‘Democracy has cost us our lives’: Fear grips Ecuador after candidate killed
Presidential contender’s assassination deepens country’s plunge into drug-fuelled violence ahead of elections #press
The draw of alternative international schools
‘Work-from-anywhere’ families are increasingly crossing the globe to provide their children with a progressive curriculum #press
Top Fox lawyer and Lachlan Murdoch confidant Viet Dinh to resign
Departure comes months after $800mn settlement of Dominion Voting Systems claims #press
‘Sam? Are you there?!’ The bizarre and brutal final hours of FTX
How Sam Bankman-Fried and his band of millennial millionaires lost a $40bn crypto empire #press
FTX’s Bankman-Fried accused of leaking former associate’s private messages
Prosecutors accuse bankrupt crypto exchange’s founder of trying to ‘interfere with a fair trial’ by discrediting Caroline Ellison #press
US Supreme Court puts $6bn Purdue opioid settlement on hold
Justices will consider whether the law permits the waiver of future claims against parties not in bankruptcy #press
Lebanon’s ex-central bank chief hit with sanctions for alleged graft
US, Canada and UK say Riad Salameh and several associates engaged in ‘unlawful self-enrichment schemes’ #press
EU treads cautious line over US investment bans on Chinese tech
Brussels unwilling to follow suit straight away and says it will issue its own proposals by year-end #press
Siemens warns slump in Chinese demand may continue for ‘several quarters’
German conglomerate remains bullish on long-term outlook for China despite plunge in quarterly orders #press
Yandex co-founder condemns ‘barbaric’ war in Ukraine
Arkady Volozh breaks silence to become one of the few Russian businessmen to speak out against invasion #press
US bank stocks fall after Moody’s cuts ratings on several midsized lenders
Shares in Italian lenders slide after government announces windfall tax plans #press
US bank stocks fall after Moody’s cuts ratings on several midsized lenders
Shares in Italian lenders slide after government announces windfall tax plans #press
The west shouldn’t give up on ‘gentle commerce’ just yet
Although it has been strained in recent years, the link between trade and political liberalisation still holds #press
Soaring costs threaten offshore wind farm projects
Projects locked into low electricity prices are becoming unviable as sector is hit by cost inflation and high interest rates #press
Trump admits criminal charges will damage 2024 presidential campaign
Former president tells raucous New Hampshire rally he expects fourth indictment as soon as next week #press
Meta disbands protein-folding team in shift towards commercial AI
Move to terminate scientific project comes as Facebook parent prioritises moneymaking AI products over blue-sky research #press