The calculated desperation of Trump-a-palooza
Whatever happens in midterm elections, the president wants the world to know that he is the only person who matters in the Republican Party
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Russia hits evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train on line used by foreign leaders
Engine carriage struck on route used minutes earlier by ex-Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other officials returning from summit
Why teenagers are doing worse at school
Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset
‘Trumpism’ spawns rare unity at Brics summit
Historically unruly bloc finds easy consensus amid worries over Gulf war, tariffs and US sanctions
PwC shakes up Indian operations as AI threat looms over consulting sector
Big Four firm’s US and Indian units to pool outsourcing and advisory operations in 40,000-person joint venture
As Europe’s memory fades, radicalism is returning
For younger voters, both communism and fascism belong to a distant past that no longer defines their political choices
Paris and Beirut push to extend UN peacekeepers’ mission in Lebanon
Drive to extend mandate comes as Israel occupies large area of country’s south and Hizbollah refuses to disarm
How Russia’s new drones are changing the air war
Jet-powered Geran-5 model proves Kremlin’s military is also capable of innovation
The perils of headphones in the office
Listening to music at work can send a lot of unhelpful messages
Boom-era PE funds will fall short on promises, executives warn
Returns from funds launched during the frenzied period of 2019 to 2021 are likely to struggle to meet expectations
The anti-AI portfolio: fountain pens, Warhammer and film cameras
Journaling, sudoku, puzzle books and other non-digital pursuits are staging a comeback
Musk’s secretive backer builds $40bn SpaceX stake
Low-profile venture capital firm Vy Capital has emerged as one of the rocket maker’s largest shareholders
Why Britain’s super-rich are looking for the exit
Tax rises, political instability — and the fear of worse to come — are forcing the UK’s wealthiest residents to reconsider their future in the country
Benchmarking and bonuses: why Singapore pays its politicians like bankers
The city-state has some of the best-paid ministers in the world
Rivals Altman and Musk rally behind Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown
Warring tech bosses unite behind warnings that humans could lose control of the technology
Larry Ellison cancels $7.5bn Oracle share sale
About-face comes a day after a filing revealed plans to sell up to 50mn shares by the end of October
India’s central bank tells Tata Sons to take conglomerate public
RBI rejects group’s appeal against forced listing, setting the stage for what could become India’s biggest IPO
Brics push for Gulf peace as war worries mount
India-China rapprochement faces obstacles over economic and geopolitical rivalry
Trump says united Ireland ‘inevitable’ and ‘a very cool thing’
Off-the-cuff remarks from US president during a visit to Ireland anger pro-UK parties
Canada seeks $1tn from investors looking for a haven from Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts a summit to put money behind his plan to decouple from an increasingly hostile US