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Iran turns to cheap drones as US and Israel target missile launchers

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran’s strikes against other Middle Eastern countries are increasingly reliant on Shahed-style drones, drawing on its deep stockpiles of the relatively cheap devices as its drone launchers evade detection from the air. Tehran’s capacity to … Read more

Donald Trump fires controversial homeland security secretary Kristi Noem

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world US President Donald Trump has fired Kristi Noem, his homeland security secretary, and nominated Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin as her replacement. Trump announced the move on Thursday afternoon in a post to … Read more

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Thousands flee Beirut after sweeping Israeli evacuation order

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fear gripped much of Lebanon’s capital after the Israeli military issued a sweeping evacuation order for all of southern Beirut, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people. Thousands of people began fleeing, causing … Read more

UK police search journalist’s home in China spy probe

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Counterterrorism police raided the home of a journalist in Cardiff on Wednesday afternoon as part of their probe into individuals suspected of spying for China, according to people familiar with the matter.  The journalist works … Read more

Greg Abel starts Berkshire’s first share buyback of post-Buffett era

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Berkshire Hathaway has started buying its own shares for the first time in 22 months as new chief executive Greg Abel deploys a record cash pile of nearly $400bn. The repurchases, which began on Wednesday, … Read more