European leaders question the viability of Ursula von der Leyen’s initiative
Plus, matchmaking sports investors, McLaren chief’s payday
They are acting as if compromise with the Trump administration is possible
Modi’s recent announcements on nuclear energy could open the door to major domestic and foreign groups
Also in today’s newsletter, sounding the alarm on the private debt boom, and a new Archbishop of Canterbury appointed
From foiled terror plots to antisemitic hate crime, Jews are awake to the threats we face
Also in this newsletter: Budapest mayor hits out at Brussels’ freezing of Hungary’s money
Plus, the cloistered district home to India’s richest and AstraZeneca hits the UK where it hurts
Also in this newsletter: X loses free speech challenge
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Also in today’s newsletter, the federal workforce is expected to drop more as White House threatens lay-offs
Mitsubishi’s withdrawal from a trio of projects plunged the future of the sector into uncertainty
Also in today’s newsletter, China’s curbs on Nokia and Ericsson, and Moscow’s advance against Ukraine’s Patriot missiles
Repealing the 2008 Climate Change Act would not spare Britain costs — it would only make adaptation and mitigation more expensive
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Also in this newsletter: EU countries want better legal standards for foreign workers
Plus, Berkshire lends a hand to OxyChem and an Apollo co-founder’s kitchen stove deal
Water insecurity
Underlying data is offering a mixed picture of what’s really going on
Reinsurers fear extra issuance is leading to flighty capital
Good speech but an alternative way of organising the economy and society was absent; and a scathing assessment of Pentonville prison
Also in this newsletter: EU public prosecutor discovers ‘continent of crime’
Also in today’s newsletter, fresh financial jitters in Argentina and one of the largest infrastructure deals of all time
Plus, the opportunistic investor buying up UK high street retailers and HSBC’s succession troubles
Congressional leaders and White House look increasingly unlikely to strike deal before Tuesday’s midnight deadline
