Ecocide is a crime against humanity
The ICC and its member states must treat environmental destruction as seriously as other international crimes
Switzerland hits UBS with proposed $20bn capital increase
Federal Council sets out plans for banking reform after months of lobbying by country’s biggest lender
Noah Kahan’s stirring songwriting veers into dullness in The Great Divide
On his 17-track second album, the New England native takes the listener on a journey that proves to be interminable
The full and interesting lives of writers’ alter egos
Doctors, dairy farmers, failed novelists — how authors’ fictional selves take on an identity all their own, distinct from their creators
Chinese EV maker Nio faces multimillion-dollar claim over patents
Nio says accusations that it infringed IP covering technology from defunct Israeli EV pioneer Better Place are ‘unfounded’
Ukraine miner Ferrexpo warns it could run out of cash by August
London-listed company’s shares plunge as it considers capital raise of at least $100mn
Starmer challenged in cabinet over Mandelson scandal as ministers step up criticism
Home secretary questions PM’s praise of Olly Robbins days after sacking him and first Labour MP calls on leader to quit
Energy traders dig in for a long Iran war
Vitol, Trafigura and rivals expand credit lines in anticipation of prolonged disruption to global oil and gas flows
Warsh’s data preferences risk costly inflation mistake
Trimmed-mean measures paint a favourable picture — they did the same, wrongly, in 2021 and 2022
Russia to suspend Kazakh oil flows through key pipeline supplying Berlin
Plan will hit Rosneft refinery that supplies most of German capital’s petrol, kerosene and heating fuel
AI robot outplays humans in table tennis milestone
Sony’s ‘Ace’ defeats elite players, highlighting how AI is improving machines’ abilities to interact with people
UK financial watchdog raids crypto traders’ properties in London
FCA, police and HMRC swoop on properties allegedly using peer-to-peer trading ‘to move, disguise and spend illegal money’
No dosa today: India’s cooking gas crisis
Households are buying up induction stoves and chaiwalas have closed as Iran conflict hits the country’s supply of LPG
Reform UK undercuts Labour and Tories for its first ‘Business Day’
Populist party promises panel discussions with ‘leading voices from across the economy’ to tempt wary chief executives
EQT makes improved £9.7bn offer for Intertek
Previous bid for FTSE 100 group from Swedish private equity firm rejected
EQT warns AI fears will stall sales of private equity software stakes
Investor concerns that technology could hit companies’ business models will derail exits, says Swedish group
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui — Mark Gatiss owns the stage in Brecht’s parable of fascism
A fine ensemble brings energy to a relentless production at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
UK lenders urge judges to block mass motor finance lawsuits
Case in Court of Appeal will help shape whether motorists can make claims outside of £9.1bn redress scheme
Eni founder’s heir clashes with Meloni government over name use
Italy’s ‘Mattei plan’ for Africa is part of efforts to curb migration
France and Germany extend deadline to try to save joint fighter jet
Mediators have until April 28 to overcome power struggle between Airbus and Dassault Aviation
Boeing regains delivery lead over Airbus as revenues jump
US aircraft maker narrows losses and posts widest gap over European rival since 2018
Apple controls the tech sector’s Strait of Hormuz
It may have stumbled in the AI race but the company’s new CEO will find it still has distinct advantages
The military man trying to save US-Iran peace talks
Pakistan’s fatigue-wearing strongman Asim Munir takes unorthodox approach to mediating between two arch-enemies
House prices in London’s wealthiest boroughs suffer double-digit decline
Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea property valuations sink close to 2013 levels