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Defence budget to rise to 2.5% of GDP by end of decade
Also in today’s newsletter, a dispatch from the key swing state of Pennsylvania
Accident off French coast comes after Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plans gain parliamentary approval
Employee of far-right AfD’s lead candidate is latest figure to be accused of passing information to Beijing
Live-updating state of the parties polling ahead of the general election
Some Tory insiders favour going to the country early, fearing party disunity could worsen after May polls
Billionaire accuses Canberra of censorship over calls to remove footage of Sydney stabbing incident
Investor’s Susquehanna International Group owns estimated $40bn stake in parent company ByteDance as app faces potential ban
This fast-paced account lays bare bitter divisions, relentless setbacks and a prime minister’s ultimate undoing
Artists and executives call on next government to focus on ‘reinvigorating our international reputation’
Rich countries espouse active industrial policy at home while continuing to impose outdated policies abroad
Middle East turmoil no longer poses such a threat to the world’s thirstiest petrol consumers
Brussels’ offer to open talks has been rebuffed but the prospect of a deal is still possible, say experts
With his freedom at risk, former US president scowls but sits silently at the start of testimony in his criminal trial
House of Lords abandons efforts to amend legislation to underpin prime minister’s contentious removals plan
President expected to sign law unlocking long-delayed $60bn in funding for Ukraine this week
Antitrust regulator takes aim at proposed Capri-Tapestry deal to create a US luxury goods powerhouse
Pledge of extra £500mn comes as PM flies to Warsaw and Berlin and announces largest supply of munitions to Kyiv
Head of financial institutions group for Europe relocates at sensitive time for its operations on the continent
Opposition Labour party vows to rethink the appointment if it wins the general election
Regulator confronts growing concerns within government that move will undermine competitiveness
Prosecutors allege former president was part of ‘co-ordinated, long-running conspiracy’ in first remarks to New York jury
Economy’s shift away from manufacturing may have been accelerated by Brexit, some experts argue
Writer of book about Mussolini claims PM is trying to rewrite history and failing to adequately condemn fascism
President Daniel Noboa strengthens hand to tackle crime wave but voters fail to back economic proposals
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