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British aircraft carrier will not be sent to Middle East, say officials
Move follows Trump’s criticism of Starmer for supposedly wanting to join Iran war after it had already been ‘won’
Investors bet central banks will respond to oil shock with rate rises
Iran war expected to derail rate-cut plans as policymakers learn lessons from inflation caused by Ukraine invasion
G7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves
Finance ministers pledge ‘necessary measures’ to tackle surging crude prices but stop short of immediate deal
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Gulf states fear threat to water infrastructure as Iran war escalates
Tit-for-tat strikes have hit critical desalination plants in Bahrain and Iran
Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join Nvidia-backed AI start-up Nscale
Cloud provider raises $2bn in largest deal of its kind for a European tech start-up
Jefferies claims Western Alliance made ‘false’ statements over First Brands
Wall Street war of words escalates as heads of US investment bank hit out at Arizona-based lender
Which economies will pay the biggest price for the Iran war?
American consumers will feel pain at the petrol pump, but US is a net energy exporter unlike its European allies
VW profit rebound in doubt as Chinese rivals pose ‘existential threat’
Analysts warn Europe’s largest carmaker may struggle to lift margins despite historic restructuring
G7 discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves
Middle East war has triggered surge in crude prices that threatens global economy
‘Match of the century’ referee Lothar Schmid’s chess library up for auction
Puzzle: find the win the master missed
Turkey’s top opposition politician stands trial on corruption charges
Istanbul’s deposed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu accused of running a criminal organisation
Gilt market slump deepens as traders bet on BoE rate rise
UK government bond market under renewed pressure as oil surpasses $100 a barrel
Nvidia and ABB launch partnership for AI-enabled autonomous robots
Industrial robots that can be trained in virtual conditions are being trialled by Foxconn
Why did we ever think data centres in the Gulf were a good idea?
US tech companies have concentrated much of their AI infrastructure build-out in the Middle East
Microsoft adds Anthropic AI models to its Copilot workplace tools
Software giant is integrating technology from OpenAI’s rival as it diversifies away from ChatGPT maker
Theory of Flames is an opera that asks: how do you love a conspiracy theorist?
Premiering at Amsterdam’s Opera Forward Festival, Michel van der Aa’s film/opera hybrid is conceptually rich but weakly executed
About those inflation fears
Same, but bigger
Beyond the stricken Gulf, global trade is relatively calm
The Strait of Hormuz is vital for oil and related products but not a critical shipping thoroughfare
One night with Givenchy
HTSI and the fashion house come together in Paris to celebrate Sarah Burton
EQT takes 42% stake in Yorkshire Water
Swedish private equity group to inject funds into utility in sign of enduring investor confidence in the industry
Wine storage is emerging from the cellar
Why hide the Lafite when you can have it on show?
Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader