US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general
Vote follows tense fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about installing an ally of President Donald Trump
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Vote follows tense fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about installing an ally of President Donald Trump

Decision widens rift between Pedro Sánchez’s government and rightwing Italian premier Giorgia Meloni

TikTok owner training a model three times larger than Moonshot’s Kimi K3

Group behind Dealogic and Mergermarket made late payments on offices in Sydney, Munich and Connecticut

Lost capacity in Russia and the Gulf is a boon to US refiners but a political problem for Donald Trump

Financial advisers say families now band together to negotiate a group discount for their children as 20% tax rate bites

The pushback against the Fed chair is unwarranted as he drives much-needed reform

Applications for indefinite right to work, live and study in the country have risen after rules were eased

Islamic republic is determined to retain a degree of control over the chokepoint

Fewer than 20,000 votes separate centrist congresswoman Haley Stevens and progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed

Ukraine warns Patriot interceptor stocks are running low as retaliatory 40-day air campaign expires

AI Security Institute warns tools undertook ‘potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organisations’

Shares slide in pre-market trading even as group says its quarterly revenues nearly doubled

UK oil major has had several approaches for its North Sea assets, says chief executive

Support of two Republicans paves way for acting US attorney-general to be confirmed in the post

A puzzling intervention

Financial companies hope to modernise markets with the technology but systemic risks remain

Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector

Governments have stopped correcting budget deficits but — so far — bond markets have let them

Economic toll in worst-hit countries already exceeds official estimate of costs to the bloc over an average year

Finance minister Satsuki Katayama confirms joint action with Washington to counter ‘disorderly movements’

Oil falls on signs of de-escalation as Tehran says a deal with Oman to reopen Strait of Hormuz to shipping was close

Deal would create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker by market value

Pedro Sánchez is being unfairly singled out for a liberal immigration policy

S&P 500 groups on track for strongest earnings in five years

Tehran’s military raised the stakes with Washington by further expanding the battle across the Middle East

‘Perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,’ US president claims

Managers capitalise on investors’ desire to ‘hedge’ against US market bets

The president of football’s governing body was expected to stand for re-election unopposed, but now criticism is…

Gianni Infantino says it was ‘clear’ project created divisions not in interest of organisation’s initial objective

New York Fed sells euros to buy yen following recent speculation that Tokyo intervened to support Japan’s currency

Three rate-setters rebelled against US central bank’s majority decision to hold rates steady this week

UK prime minister’s intervention raises pressure on Fifa president after resignation of top adviser Carlos Cordeiro

Smartphone revenue rose more than a fifth as rivals struggle

Slowdown comes amid continued impact from Middle East war

Shandong-based Innolight supplies data centre equipment to American and Chinese tech groups

Investors pull out of ‘picks and shovels’ suppliers to AI boom

The Fed is a player, not a referee

Short sellers increase wagers amid concerns that rally had run too far

Less so than some of its G7 partners but not entirely immune

Revenue in tech group’s intelligent cloud segment surges 32% to $39.3bn

Attack comes day after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at American forces

Kyiv is shifting its long-range drone campaign to keep plants offline for longer

Younger workers once foresaw the demise of horse-drawn carriages — but anticipating obsolescence can be self-fulfilling

The policy is back in favour with progressives, but critics say it benefits only existing tenants and saps investment

Big Four consultant is latest firm found to have produced slapdash work while marketing expertise on the technology

Powerful tremor in Kumamoto prefecture has left at least 13 people dead

Meta chief warns against ‘regulatory capture’ of American rules on the technology

Incident ends a days-long pause in direct air strikes

South Korean chip giant misses analyst expectations but insists risk of memory oversupply remains ‘limited’
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