The Russian economy is finally stagnating. What does it mean for the war – and for Putin?
A wartime boom in Russia has given way to sluggish growth, tax hikes and squeezed public services. Will it affect the conflict in Ukraine?
Summer travel disruption fears over new biometric checks at European borders
EU urged to tell authorities to stand down EES controls if needed to avert delays at airports and border crossings
Wegovy and Ozempic maker forecasts sharp drop in revenue for 2026
Novo Nordisk share price plunges after blaming lower US drug prices, patent protection issues and rising competition
EU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official
Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel Reeves
Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports
Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths
US, UK, EU, Australia and more to meet to discuss critical minerals alliance
About 20 countries including G7 states in talks on rare earths including calls for US to guarantee minimum price
Impose sanctions on refineries that buy Russian crude oil to end war, says Bill Browder
Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to Kremlin
French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help ICE in US
Revelation that subsidiary of Capgemini is to help trace and expel migrants in US provokes outrage in France
New type of Bordeaux wine to gain official status as result of climate pressure
Exclusive: Formal validation for claret reflects hotter conditions, falling consumption and shift towards chillable reds
EU proposals for free extra cabin bags on planes ‘lunatic idea’, says easyJet
Giving passengers right to additional carry-on baggage would be ‘terrible for the consumer’, warns airline’s CEO
The post-US world is already taking shape – look at the massive EU-India trade deal
The ‘mother of all deals’ is as much about the tariff-heavy geopolitics of the Trump era as it is about bilateral trade, says Asian studies professor Ravinder Kaur
Food sector calls for transition period if UK and EU agree post-Brexit rules reset
Industry groups warn that aligning agriculture standards overnight could cost British businesses up to £810m a year
EU-India deal ‘accelerated’ over past six months amid Trump’s tariff threats – Europe live
Wide-ranging deal will cut tariffs to zero over seven years as Modi hails ‘largest free trade agreement’ in India’s history
‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement
Tariffs cut to zero for many industrial products, including iron and steel, plastics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Scotland-France ferry could relaunch amid £35bn Dunkirk regeneration plan
French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisation