Interviews

BP profits hit highest since 2023 on back of Iran war

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.BP has reported its highest quarterly...

British politicians are doing God. Voters would rather they didn’t.

Kruger added: “They don’t like politicians moralizing, but they do think that our politics and policy should reflect the culture of the country, which...

MPs to vote on whether Starmer should be investigated over Mandelson scandal

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sir Keir Starmer faces a gruelling...

Un tanneur de LVMH, lié à la déforestation, se démène contre la réglementation européenne

BRUXELLES — Nuti Ivo, une tannerie italienne appartenant au groupe LVMH, a acheté des peaux animales à des entreprises paraguayennes liées à la déforestation,...

Shell buys Canadian shale producer ARC for $16bn

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Shell has agreed to...

Comment l’IA s’immisce dans le travail parlementaire

55 % des tâches automatisables à plus de 50%Parmi les tâches qui pourraient être réalisées rapidement par des modèles d’IA — ou avec leur...

Leading central banks play for time on interest rate rises

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Central banks myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The world’s leading central banks are...

What Britain wants from King Charles’ trip to Trumpland

The monarch also appears likely to emphasize Britain’s commitment to the two nations’ defense ties — which include NATO moves to fend off Russia...

Iran’s foreign minister back in Pakistan, but uncertainty clouds peace talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad on Sunday night, rejoining mediation efforts just hours after he left Pakistan and U.S. President Donald...

Sabastian Sawe is first person to win a marathon in under 2 hours

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sabastian Sawe has become the first...

Nigel Farage targets Barnsley, a town transformed by Labour

Barnsley town centre has undergone an eye-catching transformation.Since 2021, the Labour council has delivered a new youth centre, skate park, pedestrian bridge and shopping...

‘Violence has no place’: EU leaders condemn attack at Trump dinner

Authorities said a “lone actor,” armed with a shotgun and other weapons, charged a security checkpoint outside the annual dinner late Saturday and exchanged...

Trump’s FCC eyes new ways to squeeze the TV networks

Conservative television broadcasters are getting bigger under Donald Trump — and thanks to his top communications regulator, they may get enhanced power to mute...

British jets scrambled as Russian drone debris crashes on Romanian territory

The U.K. fighter jets were tracking the drones as they were flying over the Ukrainian port city of Reni, 1.5 kilometers from the Romanian...

France and Greece call for delaying Covid debt repayment and for more EU bonds

The Greek prime minister was on the same page.“What sense does it make right now to go and repay the Recovery Fund, thereby eating...

Head of UK data watchdog voluntarily steps aside amid HR probe

In a separate statement, the ICO said Edwards voluntarily stepped back from his duties on Feb. 26 in order “to enable an independent workplace...

No edge, no hedge: why markets are stuck

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldTeam Trump is taking...

Power is draining away from Starmer’s Downing Street

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.If the British prime minister is...