China’s ‘loyal wingman’ drones open new front in military competition with US
Analysts say wingman drones are now at the centre of the technological race between China and the US for air superiority, a competition that has only become more pressing as tensions escalate over ...
Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin
The soldiers, disappointed not to find any of the kingdom’s legendary treasure, raised a French flag and drank Béhanzin’s gin ...
Brazil’s left forced to consider post-Lula future
Ageing leader’s brain surgery brings to fore the risk of a power vacuum in his party once his political career ends ...
People Get Ready — Curtis Mayfield’s track became a civil rights anthem
The song’s message of believers journeying to the promised land resonated with campaigners such as Martin Luther King ...
EV charging operators warn shifting rule changes put UK investment at risk
Future spending would be jeopardised if growth outlook for battery-run vehicles were undermined, says industry ...
Tony’s Chocolonely boss tells opinionated CEOs to ‘stay in your lane’
In a glass-walled meeting room in Tony’s Chocolonely’s quirky Amsterdam headquarters, decorated with the company’s bright-coloured branding, Lamont explains: “We’ve got a strong point of view on ...
Giorgia Meloni races to finalise budget to affirm markets’ faith in Italy
Italy, which was put under the EU’s excessive deficit proceedings this year, has set out a fiscal consolidation road map for curbing its budget deficit from 7.2 per cent of GDP last year to less than ...
Prison operators offer ex-convicts jobs to tackle ‘revolving door’ of reoffending
Conglomerates including Sodexo, a French outsourcing group that operates five jails in the UK, and prison services provider ...
Bluesky: the tech hotshot that’s old, new, borrowed and blue
The social network offers a near facsimile of Elon Musk’s X that’s friendlier to users, if not necessarily investors ...
Why the UK plans to water down electric vehicle rules
With carmakers criticising sales quotas, ministers intend to boost funding for chargers to tackle sluggish demand ...
Britain becomes first European nation to join Pacific trade bloc
Tories confident that membership in CPTPP will bring benefits but these will be dwarfed by Brexit-related losses ...
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London Stock Exchange suffers biggest exodus since financial crisis
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The London Stock Exchange is on course for its worst year for departures since the financial crisis, as fears ...