1. Trump says Afghanistan’s Bagram air base should be returned to US control

2. Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

3. Private equity-backed marina groups look to cash in on superyacht boom

4. French take to streets against new premier’s fiscal plans

5. The smart glasses race has finally started

6. Adani hails ‘clean chit’ from Indian regulator over Hindenburg probes

7. What investments did the UK secure during Trump’s state visit?

8. Corbyn and Sultana’s leftwing ‘Your Party’ rocked by internal divisions

9. The UK must stand up to Trump’s tech regulation pressure

10. Trump tells Starmer to use military to stop illegal migrants arriving in Britain

11. Data breach deepens Northern Ireland’s funding crisis

12. Venetian Vespers — John Banville’s odious narrator spins a chilling tale

13. Fashion designer James Ferreira’s guide to Mumbai

14. Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack

15. Arbitration doesn’t work, but there’s a better way to attract foreign direct investment

16. Donald Trump’s adventures in Windsorland

17. Melania Trump’s state visit hat let her hide in plain sight

18. Why it might be the time to repeal the Fed’s dual mandate

19. Trump receives royal welcome ahead of talks with Starmer

20. UK police arrest three people on suspicion of spying for Russia

21. BoE holds interest rates at 4% and slows ‘quantitative tightening’

22. When free speech evangelists lose the plot

23. How telecoms tycoon Ergen wrestled debt-laden EchoStar back from the brink

24. Nvidia to invest 5bn in Intel

25. Former Institute of Directors boss banned over Covid loan ‘abuse’

26. How we made it: why the seas are getting hotter

27. First person in ‘one-in, one-out’ deal returned to France

28. Australian national climate plan lands as countries struggle to meet targets

29. Galvanize fund run by top Democrats to capitalise on Trump green cuts

30. Exxon chief says company has ‘no plans to re-enter Russia’

31. The great Chilean baby bust

32. The threats facing Poland

33. Eric Trump says crypto can ‘save the US dollar’

34. The EU’s secret weapon for economic success

35. Russian drones target Ukraine’s railway network

36. Hyundai upholds 26bn US investment pledge despite immigration raid in Georgia

37. Syria nears security agreement with Israel, says president

38. BCG to train staff on ‘humanitarian principles’ after Gaza outcry

39. Double standards and the trouble with bending to Trump

40. Trump to meet Starmer on second day of state visit

41. Retailer Next warns UK economy faces years of ‘anaemic’ growth

42. Switzerland’s Roche strikes 3.5bn deal to buy US drugmaker 89bio

43. Mark Zuckerberg promises new smart glasses will unlock ‘superintelligence’

44. Santos shares slump after Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc abandons 18.7bn bid

45. Two-thirds of rivers suffered abnormal conditions in hottest year, says WMO

46. The Fed: good questions, no answers

47. Why fighting over climate plans risks leaving the EU ‘impotent’ at the UN

48. China drops Google antitrust probe during US trade talks

49. ECB’s unlikely 6.9mn school bailout funds classrooms in containers

50. Activist Cevian says capital plans make Swiss HQ ‘not viable’ for UBS

51. Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary

52. The UK’s indefinite gamble in dealing with Trump on tariffs

53. ECB dumps more than 150mn of Worldline bonds

54. Black Rabbit, Netflix — Jude Law and Jason Bateman’s edgy restaurant drama follows in The Bear’s footsteps

55. Airlines fear carbon tax as flagship climate scheme develops holes

56. The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration

57. The convenient truth of the North Sea drilling ban

58. How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state

59. Mars to invest 1bn in European manufacturing as US demand slows

60. Is 50 a fair price for your data?

61. Guns and butter: Russia chooses both

62. Exxon and Chevron beef up energy trading to take on European rivals

63. What’s the buzz? Around the world in 15 coffee-shop trends

64. Trump tariffs on EU medical devices will drive up US patient bills, industry claims

65. Europe’s migration ‘desperation’ opens diplomatic door to Taliban

66. Russia’s drone incursions put Baltics on alert

67. NYT CEO warns Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’

68. In Charlie Kirk’s name: Trump officials signal move to limit free speech

69. China’s flying car start-ups take their case to the skies

70. Disney’s ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show off air over Charlie Kirk comments

71. Argentina props up peso as crisis roils Milei

72. Donald Trump soaks up the glory of his second UK state visit

73. Novo’s Wegovy pill close to matching injectable version in weight-loss trial

74. FirstFT: China orders tech companies to stop buying Nvidia AI chips

75. Doubts raised over whether France-UK migrant returns deal is workable

76. Saudi Arabia signs ‘strategic defence’ pact with Pakistan

77. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by quarter point

78. US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending

79. UK talks to join EU defence fund stalled over participation fee

80. A Brazilian court decision that bolsters democracy

81. DeepMind achieves gold at ‘coding Olympics’ in AI milestone

82. Eight hot tickets at this year’s London Film Festival

83. SEC allows public companies to block investors from class-action lawsuits

84. Gucci names latest chief in shake-up under new Kering boss Luca de Meo

85. Scott Bessent’s chief of staff set to move to IMF

86. These filmmaker brothers brought Lagos to La Croisette. Next step, the world

87. Britain’s AI productivity revolution may not be telegraphed

88. New AI model predicts susceptibility to over 1,000 diseases

89. UK warship to be largely built in Spain

90. RedBird IMI scraps plans for ITV Studios bid

91. Robinhood gives armchair investors a new way to roll the dice

92. Top Tories call for probe into dropping of China spying case

93. There are still too many concerns about the UK’s assisted dying bill

94. Qatar sovereign fund invests 500mn in Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines

95. Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc abandons 18.7bn bid for Australian group Santos

96. Ex-Labour councillor charged over Westminster ‘honeytrap’ scandal

97. Nationwide chair attended breakfast with Reform UK

98. The US workers escaping for a career overseas

99. Won’t the British right stand up for sovereignty?

100. Can New York Fashion Week offer anything new?

101. Indonesia ponders pro-growth mandate for central bank as economy flags

102. Navalny’s widow claims lab tests show Russian activist was poisoned

103. Surging US power costs defy Trump’s pledge to halve bills

104. Brazil’s rightwing succession: the hunt for a new Bolsonaro

105. EU explores using 170bn of Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine

106. AI risks widening global wealth gap, WTO warns

107. Labour’s strategy has been all pain, no gain

108. China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia’s AI chips

109. Trump’s state visit to UK: the day ahead

110. UK watchdog to waive some rules for cryptoasset providers

111. UK inflation holds steady at 3.8% in August

112. Security company Verisure plans to raise 3.1bn in Swedish IPO

113. The scariest bits of the job market

114. Why are some non-competes being tightened when finance job turnover has collapsed?

115. India’s participation in Russian war games mars EU’s partnership pitch

116. China lifts exit ban on Wells Fargo banker

117. Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits over Unilever ‘silencing’ of social mission

118. Trump shifts power from shareholders to bosses

119. Democrats hit out at plan to curb investor lawsuits against US companies

120. Foreign investors in US assets rush for protection against swings in dollar

121. Royal Mint losses widen as collectors cool on commemorative coins

122. US workers fired over Charlie Kirk social media posts

123. US ‘bullying’ countries to drop climate goals, warns Al Gore

124. Exxon takes a novel approach to the lazy shareholder problem

125. Fortnum & Mason tea sales suffer as Trump’s trade war hits ‘King’s grocer’

126. Forget the ‘special relationship’ — Britain needs to be more transactional

127. Novo Nordisk’s new boss wins cautious backing after sweeping cuts

128. Trump’s quarterly reporting move is the wrong idea at the wrong time

129. Europe turns to Ukrainian tech for ‘drone wall’ against Russia

130. The debt landscape has flipped

131. Socialists raise the pressure on Macron’s new prime minister

132. In charts: What Trump’s tariffs mean for India

133. Saudi Arabia cracks down on music ‘lounges’ after conservative backlash

134. China’s late UN payments undercut ambitions of global influence

135. Curator’s Pick: the hidden meanings in Rashid Johnson’s half-ton Guggenheim mosaic

136. The problem with taxing the rich

137. EU companies suffer renewed China rare earth licence delays

138. China trials its first advanced tools for AI chipmaking

139. US lawmakers release more Epstein files amid scrutiny over Trump links

140. Half a million sales collapse a year due to ‘antiquated’ homebuying process

141. Robert Redford, American actor, director and environmentalist, 1936-2025

142. Senior UK official asks whether pause in pharma sector spending is ‘co-ordinated’

143. Fired BLS chief calls Trump’s attack on US data agency a ‘dangerous step’

144. US begins review of trade deal with Canada and Mexico

145. FirstFT: Beijing says US spin-off of TikTok will use Chinese algorithm

146. US tech giants pledge billions for UK AI infrastructure during Trump visit

147. UK court halts deportation of Eritrean man to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal

148. UK hopes pomp and ceremony of Trump’s state visit will distract from tricky questions

149. Utah charges suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting with aggravated murder

150. BlackRock expands leadership bench in reorganisation of top talent

151. Nestlé chair to step down weeks after dismissal of CEO

152. US in talks to fund multibillion-dollar mining initiative for critical minerals

153. Mandelson not given security vetting before appointed as UK ambassador to US

154. Replacing Starmer is not in Labour’s interest

155. UK set to announce closer co-operation with US on cryptocurrencies

156. EU and Indonesia agree trade deal

157. UK shelves hopes for 0% tariff on steel exports to US

158. UK fiscal watchdog to downgrade productivity forecast, worsening fiscal hole for Reeves

159. Israel’s invasion of Gaza City: in images and maps

160. Judge dismisses state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

161. US car safety regulators launch Tesla Model Y door handle investigation

162. Hollywood studios sue Chinese AI company for alleged copyright infringement

163. Blame game erupts over Qatar plot as Banque Havilland challenges UK watchdog

164. Romania charges Russia-linked far-right candidate with plotting ‘coup’

165. Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now

166. A weak dollar threatens the Fed’s rate-cut magic

167. Patrick Drahi set to restart sale of stake in 10bn French broadband business

168. Embattled Milei appeals for weary Argentines’ patience

169. UK politics live: MPs discuss Mandelson appointment ahead of Trump state visit

170. Industrial strategy needs more than ‘superstars’

171. The BoE’s gilty secret

172. Chasing the ‘cool factor’: inside the Bronx garden making waves

173. Franklin Templeton predicts slowdown in investment management deals

174. Billionaire Carlos Slim’s growing presence in Mexico’s energy sector

175. Trump and the limits to British flattery

176. Former Tory health minister Maria Caulfield defects to Reform UK

177. Debunking the ‘Persistence Scorecard’ debunking

178. Why quarterly earnings will go the way of the dinosaurs

179. EU economy falls behind global rivals due to ‘complacency’, warns Draghi

180. Submit your questions — What’s happening in UK politics?

181. Danny Kruger’s bet on Reform deals blow to Tories

182. China says TikTok’s US app will use Chinese algorithm

183. UK wage growth signals inflation-busting increase in state pension

184. Israel intensifies attack on Gaza City

185. What the Fed should do

186. China’s Tencent to make first bond sale in four years as AI race intensifies

187. The coming wave of debt servicing costs

188. Why Lecornu is taking his time to assemble France’s next government

189. Donald Trump files 15bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times

190. Japan set to make subsea cables a national security issue with support for new fleet

191. Trump accuses Colombia of failing to co-operate on drugs crackdown

192. Moscow holds Ukrainian children at hundreds of sites across Russia

193. How Apollo feeds Athene cash

194. Trump tilts balance of power from investors to CEOs

195. What’s in a popular first name? Let this Sarah tell you . . .

196. South Korea resists US pressure to finalise ‘Japan-style’ trade deal

197. Can Ireland’s ‘Sláintecare’ be a model for community care in the UK?

198. Anglo American’s 50bn Teck deal sparks Canadian unease

199. EU consolidates export control powers to bypass Russia

200. Meta struggles to decouple from Chinese supplier of AI smart glasses

201. Banks tighten debt terms as squeezed UK universities refinance loans

202. Russian hackers target Polish hospitals and city water supply

203. Space start-ups jostle with defence giants for Nato billions

204. Aluminium prices driven higher by global supply squeeze

205. The left’s radical plan to fix housing in Paris

206. The five big decisions you’ll need to make about money

207. The smart way to manage a savings account

208. Don’t fret about debt: the basics of borrowing

209. Can Tokyo tempt finance workers to manage its trillions?

210. Switzerland’s US tech ‘whale’

211. Will the US and China make a trade deal?

212. Top sensor maker Hesai warns world not ready for driverless cars

213. New US bill could damage Indian tech’s outsourcing model

214. Senate paves way for Miran’s confirmation as Fed governor

215. US soldier who fought for Kyiv guilty of Florida murders and Venezuela ‘coup’

216. US military strikes alleged Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean

217. FirstFT: US and China reach ‘framework’ for TikTok deal

218. Amazon to launch augmented reality football coverage

219. UK and US pledge to boost financial ties ahead of Trump state visit

220. Qatar calls for ‘concrete steps’ against Israel after missile strikes

221. Andy Burnham weighs return to Westminster after Keir Starmer’s mis-steps

222. The Fed is stuck between its dual mandate

223. BoE expected to slow balance sheet rundown after market turbulence

224. The Mandelson-Epstein saga: what did Keir Starmer know, and when?

225. US prosecutor Maurene Comey sues justice department over her firing

226. A Lehman Brothers memorial PDF dump

227. Paramount Skydance’s move on Warner Bros Discovery marks major plot twist

228. Fly, Wild Swans — Jung Chang brings her epic memoir up to date

229. SEC allows Exxon plan to limit shareholder activism

230. Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy

231. Chicago and the fight over the National Guard

232. Private equity invites Chicagoans to roll dice on local casino

233. Starmer aide resigns over messages about Diane Abbott

234. Alphabet market value exceeds 3tn

235. Preparing for the Bank of England’s big, unpredictable gilt sales decision

236. Trump signals US and China have struck TikTok deal

237. Icebreaker diplomacy

238. Starmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrong

239. How Ukraine and Gaza scrambled the ideological map

240. Donald Trump calls on US companies to ditch quarterly reporting

241. Turkish stocks rally after court delays case against opposition leadership

242. Former soldier goes on trial for Bloody Sunday murders in Northern Ireland

243. The chicken Supreme Court on Trump’s legal menu

244. Elon Musk buys about 1bn of Tesla shares

245. UK drops charges against two men accused of spying for China

246. Tory MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform

247. Pompeo calls on US to move faster on critical minerals

248. Breakdown of car dealer Tricolor leaves trail of losses and questions

249. China says Nvidia violated antitrust law

250. UK elections are now bloc contests, but old tactics still apply

251. Rheinmetall buys German shipbuilder to create ‘naval powerhouse’

252. The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia

253. Pop Mart shares decline most since April as Labubu shine starts to fade

254. Health levy needed to stem tide of people leaving UK workforce, says think-tank

255. Revenue growth is strong (at big companies only)

256. Denmark warns new EU red tape could cost 124bn a year

257. FirstFT: Crypto groups hit out at UK stablecoin plan

258. Triple dose of Novo Nordisk drug delivers 19% weight loss in trials

259. India’s push for EU trade deal hit by basmati rice dispute

260. Fed set to cut interest rates as Powell faces dissent over slowing economy

261. US campuses seek a safe space for debate after Charlie Kirk’s murder

262. Shipping industry enlists AI to tackle rising number of cargo fires

263. UBS faces tight vote on Swiss capital reform

264. Europe’s maze of bank regulation needs to be simplified

265. Shutdown theatre is a distraction for the Democrats

266. Northern Ireland tech sector boosted by hard drive investment

267. America risks making frenemies of old allies

268. Trump’s new SEC appointee scraps aggressive enforcement agenda

269. Why British workers keep getting pay rises despite weak hiring

270. My top 10: Jackie Wullschläger’s favourite works in Zürich’s Kunsthaus museum

271. China’s curbs on defence metal germanium create ‘desperate’ supply squeeze

272. The niche debt tool at the heart of Apollo’s private credit machine

273. Can China stop its EV price wars?

274. Welders, engineers and data scientists: your country needs you

275. Chinese retail sales and factory output growth slow

276. ANZ fined record 160mn over bond trading and customer account issues

277. UK nuclear plant to add 200,000 a year to large businesses’ energy bills, analysts say

278. Centrica backs 10bn plan for UK modular nuclear reactors

279. Far right set to make electoral gains in Germany’s most populous state

280. Trump’s UK state visit poses difficult balancing act for Starmer

281. Utah governor blames social media for fomenting US political violence

282. Keir Starmer has until May to turn things around say MPs and unions

283. Romania condemns Russian drone violation of its airspace

284. US companies put brakes on hiring after Trump’s tariffs hit

285. America can still stop the cycle of political violence

286. Musk call for Brits to ‘fight back or die’ denounced by minister

287. Mandelson’s ‘singular talents’ justified appointment as ambassador, says minister

288. Will the Fed cut interest rates — and will Lisa Cook have a vote?

289. The west is buried under red tape

290. Brookfield in talks to buy US landlord from Singapore’s GIC in 10bn deal

291. Ministers hail US financial services deals ahead of Trump state visit to UK

292. Rubio to meet Netanyahu in Israel after Qatar strike

293. How India can trump US tariffs

294. David Ellison sets his sights on Warner Bros and mogul status

295. Spanish airport owner accuses Ryanair of ‘lies’ over flight cuts

296. Memo to women: get ready to work for free again

297. Laila Gohar’s chic Greek feast

298. Russia uses priests and bots to sway election, says Moldovan president

299. Highland estates clash with nature campaigners over wild deer culls

300. ECB rate cuts at ‘or very close to’ end, says Austria’s central bank governor