The ex-spymaster shaping Turkey’s foreign ambitions
Country’s top diplomat Hakan Fidan says in rare interview that Ankara would join post-Nato European security pact
Microsoft walks away from some CoreWeave commitments ahead of $35bn IPO
AI data centre provider hit by blow from biggest customer ahead of the biggest tech listing this year
Can Europe’s defence groups step up if Trump pulls back?
Region’s arms companies have been soaring but the US president’s approach could turbocharge their ascent
Transcript: The Trump bump on Canadian politics
Marc Filippino talks to Ilya Gridneff and Eric Platt
Yachting the easy way: a flotilla tour of the Ionian Islands
Even those with little experience — and a modest budget — can enjoy a taste of the yachting lifestyle
Why Germany’s defence splurge pushes EU allies to follow suit
Also in this newsletter: cranking up the pressure on low-cost parcels
The UK’s inflationary basket case
It all keeps adding up / We think we’re cracking up
Japanese bond yields hit 16-year high
Borrowing costs rise amid global sell-off sparked by Germany
Letter: Federal VAT could cut the deficits better than tariffs
From Nic Hein, Washington, DC, US
Global warming streak brings extreme weather from cyclones to polar freeze
February records global average temperature rise at 1.59C above pre-industrial levels