Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world China has launched a new round of military drills around Taiwan, in a warning to “independence” forces following Taipei’s largest-ever weapons procurement deal with the US. The joint Chinese military drills will involve … 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 Donald Trump said a breakthrough to end the war in Ukraine was “getting a lot closer” after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida, even as the talks yielded little tangible progress on a peace … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Silicon Valley’s hottest start-ups have raised $150bn in funding this year as their financial backers advise them to build “fortress balance sheets” to protect them in case the artificial intelligence investment boom turns to bust … Read more
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to meet Donald Trump in Florida for crucial discussions on ending the war with Russia. The two presidents are scheduled to meet on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach, where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club is located, marking the culmination of weeks of intense diplomacy to end the conflict. Ahead of the meeting, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Poland will force real estate developers to allocate space for bomb shelters in most new buildings from 2026, as the frontline state confronts the mammoth task of overhauling its lacklustre civilian defences against the threat … Read more
As archbishop of New York for the past 16 years, Cardinal Timothy Dolan emerged as a US political influencer and Fox News favourite who publicly repudiated the Democrats and led a conservative Catholic embrace of Donald Trump and the Republican party. Now Pope Leo XIV, the first American spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4bn Catholics, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For nearly two decades she was the most celebrated object of desire in cinema. For longer than that, half a century or more, Brigitte Bardot, who has died at 91, was the darling and demon, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer’s government has halted the issuance of fast-track visas to people coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first time the UK has imposed visa sanctions on a country in a row … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia claimed Kyiv was trying to evade “constructive negotiations” on a way to end the war ahead of a crucial US-Ukraine summit on Sunday. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said in comments published on … Read more
The UK oil and gas industry suffered its worst ever year for exploration in 2025, with investment set to plunge further, as companies shelved plans in the North Sea while they waited for clarity on the government’s tax plans. Wood Mackenzie, the energy consultancy, said no exploration wells were drilled in UK waters this year, … Read more