Pentagon, Treasury and state department all conclude $15bn Nippon Steel acquisition poses no national security risk
Resignation comes after president-elect said he will nominate Kash Patel to lead top US law enforcement agency
Central bank has slashed borrowing costs five times this year in an effort to combat unemployment and boost growth
Figure matches Wall Street’s forecasts and clears way for Federal Reserve rate cut next week
Over 4,000 flown home in the face of rebel victory and overthrow of ally Bashar al-Assad
Kingdom’s unopposed bid for sporting event ratified by football’s governing body on Wednesday
After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote
President negotiates with party leaders of left and right to ensure survival of next government
The nation’s first LGBTQ museum offers hope for a community still struggling with inequality
Invading troops capture more territory in Donetsk and move closer to region’s western border
Syria’s strongman was feted in Riyadh three weeks ago. Now he is an asylum seeker in Moscow
So-called restrainers reject post-Cold War foreign policy consensus
Surveyors also find estate agents are expecting the slowest growth in rental costs in almost four years
British premier will accept an invitation by the bloc to discuss security matters, in the latest sign of improving relations
Experts say councils may be given too much time to produce local plans that permit increased development
Also in today’s newsletter, US to unveil new tariffs on Chinese cleantech imports, and North Korea slams South’s Yoon over failed martial law gambit
Prosecutors accuse brothers Tal and Oren Alexander of using their wealth and connections to attract women they abused
The company argues that the case was based on flimsy and unreliable testimony
Agreement with South American bloc is a chance to bolster free trade
Voluntary redundancies expected across Whitehall as departments respond to chancellor’s spending review
Downing Street says wages can rise above inflation only with productivity gains to match
Transformative solutions are required to overhaul procurement and expand the pool of available capital
Mini-budget and pandemic showed need for more frequent reporting, regulator says
Banking, energy and transport executives voice concerns in meeting with UK chancellor
The North Shields singer-songwriter was on great form near the end of a sold-out tour of the UK and Ireland
As Greek borrowing costs fall to French levels, the bloc’s ‘periphery’ shows the value of steady reform
Tractors park up in main London thoroughfare in rally opposing government inheritance tax reforms
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
Turbulence ahoi
Takeover battle between private equity firms could trigger wave of aggressive dealmaking in Tokyo
Shabana Mahmood says review of sentencing is central to solving problems in jails
Assad, Putin, Gaddafi — the free world too often gets its hopes up about despots
Supreme Court grants lenders permission to challenge earlier ruling
Study shows it’s possible to increase capacity from 1,800 travellers an hour to nearly 5,000, says HS1
