White House proposes renewed postwar business ties in an effort to bring President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

Defeated rightwing presidential candidate is under investigation by Brazilian police over alleged corruption and money laundering

Civil society groups decry move against Mada Masr and editor-in-chief Lina Atallah

Chinese maker of hit doll posts sinking quarterly revenues as demand wanes

Humanitarian truce aims to evacuate residents stuck in Oleshky, who have been cut off from food and medicine

Russia’s leader goes on extended tangent in call with western European leaders as they seek to revive Ukraine peace talks

Real Madrid footballer apologises for comment that sparked online backlash in world’s second-biggest economy

Plus, Lula’s victory

IT services groups now make 10% of revenue from helping companies integrate the new technology

Concerns about management of economy trigger worst day for currency in more than 25 years

Trump deal with Putin to ease fuel prices exposes companies to legal threats from Congress

Remote August rendezvous highlights remarkable ties between the US president’s son and a Russian close to Vladimir Putin

Also, multinationals face more pressure from food safety regulator

Hard-right Brazilian candidate is under criminal investigation related to an alleged money laundering scheme