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Initial research has focused on obesity, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may potentially be used for addiction, heart disease and Alzheimer’s
As festive parties see normally closed doors wedged open, an ever-simmering judgment sport cranks up. Can you ever really know someone until you have been to their house?
The UK’s largest commercial farmer is trying to create a berry brand against intense global competition
Refugees in Germany and elsewhere are in ‘wait and see’ mode after fall of Assad regime
Support for the rightwing populist party is growing fast but its path to power remains rocky
Increased military expenditure could be agreed at next year’s summit, intensifying pressure on national budgets
Assad, Putin, Gaddafi — the free world too often gets its hopes up about despots
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Howard Lutnick has defended the stablecoin company which has been used by gangs and US adversaries
Oil majors caught between pro-fossil fuel and pro-climate investors scale back $18bn power generation push
Transitional authorities grapple with bureaucracy filled with phantom jobs, pervasive graft and culture of obedience
Founder of ICAP claims boosting chief executives’ salaries would help London’s competitiveness
As payment fraud proliferates, governments, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer losses
An archaeological discovery in Syria may force a revision of the alphabet’s origin story
The end of the US-led order is giving way to a kind of chaos that chimes with the president-elect’s preferences
In his first year, the libertarian president has stabilised a turbulent economy, while retaining the support of half the population. But big challenges loom
Scientists have been priced out by billionaires in the global market for prehistoric fossils
Banks sell bonds backed by revenues from chicken wings, music catalogues and oil wells
On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictator
Some customers are cooling on the best-known electric vehicle brand as the billionaire CEO cultivates close ties to Trump
Lots could still go wrong but the demise of one of the world’s most cruel dictators is welcome
The world has changed, but the EU’s worldview hasn’t changed with it
AI could instantly open up a huge range of books in different languages — but fiction really does require that human touch
But euphoria is tempered by chaos as people overrun symbols of the former regime
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise martial law declaration prompted a swift response from protesters schooled in previous fights over democracy
