Fin'l Times
Seoul rattled by Trump’s threat to drills at heart of US alliance
US president’s eleventh-hour demand to ‘reduce’ annual exercises and praise of Kim Jong Un unsettles ally...
1 week ago
Trump ballroom official held quiet Kremlin talks
Rodney Mims Cook Jr showed Russian officials pictures of his ‘dacha’ at Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum...
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Mark Carney in last-ditch effort to avoid Trump’s latest tariffs
Canadian prime minister plans call with US president before a Wednesday deadline for levies on $20bn of trade...
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Chelsea shareholders Walter and Boehly in talks to sell stakes to Clearlake
Negotiations come amid clashes over strategy and as Walter’s business empire faces scrutiny from regulators...
1 week ago
Crime and punishment in the Middle East
Lebanon and Syria are trying to improve the application of justice but challenges remain...
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US tech stock correction likely, warn ECB economists
Boom-bust pattern could become ‘question of financial stability’ for euro area, central bank team writes in blog post...
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The realignment of the Middle East
Iran conflict is reshaping alliances in a way neither America nor Israel foresaw...
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Kushner to hold talks with Netanyahu after meeting Hamas leader
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy is pushing Washington’s peace plan for Gaza...
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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea
US president claims joint exercises send a ‘hostile’ message to North Korea...
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Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell
FT analysis shows signals of stress in the market are back to levels last seen in 2017...
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America and the politics of respect
Issues won’t matter in the midterms as much as whether voters feel valued...
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Far-right Israeli minister advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ Gazans each night
Itamar Ben-Gvir also calls for re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian enclave...
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How economics is changing
The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound...
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Ukraine presses drone attacks on Moscow and Russian logistics
Kyiv launches more than 600 drones at enemy capital in one of its largest assaults of the summer...
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European companies count the costs and gains of extreme heat
Businesses flagged effects of extreme heat, drought and wildfires on a record share of earnings calls in recent weeks...
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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon two months into truce
Attacks were ‘response to an action’ by Hizbollah, says Israeli military...
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Ukraine left exposed as Patriot launchers run empty
Kyiv’s military momentum at risk as dwindling interceptor stocks leave it vulnerable to Russia’s winter campaign...
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US aircraft carrier furore is emblem of growing disquiet over Iran war
Reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln coincide with depleting stocks of both weapons and voter support...
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Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen
After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising...
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China poised to lift travel ban on Manus founders
Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation...
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Jane Street suffers $15bn loss in July market ructions
Wall Street trading firm has still recorded hefty trading revenues in 2026...
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Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead
University’s youngest-ever Black professor had been under scrutiny following plagiarism allegations...
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Unhappy voters are suffering from ‘Baumol’s disease’
An analysis of classical music can explain why people feel they are paying more taxes for worse public services...
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Luigi Mangione admits shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO
Ivy League graduate pleads guilty in federal case that has become lightning rod for debate about US healthcare system...
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Bezos-backed group strikes deal for stake in Liverpool FC
Consortium led by son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal invests at valuation of more than $7bn...
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Top French court blocks social media ban for children
Constitutional Council says law is a ‘disproportionate infringement on freedom of expression’...
1 week ago
Everyone but me is getting excited about European equities
It doesn’t matter which index you buy, and that tells you everything you need to know...
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Farage’s gamble pays off — but at what cost?
Probe into party leader’s finances resumes with Labour government now leading in the polls...
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Investigation into Farage resumes after he wins Clacton by-election
Reform UK leader increases number of votes after mainstream parties shunned poll as stunt...
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JPMorgan debanked Polymarket over regulatory concerns
Largest US bank has continued to cultivate ties with prediction platform as it seeks $20bn valuation...
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Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology
US to impose up to 100% levies on unmanned aircraft and their components...
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FBI seized phone of Guggenheim executive in probe of Mark Walter’s business empire
US scrutiny of billionaire’s sprawling finance holdings reached beyond insurers into securities and asset management giant...
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US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
Yields have jumped amid concerns over mounting public debt and persistently high inflation...
1 week ago
AI has opened up big holes in cyber security
It is too late to prevent the technology from being used as a damaging weapon, so great investment in defences is urgently needed...
1 week ago
Nearly 14,000 crypto holders face security risk after data breach
Personal details of people with Trezor hardware wallets stolen by hackers in second ‘cold’ storage attack in two weeks...
1 week ago
Takaichi slams Putin’s visit to disputed Pacific islands
Japan’s prime minister rebukes Russian president’s first-ever trip to Kuril Islands...
1 week ago
Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones
Defences on vessels under sanctions aim to protect against Ukraine’s vast maritime drone campaign...
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