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Sunday, 24 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Donald Trump says deal with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’
 
US president says he will announce agreement to end the war after talks with Gulf leaders and allies
 
 
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones in heavy overnight assault
 
Capital is rocked by explosions after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warned of an imminent large-scale attack
 
 
Bond slump stirs vigilante fears
 
A sense is setting in among investment professionals that we have a serious problem here
 
 
The new arms race in computing power
 
Military capability depends increasingly on data centres. Now governments outpaced in AI are looking to experimental technologies
 
 
Andy Burnham says land in the UK is ‘undertaxed’
 
Potential Labour leadership contender points to ‘big case’ for reforming property levies
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
South-east Asian economies struggle to counter energy shock
 
Iran war leaves oil-poor nations trying to shore up countermeasures while battling inflation
 
 
Man shot dead by Secret Service after exchanging gunfire outside White House
 
Donald Trump had been in the executive mansion when witnesses reported hearing dozens of shots
 
 
US warns Japan of severe delays in Tomahawk deliveries due to Iran war
 
Missiles could come two years late as Pentagon works to replenish stocks depleted in Middle East military campaign
 
 
How the AI revolution has turbocharged M&A
 
Deals hit record highs, unloved companies turn sexy and PE finds a new gold mine
 
 
Inside the technicolour world of Jack White
 
The White Stripes star started making art in his teens. He’s finally ready to show it
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
US oil producers increase output to capture price surge from Iran war
 
Drilling expansion follows 40 per cent jump in cost from global supply crunch that has dented president’s approval ratings
 
 
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs set to test limits of AI boom
 
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei battle over who can command Wall Street’s deepest pools of capital
 
 
Get ready to take sides in Big Tech’s giant IPO bake-off
 
With SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic targeting the same market, investors must decide what qualities they prize most
 
 
Superdrug owner shrugs off volatility to press ahead with $30bn dual listing
 
AS Watson plans to publicly trade shares in both Hong Kong and London before the end of 2026
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Delivery Hero reveals Uber takeover bid at €10bn valuation
 
German food group has also been approached by rival DoorDash, people familiar with the situation said
 
 
Starmer urges TNT to screen Champions League final for free
 
UK prime minister says football fans should not have to pay to watch Arsenal-PSG match next weekend
 
 
Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s collab provides a much-needed pop
 
The launch may not have gone quite according to plan, but such tie-ups are a good way to inject some buzz into the market
 
 
US crime and mortality is declining fast — what can the rest of us learn?
 
America is making progress in driving down violent deaths and those from some dangerous diseases
 
 
Britain curbs electricity trading after straining Europe’s power grids
 
Change in practice means state-owned operator NESO may need to rely more heavily on gas-fired power stations
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office
 
Mindless generational labels don’t help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix
 
 
The new Luddite movement
 
If governments don’t slow AI down, voters — like their predecessors — might take matters into their own hands
 
 
Arsenal’s hold on the streets and the elites
 
How the team achieved such cultural reach in an unsuccessful era
 
 
What is it that we really hunger for?
 
Answering this question can help us make important changes to our lives
 
 
Time to ‘do the splits’ on your mortgage?
 
Overstretched borrowers are finding ways to alleviate the pain of higher interest rates
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
The unprecedented cost of being a grandparent
 
Sky-high property prices, inflation and a difficult jobs market have increased the need for young parents to ask for help
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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