Ukrainians enter the third year of war with a bleaker outlook than at any point since the early days of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion on February 24 2022. A year ago they were brimming with optimism over their chances of pushing Moscow’s troops back and breaking the so-called land bridge between the occupied
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ursula von der Leyen insisted that the EU remained committed to supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia as she arrived in Kyiv on the second anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. “More than ever,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Paris and Berlin brought to a standstill; Polish farmers hurling eggs at EU buildings; Bulgarians calling for the agriculture minister to resign. The modern farmers’ uprising travels by tractor, not ox cart. But its message
I did not plan to spend the most romantic night of the year having dinner with strangers. But then a friend sent me a link to Timeleft. The app, which algorithmically matches six people to go for a meal together, seemed a better option than staying in. So, on Valentine’s Day, I arrive at Americana,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The number of people informing the UK tax office they have moved out of the country has dropped sharply, with tax experts pointing to “stealth” relocations as a factor behind the change. The fall comes
A relatively unknown 92-year-old Belgian company is climbing up the global snackmaker rankings, outshining rivals and captivating Gen Z on social media as it seeks to transform itself into a global brand. Lotus Bakeries, the company behind the Biscoff caramelised biscuit and spread, has experienced a revival in the past decade after years of sleepy
Sir Lynton Crosby’s CT Group has been accused of supplying forged banking records to claimants in two unrelated legal battles, raising questions about the consultancy’s methods as it tries to promote its corporate intelligence practice. The latest accusation against the former Tory election adviser’s firm was made this week by relatives of a deceased Russian
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Stephen Schwarzman’s income from Blackstone Group fell below $1bn in 2023, a decline of more than 30 per cent from the previous year, as a slowdown in dealmaking made it harder for the world’s largest
A US state’s court ruling that frozen embryos should be considered children has thrust reproductive rights back to the forefront of the 2024 presidential election, prompting Donald Trump to insist that he supports access to in vitro fertilisation. In a decision last week, the Alabama Supreme Court said that “unborn children are ‘children’ . . . without exception based
Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon is facing a new wave of unrest inside the Wall Street bank, threatening a fragile peace among its partners. Solomon’s decision to accept a 24 per cent pay rise last week despite presiding over the bank’s worst annual earnings for four years has proved controversial, as has the staffing
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Eleven companies dubbed the “Granolas” propelled European stocks to a record high this week, with their outsized contribution echoing the better-known “Magnificent Seven” in the US. The crunchy acronym was coined by Goldman Sachs for
Yulia Navalnaya had said she always wanted to be a politician’s wife, not a politician herself. But in the days since her husband Alexei Navalny died in a remote Arctic penal colony, she has seized the stage like a world leader. Hours after Russia announced the death of Navalny last Friday, she vowed to hold
Two years ago, Nvidia made most of its money selling graphics cards. It was a household name only to the most dedicated PC gamers. Today, the chip designer is one of the world’s most valuable companies, the chief beneficiary of an artificial intelligence boom that has transfixed Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and an avatar
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak said on Friday that voters were starting to see “the green shoots of recovery”, ahead of a Budget next month that he hopes will help to improve the Conservative party’s dire poll ratings.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is elected mayor of the West Midlands region When Ozzy Osbourne wowed the Alexander Stadium two years ago and closed with his immortal cry of “Birmingham forever!” it was a fitting finale to
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Junior doctors in England are willing to consider a pay rise this year that is lower than their original 35 per cent demand, according to union leaders ahead of another five-day strike. Ministers have long
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pick any Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate at random and the chances are it will be a man who has served in local government, according to an analysis of would-be MPs. The study shows that 70
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The US has sanctioned more than 500 Russian targets in response to the death of opposition activist Alexei Navalny and on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The birth rate in England and Wales dropped to the lowest on record in 2022, according to official figures that lay bare the pressures on the economy resulting from the nations’ demographic challenges. The total
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I popped into Sainsbury’s this week to buy tea bags. It took some time out of my working day, but I had read of potential shortages and my family hates to run out of tea.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Standard Chartered’s chief executive Bill Winters said the bank’s “crap” share price did not reflect its true value, as fourth-quarter profits surged almost tenfold. The UK-based lender said pre-tax profits for the final three months