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Sunday, 17 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Streeting says he will battle Burnham for Labour leadership
 
Former health secretary promises that ‘I know how to win’ as he announces intention to succeed Sir Keir Starmer
 
 
Israel kills last Hamas chief who oversaw October 7 attack
 
Death of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in an air strike piles greater pressure on fragile ceasefire
 
 
Donald Trump turns up the heat on Cuba
 
US president is using threats and inducements to force communist island to open up its economy as it runs out of fuel
 
 
The century of the stalemate
 
In war, politics and other fields, it is ever harder to win
 
 
Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once
 
Homes and phones are part of the reason for the demographic shift changing our world
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Trump-backed challenger defeats two-term Republican senator in primary
 
President had branded Bill Cassidy of Louisiana ‘disloyal’ for voting to impeach him
 
 
The messy, chaotic and possibly quixotic quest to phase out fossil fuels
 
The inside story of a climate summit unlike any other
 
 
Nato to press Europe’s arms makers to boost investment and production
 
Alliance chief Mark Rutte set to meet defence groups at meeting in Brussels next week
 
 
HTSI’s summer travel issue 2026: where to relax, refresh and retune
 
From Paraty to Phnom Penh via the Camargue, Venice, Sarajevo and more
 
 
NextEra and Dominion in talks over tie-up to create $400bn US utility giant
 
Discussions come amid booming demand for electricity to power AI data centres
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Sponsor reviews crypto conference partnership over pole-dancing party
 
Crypto exchange OKX reconsiders sponsorship of Consensus Miami after ‘immature’ official after-party event
 
 
Chart of the Week: Gilts, not so bad
 
UK government bonds are not the outlier they appear to be
 
 
AI boom could end the de-equitisation ‘put’
 
This US bull market has not been accompanied by the usual deluge of equity issuance. Until now
 
 
Deal rush in rare earths as west seeks to loosen China’s grip
 
Small group of companies compete for assets as they seek first-mover advantage in ‘very hot’ market
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
From leadership to succession, executive courses target wealthy families
 
Short business school programmes are helping scions prepare, moving into territory dominated by banks and advisers
 
 
What life is like on the stranded ships of the Gulf
 
As leaders debate how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the voices of seafarers have been largely absent. Horatio Clare reports on the hidden world behind a global crisis
 
 
Jamie Dimon and his peers should beware of ending up on the UK ballot
 
There is a fine line between being ‘Concerned of Canary Wharf’ and becoming the subject for political discord yourself
 
 
Trump’s Hormuz ship insurance facility has done $0 business
 
US president’s $40bn scheme has had zero uptake due to absence of naval escorts through key waterway
 
 
Why doesn’t my credit score add up?
 
The bizarre system of credit scoring can punish the prudent and indebted alike
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The many joys of small talk
 
Clever people have always understood the value of pleasantries at work
 
 
How can Trump turn things around on inflation?
 
Most of the culpability rests with the Fed and the Biden government but voters will hold the president accountable
 
 
Tech titans should pick up the phone — and so should the rest of us
 
The lesson from Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI is that writing things down can be embarrassing
 
 
Greece has conquered white wine. Now it’s making exceptional rosé
 
The country’s wine revolution continues apace
 
 
Why the IPO of bike-sharing app Lime is no lemon
 
At a mooted $2bn enterprise value, Uber-backed company would trade at 28 times last year’s operating profit
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
Global conflict pushes geopolitics up the executive curriculum
 
Business schools in the Middle East and beyond react to demand for guidance in troubled times
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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