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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have signalled they remain committed to de-escalation with Iran as they prepare for the return of Donald Trump, hoping he can end a year of war in the Middle East but wary his unpredictability could inflame tensions further. Leaders like Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were among Trump’s

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer resisted the call for more public finance to deal with climate change, saying it “on its own will not be enough” and pressed for a greater contribution from the

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Germany will hold snap elections on February 23, under a new plan agreed on Tuesday between Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats and the centre-right opposition. Under the deal, Scholz will table a confidence vote in

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. AstraZeneca has announced a major expansion in the US just days after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, as chief executive Pascal Soriot hailed the prospects for the world’s largest economy. The UK’s biggest

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK wage growth steadied in the three months to September as hiring stalled, according to official data that will reassure policymakers at the Bank of England that pressures in the jobs market are easing. The

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Olaf Scholz has just pulled the plug on his coalition and polls suggest his party will lose the upcoming snap election. Yet among fellow Social Democrats, the German chancellor has rarely been so popular. The government crisis that culminated last week with Scholz calling time on the three-party alliance plunged Germany into a new phase

On the shores of the Caspian Sea, less than 30 miles from the place where world leaders, ministers and negotiators are meeting at the COP29 climate summit in Baku this week, a powerful greenhouse gas has been venting into the atmosphere. A sensor installed on the International Space Station detected six separate plumes of methane

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As I climbed under the kitchen table with my five-year-old this weekend, she explained that we were in a car, but, “It can drive itself, so we can just relax, OK?” We settled down for

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is president of the European Central Bank We’ve all heard it time and again: either we tackle climate change and safeguard nature, or we face the steep price of our inaction. And that

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is closing in on top picks for his foreign policy team, planning to tap Florida congressman Mike Waltz as his national security adviser and to nominate Florida senator Marco Rubio to

Herbert Smith Freehills is to combine with US-based Kramer Levin to form one of the top 20 global law firms by headcount, in a further sign of consolidation among mid-sized firms on either side of the Atlantic. The new firm, which is to be known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, abbreviated as HSF Kramer in

Brussels is changing its spending policies to potentially redirect tens of billions of euros to defence and security, as Russia’s war in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s return to the White House heap pressure on the EU to boost investment. The policy shift would apply to about a third of the bloc’s common budget, or some

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is to appoint Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy, putting the immigration hardliner in a top role in the White House. During his election campaign the president-elect

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Foreign secretary David Lammy has swung his support behind Lord Peter Mandelson to become the next UK ambassador to the US, helping cement the former trade secretary’s position as the frontrunner in the race to

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A deal to launch multibillion-dollar carbon markets governed by UN rules on emissions has been agreed at the COP29 climate summit, as countries attempt to show the fight against climate change will persist

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Howard Lutnick’s BGC Group has brought contempt of court proceedings against a former UK employee, accusing him of hiding assets after he took part in a £24mn scheme to defraud the US broker dealer. Lawyers

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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 Donald Trump has chosen Elise Stefanik to be the US ambassador to the UN, picking a loyal ally in Congress and a critic of the international organisation to serve on his national security

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged their “unwavering” support for Ukraine as the two leaders met in Paris days after a second Trump administration was elected in the

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The annual UN climate COP conference has begun in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku beneath a menacing cloud. Once again, the world’s richest country will be led by a leader actively opposed to fixing