Hegseth says US is setting up a ‘war-fighting’ base in Japan
Trump’s defence secretary uses Tokyo trip to call for a strengthening of the deterrence against China
Dutch pensions to invest €100bn in risky assets boosting Europe’s defence efforts
APG boss says largest part of investment to be within bloc owning to ‘attractive valuations’
Only 0.6% of offshore debt recovered from China’s property developers
Analysis shows three out of 62 companies have made any coupon repayments since 2021 under restructuring deals
Ukraine ceasefire to increase Russian threat in Baltic region, ministers warn
A stop in fighting would give Moscow time to re-arm and redeploy troops north
Brands spend nominal sums on X ads to keep Musk happy
Marketers want to avoid being seen as boycotting billionaire’s social media platform
How to keep sick people in employment
Support often comes too late — after workers have left jobs and when they have little chance of going back
