Economy

Andy Burnham’s Number 10 North changes the postcode, but not the politics

As Andy Burnham moves part of Downing Street to Manchester, Scotland and Wales are asking what it means for devolution.

Gaza families endure scorching summers without refrigerators, struggling to preserve food, medicine and basics.

EXPLAINER

Countries accounting for almost all of the US’s trade have been hit with tariffs between 10 and 12.5 percent.

With existing 10 percent levies set to expire, Trump issues new tariffs on 60 countries under forced labour provision.

Yemen has proven oil reserves estimated at three billion barrels, but the security environment hinders its export.

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Insurance rates through Hormuz are currently four times the five-year average.

A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.

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The US must rapidly replenish its stockpiles of weapons as the war on Iran rages on.

EDITOR'S ANALYSIS

Yields on 10-year US Treasury bills, a bellwether for inflation, are up 60 basis points since the start of the Iran war.

West Oakland residents push legislation to block a coal terminal that could lead to air pollution in their area.