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Syrian rebels who helped topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime less than a week ago have pressed ahead with a separate, less-publicised offensive. The Syrian National Army, a rebel group supported by Turkey, has in recent days battled the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed militant movement that Ankara deems a severe threat. Syrian Kurds, who at

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Thames Water should be “put out of its misery” and renationalised, according to the deputy leader of Reform UK, in a sign that the backlash against water privatisation has become an increasingly populist issue. Richard

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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ministers are considering weakening the rights of communities to object to new pylons or wind farms in their neighbourhoods as they race to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030.  The UK government is exploring overhauling

Shares in software provider ServiceTitan have closed their debut up 42 per cent in New York, wrapping up the US calendar for large public listings with an encouraging signal for 2025. The lossmaking group, which provides tradespeople with services such as scheduling and advertising, raised $625mn selling shares at $71 apiece, having raised its initial

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. HSBC is reviewing its retail banking operations outside the UK and Hong Kong, a move that could see it substantially scale back operations in countries including Mexico, as it seeks further cost cuts. The bank

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A British hedge fund trader at the heart of Europe’s sprawling “cum-ex” dividend scandal has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Danish court for defrauding the Nordic country of DKr9bn ($1.3bn). Sanjay

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of America’s largest health insurer, in Manhattan last week sent chills through US boardrooms. The suspect charged with the UnitedHealthcare executive’s murder on Monday was

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Inflation is hitting the Big Apple harder than a slew of other major US cities — with prices surging at their fastest pace since early last year, according to fresh government data released Wednesday. From rent to groceries to school tuition, consumer prices across the New York and New Jersey metro area spiked 4.3% from

Elon Musk, the worlds richest person, on Wednesday became the first to hit $400 billion in net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The value of shares in Tesla, Musks electric vehicle company, have soared in recent months hitting an all-time high of $424.88 a share on Wednesday and closing at a record of

A week after Donald Trump won the presidency again, I sat across from Chris Murphy in his minimalist but well-appointed D.C. office. The Connecticut senator sounded like a man who had done a speedrun through all five stages of grief and was ready to talk about what comes next: how his party could learn from

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Central Bank has cut interest rates by a quarter point to 3 per cent, as it watered down its hawkish language and warned that growth would be weaker than it had previously forecast.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The pound is hovering close to its highest level against the euro since the Brexit vote after the European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 3 per cent, as investors bet on

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US President Joe Biden has granted clemency to almost 1,500 people, the largest-ever number in a single day, saying he was “extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation”. The White

Share on Pinterest Jamie Foxx has revealed details about the medical complication he experienced in August 2023, sharing he experienced a stroke due to bleeding in his brain. Joe Maher/Getty ImagesJamie Foxx has revealed details about the medical complication he experienced in August 2023, in his new Netflix specialThe actor experienced brain bleeding, known clinically

Elon Musk, the worlds richest person, on Wednesday became the first to hit $400 billion in net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The value of shares in Tesla, Musks electric vehicle company, have soared in recent months hitting an all-time high of $424.88 a share on Wednesday and closing at a record of