Odds of sterling hitting parity with dollar jump, as analysts say UK bond market ‘getting smoked’ by giveaway The pound has hit an all-time low after the bonanza of tax cuts and spending measures in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget threatened to undermine confidence in the UK. The pound plunged nearly 5% […]

Fresh wave of protests across Russia on Saturday after Putin’s ‘partial mobilisation’ of civilian men See all our Ukraine coverage Russia launched renewed strikes on Ukrainian cities on Saturday, as Moscow’s mobilisation drive to refresh its struggling war effort continued to provide scenes of chaos across Russia. Ukrainian officials said […]

Demonstrations that began with death of Mahsa Amini while detained by morality police pose biggest threat to regime in 13 years Iran’s president has vowed to “deal decisively” with protests that are gathering momentum across much of the country one week after the death of a woman in custody who […]