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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. The US has introduced new export controls in an effort to curtail China’s ability to create an advanced semiconductor industry and to slow its development of artificial intelligence with military applications. The restrictions on the

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Joe Biden will begin a two-day visit to Angola on Monday in his first — and last — trip to Africa as US president, as Luanda moves closer to Washington after decades of ties with Moscow and Beijing. The meeting with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço, originally planned for October as part of a pledge

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is chair of Rockefeller International. His latest book is ‘What Went Wrong With Capitalism’  The idea of America as an exceptional nation, superior to its rivals and therefore destined to lead the world,

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Young people are hungry to learn more about money, yet financial education is still sorely neglected in schools across the world — hurting the potential of individuals and economies alike. Today we launch the Financial

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU’s new industry chief has called for a “Europe first” strategy for key business sectors, in a bid to prevent the bloc becoming collateral damage in a potential global trade war sparked by Donald

Less than six months ago Joe Biden was categorical in saying he had no intention to use his presidential powers to pardon his son Hunter Biden. But on Sunday night, just weeks before leaving the White House to Donald Trump, the president reversed course, granting sweeping clemency to his son in a stunning U-turn that

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter over convictions on gun and tax charges in an extraordinary reversal of his promise not to use executive powers to benefit his son just months before

US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was found guilty of gun charges in Delaware and tax charges in California, reversing earlier promises not to use executive powers to benefit his son. In a statement, Biden accused political opponents in Congress of “instigating” the charges to attack his presidency and “oppose”

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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. Negotiations over the first legally binding UN treaty on plastic pollution collapsed in the final stage of discussions, after oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia blocked efforts by 100 countries to place limits

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US government lawyers are clamouring for jobs at corporate law firms in anticipation of vast cuts to the administrative state under Donald Trump. Hundreds of employees from agencies including the Department of Justice,

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world France’s establishment reacted with a mixture of resignation and muted scorn to president-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of real estate developer, pardoned felon and family connection Charles Kushner as US ambassador to France.  Kushner

When Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office in January, he will preside over a coveted “unified government”, with his party controlling the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. But a handful of more moderate Republican senators could still stymie the president-elect’s legislative agenda, and even block the confirmation of some of

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Syrian rebel fighters said they were pressing southward after taking over most of the country’s second city Aleppo, including its international airport, in a lightning assault that poses the biggest challenge in years to Bashar

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Nick Train, one of the UK’s best-known fund managers, has branded the sale of British chip designer Arm “a mistake” that potentially dissuaded other technology companies from listing in London. The fund manager said Arm

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Carlyle-backed investor Abingworth is tapping investors for a fund worth up to $1.5bn to bankroll clinical trials, as it pioneers partnerships with big pharmaceutical companies for a share of royalties from new drugs. The UK-based

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