Exxon and Chevron suffer profit falls on lower oil prices
Cheaper commodities and weaker refining margins hit earnings after bumper performances in 2022 and 2023 #press
Will TikTok campaigns help win the US presidential election?
Both candidates have deployed the platform to try to reach Gen Z voters. Whether it will work is unclear #press
Trump will demand Russia-Ukraine peace talks, claims Orbán
Hungarian prime minister says Republican candidate will rapidly push to end the war if he wins US election #press
‘Ineffectual’ and ‘snippy’: the rapid rise and stunning fall of Rishi Sunak
The Icarus-like former PM took his party to what is projected to be its worst defeat in history #press
Meloni puts brakes on Italy’s solar energy rollout
Prime minister says photovoltaics are threatening nation’s ‘food security’, but farmers disagree #press
Rheinmetall to sponsor Borussia Dortmund in sign of shifting German attitudes to defence
Europe’s largest ammunition maker agrees deal with Bundesliga club #press
What Google’s antitrust cases mean for democracy
If the Big Tech company is found to be breaking the law, it could change corporate behaviour in a profound way #press
Google’s AI search tool tells users to ‘eat rocks’
‘Hallucinations’ in new feature provoke ridicule and raise questions about betting core business on an experimental product #press
Israel remains defiant despite week of diplomatic blows
Netanyahu’s government in quick succession faced with call for arrest warrants over Gaza and order to halt Rafah assault #press
Taiwan in political turmoil as China steps up military intimidation
Opposition seeks to curb new president’s administration while Beijing sends fighters, bombers and navy to patrol around island #press
Pandemic-era winners suffer $1.5tn fall in market value
Top 50 biggest stock gainers hit by painful decrease since the end of 2020 as lockdown trends fade #press
US defence secretary seeks to woo Cambodia from China with visit to Phnom Penh
Meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet comes as Washington hopes US-educated leader will distance country from Beijing #press
Pharma’s next big obesity win will be a challenge
The sector’s holy grail of an effective, easily manufactured weight loss pill does not look imminent #press
London’s junior lawyers deserve their £150,000 pay
US law firms in the City of London have raised the benchmark for newly qualified professionals #press