Friday’s call marks only the second conversation between the two leaders since US president’s return to office ...

PwC has slashed the jobs of about 60 partners and 1,500 staff from its Middle East business as a bust-up with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund rapidly slows the Big Four accountancy firm’s growth ...

Gulf nation backed Islamabad’s nuclear weapons programme, say experts. A new defence pact draws the Sunni allies closer ...

The UK government borrowed a higher than expected £18bn in August, underlining the challenge facing chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares for a high-stakes Budget in November. The shortfall between ...

Donald Trump said he wants Bagram air base in Afghanistan to be returned to US control, in a move that would restore American involvement in the country it withdrew from four years ago.

US private capital giant moves towards deal for Spanish club that would mark its first major investment in football ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to replace a coal-fired plant with multibillion-dollar fusion facility — if it works ...

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Speculation over what might be in November’s Budget has left me depressed about our capacity for rational policies ...

The region currently imports 22,000 tons of rare earth magnets but Suleman forecasted that the demand was expected to rise to 60,000 tons. Neo’s new facility will initially produce 2,000 tonnes of ...

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients ...

The International Finance Corporation sold tranches of risk on a $500mn portfolio of loans to companies in emerging markets this month, as a test of a plan to boost the World Bank’s firepower with ...