Stormont risks having budget imposed by Westminster as deadline looms

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveils plan to help first-time buyers on to housing ladder

Brent trades above $107 a barrel as 10-year Treasury yield hits 5.2%

UK defence secretary’s comments come amid confusion over how alleged attack on RAF Fairford was stopped

Most party MPs think Andy Burnham’s government is handling politics better, but manifesto and fiscal constraints remain

South Korea demands apology after Volodymyr Zelenskyy discloses prisoner transfer

Trump suggests US worked with Britain to prevent attack on RAF Fairford, which US Air Force is using for strikes on Iran

Elliott Management calls on Northern Star Resources to hold talks with South Africa’s Gold Fields

Pope Leo will defend European integration in hometown of Robert Schuman, who is on a path to Catholic sainthood

Chinese state media hail the respect that US president offered their country’s leader

Geopolitical phase change

Also in this newsletter: Latvia under Moscow’s propaganda bombardment

Also in today’s newsletter: US-China trade and Healey’s navy plan

Professional forecasters expect rates to rise again this year but remain well behind the tightening markets are pricing in

Board of trade will lower levies on non-sensitive goods as superpowers seek to ease tensions

Campaign this year has included drone attacks, bombs and arson, leading to calls for a stronger response

Healey’s challenge is to improve the efficiency of the UK’s fiscal system

Decision ignored recommendation that levies of more than £250 a tonne were warranted to protect local producers

Detroit group to keep cutting costs and focus on cheaper EVs as global competitors expand American presence

Vladimir Putin backs army and spy agencies’ push to make businesses defend themselves from Ukrainian strikes