Autocrat’s daughter Keiko Fujimori on track to win Peru election
Rightwing candidate’s opponent has pledged to contest result of presidential run-off vote
Prosus leads €480mn investment in French health tech start-up Alan
Paris-based group raises one of Europe’s biggest non-AI start-up rounds this year
Latin America’s shallow shift to the right
Colombia and other recent polls highlight polarisation rather than a decisive swing
Credible deterrence requires a new Nato bank
Capital rules prevent the defence ecosystem from getting financing at the volume it needs from commercial lenders
Top Andy Burnham pick advised Thames Water creditors
James Purnell’s previous role running consultancy Flint Global has raised concerns about conflicts of interest
Trump scraps signing of US housing affordability bill
Bipartisan legislation is designed to boost supply and curb institutional investors’ role in property market
Everything is AI
A Nightmare on LLM Street
Can playing video games unearth your next CEO?
When candidates take part in a crisis simulation, it exposes reactions under pressure
UK banks defeat watchdog in legal battle over historic loan complaints
High Court rules that Financial Ombudsman Service unlawfully allowed consumers to challenge terms beyond 6-year limit
Britain’s grid operator called for more electricity as temperatures soar
Extreme heat increases demand for power and reduces efficiency of solar panels
The best theatre shows to see in London and beyond
Exhibition — the uneasy boundary between art, identity and class
Alex Hyde’s novel about the relationship between a photographer and an artist with parallels to Tracey Emin raises questions about who gets to be seen as a genius
Rheinmetall shares plunge after Germany scraps warship project
Berlin’s move to ditch frigate programme overshadows plans for listing of tankmaker KNDS
The emigrants Israel can’t afford to lose
Those inclined to leave are the ones sustaining what’s left of the country’s liberal democracy
Red alerts across UK and Europe as heatwave takes a grip
‘London is cooking’, says UN secretary-general, as temperatures reach a new record for June
Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ aims to mimic rightwing firebrands Milei and Bukele
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella wants to take a chainsaw to the state and build mega-prisons in the Amazon
1776 and all that — the making and remaking of the Declaration of Independence
Ahead of its 250th anniversary, four new books examine how America’s founding document has been repurposed over time — and why it remains contested today
Larry David wreaks havoc on US history in Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness
The comedian’s irascible persona disrupts landmark moments in a sketch show that plays like ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in period costume
Why is getting to a World Cup game so hard?
Fans travelling to the stadium in New Jersey are having to contend with high train fares, limited bus seats and a ban on walking or cycling
Train in fatal UK crash passed red signal, investigators say
Brakes were applied nine seconds before the impact but it slowed only from 75mph to 49mph
The Misanthrope — Sandra Oh is bitterly funny in this overstuffed Molière update
Martin Crimp reimagines the French dramatist’s 17th-century satire for an age of clickbait and cancel culture at London’s National Theatre
Crimea’s big cities in total blackout after Ukrainian drone strikes
Kyiv has been waging an intensifying campaign on the Russian-occupied peninsula’s key infrastructure
Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York primaries
Democrat voters shift allegiance to new generation of leftwing politicians
Putin’s system is in a state of slow implosion
Look to the erosion of fiscal discipline to see where the problems lie