Today
Whyalla collapse wrecks Gupta’s plans to save British steel mills
Last month, the industrialist said he was on the verge of striking a deal to repay billions of dollars. But a deadline to finalise it is in doubt.
This Month
Zelensky ‘ready to work’ with Trump to secure peace deal
The Ukrainian said he wanted to “make things right” with the US president and lauded his “strong leadership”, after he abruptly froze military aid.
Starmer, Macron seek to wrest Ukraine initiative back from Trump
European leaders have hatched plans to develop their own Ukraine peace deal that they’ll sell to the US president, including a peacekeeping “coalition of the willing”.
Trump says Zelensky has a bad hand. But he still holds an ace
The US president can put the Ukrainians in peril, but cannot force them into peace. This gives Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron a chance to deal the Europeans back in.
Why a British vet giant is circling Australia
London-listed pets-and-vets company CVS Group has already spent more than $200 million on buying vet practices Down Under. Here’s why the UK player is so keen.
‘Full backing’: Europe rallies for Zelensky after Oval Office meltdown
Keir Starmer made a show of hugging the Ukrainian leader outside Downing Street, and will be joined by leaders from all over the Continent for crisis talks.
February
As Trump sides with Putin, Europe’s urgent race to rearm
If the US military ships out, the Europeans will need speed, cohesion and piles of money – not exactly attributes they’re famous for.
Don’t like Trump’s $8m ‘gold card’ visa? Try Europe for $413,000
The president wants to charge almost $8 million for a visa. Yet for as little as $413,000, you can buy a flat in a Mediterranean country and get permanent residency too.
Trump, Macron bromance: ‘We’re gonna get this’ Ukraine deal done
The French president wants to heal the trans-Atlantic relationship. Meanwhile, Trump says a deal on Ukraine’s minerals is imminent.
Germany’s new leader may face Trump with one hand tied behind his back
Friedrich Merz faces urgent economic and geopolitical crises. But to form a coalition he needs to turn foes into friends – and that will make it hard to govern.
‘Disgusting graft machine’: Musk backs Trump’s attacks on Zelensky
The rant came as Trump’s team swings behind his strategy of courting Russia, while Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer prepare to visit Washington.
Trump has smashed the Western alliance. Here’s what could happen next
With his broadsides against Ukraine, Trump has turned the world order on its head, leaving Europe reeling. Why is he doing it, and how can US allies respond?
Trump warns Zelensky time is running out for Ukraine
The US president said his Ukrainian counterpart must move quickly to secure peace, and suggested he was prolonging the war to “ride the gravy train”.
Gupta says Whyalla seizure ‘unprecedented’ and ‘wrong’
In an internal memo to his executives, the British industrialist defended his time running the steelworks, suggesting legal action to recover debts owed to him.
Trump demands Zelensky hold elections if he wants peace deal
The US and Russia agreed to lay the groundwork for ending the conflict, something unthinkable a month ago. The Ukrainian president was excluded from the talks.
Dutton is not playing Trump card, Morrison says
The former prime minister says the opposition leader isn’t trying to mimic the US president, and the Australian political system wouldn’t let him.
Europeans fail to agree on troops for Ukraine as peace talks loom
French President Emmanuel Macron gathered key leaders for crisis talks, as Trump’s top advisers gathered for a summit in Riyadh with their Kremlin counterparts.
Gupta poised for $800m sale of Tahmoor coal mine, debt deal nears
Sanjeev Gupta says selling the NSW mine will aid the Whyalla steelworks, but a sceptical SA premier thinks the steel entrepreneur is running out of time.
Lex Greensill scores a rare win in the British courts
The businessman and his failed financing empire is at the centre of a series of legal claims that has drawn in IAG and creditors who lost billions of dollars.
‘We have to cut red tape and we will’: Europe talks big on AI
At a summit in Paris, Donald Trump’s vice president lays bare growing global divisions over promoting and policing AI while Europe looks to back winners.