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Intelligence memo warns Iran is plotting to kill Americans in Middle East
24 October 2026Plans against US citizens have reached ‘advanced stages’ as tensions rise in region, according to document -
France deploys 70,000 officers to police latest protests
24 October 2026Government puts 20% more officers on the streets to boost security following last weekend’s riots -
Mayfair club Maison Estelle set to reopen after alleged firearm incident
24 October 2026Luxury venue closed in September after police asked Westminster council to review its licence -
Ukraine military says Starlink service restrictions have been lifted
24 October 2026Slowdown in drone communication system hampered Kyiv’s ability to defend itself against Russian strikes -
Davos in the Desert’s ‘old fox’ Richard Attias faces his latest test
24 October 2026Power broker behind kingdom’s flagship investment conference has weathered scandal and setbacks. Now he must contend with war and spending cuts -
Netanyahu threatens ‘aggressive’ offensive after West Bank shooting
24 October 2026Two soldiers killed and three injured by Palestinian gunmen in attack that has stoked tensions before Israeli elections next week -
UK mortgage market ‘failing to adapt to new patterns of work’
24 October 2026Lenders’ affordability criteria lead many self-employed borrowers to give up seeking a home loan -
Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli ex-military chief challenging Netanyahu
24 October 2026The grizzled 66-year-old who heads the centrist Yashar party is in a knife-edge race to oust the premier -
Country music and cowboy hats: Brazil’s rightward shift
24 October 2026A conservative identity with heavy American influence has developed in Brazilian politics over the past decade -
A little bit of luck is lifting UK Budget expectations
24 October 2026Healey is poised to deliver his plans just as this year’s drag on global bonds appears to be turning -
Tobacco taxes work — even when they give smugglers a windfall
24 October 2026Fiscal income has dwindled as smokers quit but the link between tax rates and illicit activity is not clear-cut -
Patrick Dele Cole, journalist and diplomat, 1940-2026
24 October 2026The intellectual, writer and adviser made an outsized contribution to Nigerian political and civil life -
China’s luxury brands are ready to elbow western rivals aside
24 October 2026Investors are questioning whether appeal of homegrown Chinese luxury is a durable shift or a shortlived trend -
A union storm is coming for employers
24 October 2026The changing relationship between companies and workers will make it harder to do business -
Musk’s bet of the century
24 October 2026The proposed Tesla-SpaceX merger is going all in on AI -
France is looking ungovernable. And it’s going to get worse
24 October 2026As disorder engulfs Paris and Marine Le Pen waits in the wings, the country is running out of money, patience and answers -
How dolce is Orient Express’s new Grand Tour?
24 October 2026The luxury travel group has combined its Italian hotels, train and sailing yacht into one Byronic modern adventure -
Pubs, pints and the art of the Budget gimmick
24 October 2026Andy Burnham may be hoping to repeat George Osborne’s trick by cutting beer duty -
The Putin whisperers
24 October 2026An American lawyer, a banker and a former spy hatched a plan to prevent nuclear Armageddon. They just needed to tell the Russian president -
How iTunes came back from the dead
24 October 2026Record labels and artists including Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande are using the throwback music store to bolster their chart position and cash in on their fandom