Middle East war will slow down economic growth in Africa as cost of living crisis soars, IMF warns
A new wave of global shocks mainly caused by the war in the Middle East is pushing up the cost of living...
Shell’s profits jump as Iran war delivers windfall
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Shell’s traders and refineries powered the...
EU body drops plan for €3.6M conference hall
Given wider financial constraints, “we see all the problems that we don’t have enough budget for,” Tüttő said.The CoR, an EU body representing...
Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note released by US judge
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A US federal judge on Wednesday...
Poland could host US troops Trump pulled from Germany, Nawrocki says
Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Wednesday that Poland is ready to host American troops withdrawn from Germany and that he would personally lobby Donald...
Rubio’s Rome challenge: Managing an ally, appealing to a pope
And Crosetto said at an event during Italy’s Armed Forces Day that “in a world that has gone crazy … it is our duty...
The second world war fixation gets the US into trouble again
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldAccording to reports, the...
Hantavirus death ship: Canary Islands leader opposes Tenerife dock plan
The president of Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday pushed back against plans to allow a cruise ship suffering a deadly onboard hantavirus outbreak to...
Vote 2026: The final countdown
On the eve of a hugely significant set of local and national elections – who has the momentum and who is staring into an...
The incredible shrinking German chancellor
He’s had to scale back his ambitions accordingly. Immediately after the election, however, he and his coalition partners pressured the outgoing Bundestag to amend...
Trump to visit Greece, hopefully this summer, says envoy
Guilfoyle, a former prosecutor and Fox News host who was once married to California Governor Gavin Newsom and was later engaged to Trump’s son,...
French opposition slams Macron’s nominee for central bank top job
"He’s a good-for-nothing who should have resigned from public service after the scandal over the inaccurate public budget forecasts," Tanguy told POLITICO in a...
Coinbase to cut 14% of staff over impact of AI and volatile markets
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Coinbase plans to cut 14 per cent...
Romanian government collapses after socialists join far right to topple PM
The move came as a surprise to the Socialists & Democrats group in the European Parliament, to which the PSD belongs. After spending years...
Reeves rowed with Bessent over Iran war criticism
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldUS Treasury secretary Scott...
Merz’s strategy for dealing with Trump’s anger: Tell him he’s right
German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius batted off suggestions that Merz might have to jet off to Washington to cool the latest tensions with Trump,...
Germany says Europe needs to learn from Ukraine’s drone warfare successes
Wadephul is not alone in calling for further investment in the kind of cutting-edge drones developed by Ukraine. During a large military exercise in...
Peter Thiel backs $1bn ocean data centre start-up powered by waves
Peter Thiel is leading a $140mn investment in a US start-up that plans to use wave energy to fuel giant fleets of floating data...