Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Angry, nightly protests on the streets of Tehran, the ruler’s pictures trampled underfoot and set ablaze; statues toppled — and then the chaos, fear and death unleashed by gunshots. The scenes that have unfolded in … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Denmark is sending extra troops, aircraft and ships to Greenland and said more would come later from Nato allies ahead of a crunch meeting with senior US officials over President Donald Trump’s desire … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Bank stocks led a sell-off on Wall Street on Wednesday as fourth-quarter earnings season kicked off with disappointing results from some of the biggest US lenders. Wall Street’s blue-chip S&P 500 fell 0.9 per cent in morning … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The US is evacuating some personnel from a military base in Qatar as countries around the region race to defuse the risk of conflagration from any strike against Iran by Donald Trump. The … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK borrowing costs have fallen to their lowest in more than a year, as fund managers say reduced anxiety over the public finances and hopes for further Bank of England interest rate cuts are fuelling … Read more
Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out
In December, with Japan’s new prime minister enjoying high approval ratings, one hotel in her home city of Nara offered guests a Sanae Takaichi-themed lunch featuring the so-called Iron Lady’s favourite mini dumplings and sashimi. By early January, inundated with bookings for the ¥3,700 ($23)-a-head lunch set, the Nara Royal extended the offer for another … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A quarter of a century ago, Britain’s Labour Party achieved that rare thing: a campaign poster that penetrated the wider culture. It showed the distinctive bouffant of Margaret Thatcher grafted on to the face of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Citigroup reported a 13 per cent drop in profits for the fourth quarter, weighed down by higher expenses as the bank enters the final phase of an ambitious overhaul. The Wall Street bank on Wednesday … Read more
Iran’s chief justice has said the regime should move swiftly to “punish” people detained in nationwide protests, despite Donald Trump’s threat that he would “take very strong action” if Tehran started executing protesters. In a video posted on Wednesday by Tasnim, a state-affiliated news agency close to the Revolutionary Guards, judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei said: … Read more