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Paris guarded names of private banks holding world’s second biggest accumulation of immobilised Russian state funds

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deutsche Bank is seeking to increase the pay of its supervisory board chair by more than 40 per cent, despite Alexander Wynaendts already being the highest-paid chair of Germany’s blue-chip Dax companies. The country’s largest … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sir Keir Starmer is set to host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his French and German counterparts as European powers seek to rally support for Kyiv at a time of growing US pressure to … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Thailand has launched air strikes on Cambodia after border clashes that killed one Thai soldier, marking the collapse of a Donald Trump-brokered peace deal between the south-east Asian neighbours. The Thai army said on Monday … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China’s trade surplus in goods has surpassed $1tn for the first time, highlighting a boom in the country’s exports despite US President Donald Trump’s tariff war. In the year to the end of November, China’s … 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 Netflix’s “very big market share” in streaming video could pose a problem as it seeks regulatory approval for its blockbuster $83bn deal to acquire Warner Bros.  “They have a very … Read more

When Russia launched its latest nuclear submarine the Khabarovsk last month from the Arctic port of Severodvinsk, it caused a stir in defence circles. While the new “doomsday” Poseidon nuclear torpedoes are theoretically capable of unleashing a radioactive tsunami, submarine specialists have also focused on its advanced noise-proofing technology. New pump-jet propulsion, composite hull coatings … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Britain’s energy system operator is prioritising hundreds of projects for connection to the electricity grid before 2030 while hundreds of others will be forced to wait under plans to speed up the shift towards lower-carbon … Read more

Donald Trump is hitting the road to sell his economic agenda as Americans are increasingly blaming him for what the data shows is a worsening affordability crisis. Recent figures point to a pronounced “K-shaped” economy, as the weak jobs market and stubbornly high prices widen the difference between the top and lowest earners. An Atlanta … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A majority of Hongkongers have sat out legislative elections held after last month’s deadly fire in a residential high-rise as authorities struggle to win a mandate for their new, “patriots only” system of governance. On … Read more