Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a barrage of ballistic missiles against targets in Syria and northern Iraq, including what the elite force described as an Israeli intelligence centre run by Mossad, the spy agency. The guards
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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 will this week confront Conservative rightwingers who want to toughen up his Rwanda asylum bill, as a new “mega poll” suggested his party could be heading for a 1997-style election wipeout. The prime
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump is expected to win the first ballot of the 2024 presidential race, as voters in Iowa gather on Monday night for caucuses that will set the pace for the Republican campaign for the
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a barrage of ballistic missiles against targets in Syria and northern Iraq, including what the elite force described as an Israeli intelligence centre, in a significant escalation of hostilities with the Jewish state. The guards said on Monday the missile strikes on an “espionage centre” in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak has declared that the UK remains “prepared to back our words with actions”, signalling Britain could participate in further western strikes against the Houthi rebels as the group continued to launch attacks in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran-backed Houthis struck a US-owned cargo ship on Monday, the first direct assault on a commercial vessel since American and British forces launched multiple strikes against the Yemeni rebels last week. The missile attack on
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Davos Man” and “Davos Woman” do not strut quite so confidently these days. The conference-attending tribe were identified by the political scientist Samuel Huntingdon in 2004 as a global elite who “have little need for
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A quarter of global chief executives expect the deployment of generative artificial intelligence to lead to headcount reductions of at least 5 per cent this year, according to a survey unveiled as world and business
1/15/2024, 4:49:37 PM Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis compete for second place Oliver Roeder in New York The most competitive race in Iowa tonight is the Republican battle for second place, according to pre-election polling. Donald Trump has maintained a remarkably large and stable lead in surveys, of some 30 points or more, over a
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Indian prime minister recently published some pictures of himself lounging beachside that prompted a surge of online support, a diplomatic incident and the suspension of three government officials in the country’s tiny neighbour, the
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. German output contracted 0.3 per cent last year as high inflation, rising interest rates and elevated energy costs made Europe’s largest economy one of the weakest performers in the world, according to an initial estimate
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Xi Jinping thinks that history is moving his way. Visiting Vladimir Putin in Moscow last March, China’s leader told the Russian president: “Right now, we’re seeing a change unseen in 100 years and we’re driving this
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ukraine said it had shot down two Russian spy planes over the Sea of Azov region, dealing a significant blow to Moscow’s air power. “Soldiers of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Bill Ackman has threatened legal action against German media group Axel Springer and its US-based Business Insider financial news site in an escalation of a bitter fight over plagiarism claims against the hedge fund boss’s wife.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An Israeli footballer playing in Turkey was detained by the authorities and suspended by his club after paying tribute to the victims of the October 7 attack during a weekend match, sparking a furious response
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk’s impulsive $44bn purchase of X, formerly known as Twitter, has resulted in an advertiser exodus, negative cash flow, heavy debt burden and, in one investor’s case, a 71.5 per cent devaluation. Plans to
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Maldives has given India until mid-March to withdraw its troops from the archipelago nation, as its new pro-China president draws closer to Beijing. The notice follows a five-day visit by Mohamed Muizzu to China
In October last year, Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun said the US plane maker was focusing on improving the quality of its aircraft. The company, he told analysts, had in recent years “added rigour” to its “quality processes”. “We’ve worked hard to instil a culture of speaking up and transparently bringing forward any issue, no
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