Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an international lawyer and founder of España Mejor, a non-partisan organisation to counteract political disengagement and polarisation Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, startled the nation last Wednesday when he said he
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak has claimed that a rise in asylum seekers heading to Ireland shows that the UK government’s Rwanda migration policy is “already having an impact” as a deterrent. The UK prime minister told Sky
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Concern over China’s economic clout has created “a hell of a chance” for the US to pass legislation paving the way for more free trade deals with Latin American countries, said President Joe Biden’s special
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Turkey is in talks with US energy supermajor ExxonMobil over a multibillion-dollar deal to buy liquefied natural gas as Ankara seeks to curb its dependence on Russian energy. The country, which imports nearly all of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk met senior Chinese trade officials in Beijing on Sunday as the Tesla chief faces questions over slowing sales growth for his electric vehicles and data security concerns in the world’s biggest car market.
Kingsley Hamilton drove his vintage double decker “stop the Ulez” bus in circles around Yorkshire Grey roundabout in south-east London last Saturday as part of a protest against the capital’s vehicle emissions charge. “You’ll know me from being arrested for taking down Ulez cameras,” Hamilton said, referring to a case last year where he was
Rishi Sunak will face a challenge to his leadership if the Conservatives suffer heavy losses and lose high-profile Tory mayors in next week’s local elections, rightwing rebels have claimed. Most Conservative MPs believe the prime minister would survive even a terrible set of results on May 2 because there is no viable alternative and a
Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov attended a meeting of the military’s top brass this week, sitting a seat away from his boss and wearing the uniform of one of the highest-ranking officials in the country. Hours later, Ivanov was taken to a courtroom, still wearing the same uniform but now under arrest on suspicion
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When people ask “How’s it going?”, I sometimes have to stop and think. The expected response is either “great” on a good day or “fine thanks” on the others. (Some Brits still favour the old-fashioned
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jupiter will retain a near £500mn in funds run by its star stockpicker Ben Whitmore who is leaving later this year, in a boost to the FTSE 250 asset manager which is facing a wave
Grindr’s chief executive has cautioned users about divulging personal information through the gay dating app, in the wake of a UK political scandal that has heightened concerns over online safety. “Ultimately, users need to be careful about how they use the product,” George Arison told the Financial Times. “I can do all I can as
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US-China relations myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The commander of US forces in the Indo-Pacific region has accused China of pursuing a “boiling frog” strategy, raising tensions in the region with increasingly dangerous military activity. Admiral John “Lung” Aquilino said that during
“Levelling up” was the buzzword of the UK’s December 2019 general election campaign, but it was only after Boris Johnson had secured an 80-seat majority that thoughts turned to how to actually achieve it. Johnson was “passionate” about the idea of reducing regional inequalities, according to multiple colleagues. But when asked what levelling up meant
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dan Poulter, a Conservative MP and former minister, has defected to Labour, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak just days before a crucial round of local elections. Poulter, a mental health doctor, said
Investors are pushing back their expectations of interest rate cuts around the world, as the US Federal Reserve’s battle with price pressures complicates other central banks’ loosening plans. As the US reported the latest in a string of poor inflation figures, markets reined in their forecasts for rate cuts by the European Central Bank and
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Airlines myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A shortage of aircraft seats is adding to bottlenecks in the industry’s supply chains, hampering plans by airlines to refurbish cabin interiors and unveil new upgraded planes. Aircraft seats, in particular those for first and business
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond is looking to take on TikTok as chair of a social media start-up that claims to be worth more than $3bn, despite revenue of only $36mn and less than $1mn in cash on hand last year. The new direction for the financier comes after video platform Triller agreed an all-share
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Back in 2020, my friend — let’s call him Liam — messaged the group chat. “It’s relentless,” he said, with a screenshot of a message from a woman reading “Still single?” Liam wasn’t complaining
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Last week, at a work lunch, I found myself, quite inexplicably, running out of chat. It may have been jet lag, or just exhaustion, but I had zero to contribute. Sure, you say, that