Mumbaikars wade through the monsoon water while bumper-to-bumper traffic attempts to negotiate cavernous potholes opened up ...

Mass protests in Serbia illustrate that democracy and clean government are precious ideals in bullied societies ...

Glitter as we know it was invented by a cattle rancher named Henry Frank Ruschmann. I thought of him when I applied a twinkling line of blue eyeshadow last week.

The US Postal Service said it would suspend delivery of packages from China while Chinese logistics groups announced steep new fees, as President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to levy tariffs on ...

GSK launched a rare £2bn share buyback and raised its growth targets on the back of strong sales of speciality medicines including cancer and HIV drugs, sending shares up as much as 6 per cent on ...

Growth in regular pay, excluding bonuses, was also strong in December rising to 2.7 per cent, from 2.5 per cent in November. Growth in pay is expected to remain robust this year with a 3 per cent rise ...

Sales of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug, Wegovy, rose by more than 50 per cent last year, helping the Danish drugmaker beat revenue expectations.

Santander has reported higher profits in the UK as the future of its business in the country remains in doubt. The Spanish ...

Can Jens Stoltenberg tame the US president once again?

A gold rush into the US — where inventories on the New York Comex have risen 88 per cent since November’s election — has drained the market in London, as traders try to get ahead of potential tariffs ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Microsoft poaches DeepMind staff behind AI podcasting feature, and FBI agents sue Trump ...

Donald Trump’s declaration that Canada could avoid a trade war with the US by merging to become the “ Cherished 51st State” has resurfaced the country’s long-running existential crisis.