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A big dose of luck, and a distinctly odd character

Thanks to a combination of capital and politics, the city is booming. Can its success be sustained?

Israeli military says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones Reuters

Russia and Ukraine exchanged another wave of overnight strikes as US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were set to travel to Kyiv from Moscow following talks with President Vladimir Putin.

British carmaker’s voluntary redundancy programme poses a fresh challenge to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Hopes in Kyiv were low ahead of visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Transforming the military has changed the war—and upended politics.

Expanding the stockpile could weaken deterrence.

A strong rouble was hurting the budget