French parliament rejects budget draft as Lecornu struggles to lower deficit
Prime minister under pressure to find agreement by the end of the year
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
Trump envoys issue ultimatum to Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thursday
Hardline message over US-Russia plan at volatile meeting in Kyiv sparks alarm among European allies
Paramount’s big bet on European football
Also in today’s newsletter, Read Madrid readies stake sale plan
US bankruptcy court orders Byju’s founder to pay $1bn
The company that was once India’s biggest start-up has been locked in a bitter legal battle with its creditors
Sharon Camp, reproductive health pioneer, 1943-2025
With grit and resolve, she overcame sexism to develop the first ‘morning after’ contraceptive pill
The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall
Moves in the cryptocurrency are becoming an early alert that markets are unwell
Ignoring Britain’s disquiet on crime will not go unpunished
The next election may be fought as much on how safe people feel as on the economy
Kremlin plotted to blame unpopular tax rise on west to shield Putin
Guidelines issued to state-controlled media said Russia’s president should not be personally linked to VAT rise
Why are so many home insurance claims being rejected?
Customers tell of complex claims processes. ‘They bank on people rolling over and giving up’
The new politics of autism
As contentious claims over rising diagnoses get a presidential platform, Simon Baron-Cohen explains where talk of an ‘epidemic’ goes wrong — and why we need more recognition that autism comes in different forms
Maduro tightens personal security as US strike threat intensifies
Fear spreads among officials and intelligence agents as crisis raises prospect of attack or negotiated exit
Pop culture has mastered nostalgia — by returning to a pre-smartphone era
‘Stranger Things’ is back for its final season, weaving fantasy set not in the future but in a past that its young fans never knew
How Ocado’s American dream fell apart
A partnership with Kroger was meant to prove Ocado’s business model — it may instead be the British group’s undoing
Are wildcats too wild for the English countryside?
Reintroduction isn’t just about bringing back animals but inviting change and risk into our landscapes
Brace yourselves for a Budget doomed to failure
Smorgasbord of tax rises is riskier for chancellor, our personal finances and the UK economy
The brokers offering to spirit Palestinians from Gaza
People in the devastated enclave are turning to an obscure group offering them new lives — for a price
Real Madrid plots ownership shake-up to stay ahead of Premier League rivals
Member-owned Spanish club could bring in external investors as some fans voice opposition to idea of a stake sale