Backbone raises €4M for automated food quality and compliance
Le Pen rivals seize on National Rally’s Ukraine divide
Souk lands $1.6M to turn inactive B2B partners into revenue
Witkoff and Kushner set to visit Moscow then Kyiv on Sunday
August European tech funding falls 63% as dealmaking slows
Russian drone strike hits security service headquarters in Kyiv
Belgian PM’s chocolate gift to Modi doesn’t survive journey to India
Top Farage aides quit after undercover donations sting
Eurozone growth limps on as Iran war fuels stagflation fears
ECB holds interest rates but keeps June hike in play as war drags on
German government slashes growth forecast amid Iran war fallout
Germany’s infrastructure borrowing binge is being wasted, reports say
Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged, but flags more cuts this year
Wonderful raises $550M, Mykhailo Fedorov’s new defencetech investment fund, and Londoners can now hail AVs (with safety drivers)
UK startup AI Score raises $5.4M to scale its enterprise AI governance platform
PSG look for their first Ligue 1 win against Monaco
Premier League sets new transfer market record
Football: Senegal’s Iliman Ndiaye signs with Manchester City
Argentina: Lionel Messi announces end of international career
Ligue 1: New leaders Monaco defeat Marseille thanks to Brunner