Putin to increase size of Russian armed forces by 137,000 personnel
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's military to expand with another 137,000 personnel starting from next year.The announcement by the Russian...
Gladiators set to make TV comeback with new ‘superhuman’ stars
TV viewers, ready? Do you have the speed, the strength, the heart to be a winner? Because Gladiators is set...
US forces kill Iran-backed militia fighters in Syria
US forces killed three suspected fighters from Iran-backed militias in Syria late on Wednesday in response to an attack earlier...
Democracies must use AI to defend open societies
The world would have been a far darker place had Nazi Germany beaten the US to build the world’s first...
Citigroup to wind down Russian consumer and commercial operations
Citigroup has decided to wind down its consumer and local commercial banking operations in Russia after failing to find a...
Energy bills to soar for millions as record 80% price hike announced
Millions of households will see their energy bills rocket as the price cap is hiked to £3,549 a year, plunging...
Putin to increase size of Russian armed forces by 137,000 personnel
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's military to expand with another 137,000 personnel starting from next year.The announcement by the Russian...
Agustín Carstens: ‘It’s very important central banks let people know what is happening’
This is part of a series, ‘Economists Exchange’, featuring conversations between top FT commentators and leading economistsThe Bank for International...
Markets bet UK interest rates will hit 4% by May
Financial markets are betting the Bank of England will more than double interest rates by May next year, as concern...
Myanmar regime arrests former UK ambassador
Myanmar’s military regime has arrested a former UK ambassador to the country and her artist husband, according to two people...
Capital Group: the slow-moving giant in dangerous waters
Earlier this year, with markets in turmoil, Capital Group, one of the world’s largest money managers, arranged for two guests...
Harbour Energy profits boom as prices soar for consumers
Harbour Energy has become the latest UK energy group to report booming profits on the back of higher prices, while...
Rishi Sunak criticises government handling of Covid response
Conservative leadership contender Rishi Sunak on Thursday issued a scathing criticism of the UK government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Jay Powell faces tough crowd in Jackson Hole after inflation errors
As central bankers from around the world descend on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the first in-person annual conference since 2019,...
Asteroid Polymele May Have Its Own Natural Satellite, Say Astronomers on NASA’s Lucy Mission
Astronomers working on US space agency NASA's Lucy mission may have spotted an undiscovered mini-moon orbiting an asteroid in the...
Yen weakness forces unprecedented PlayStation price rise
Sony has raised the price of its PlayStation 5 console in Europe, the UK, Japan, China and other key markets...
Ethiopia’s ceasefire ends as fighting erupts in north
Fighting has erupted in northern Ethiopia, ending a months-long ceasefire and dashing hopes for peace in a conflict that has...
Hip-hop producer DJ Premier: ‘I’ll be 90 and making boom-bap!’
“When I left Houston to go live in New York, my father said: ‘Son, I don’t get this whole hip-hop...
BoE/rates: rising reserve costs may prompt stealth tax on banks
Banks have waited years for higher interest rates to revive their fortunes. But in the UK, where markets predict interest...
FirstFT: Biden’s student debt relief plan triggers inflation warnings
Good morning and we start today with Joe Biden’s long-awaited student debt relief proposal.The US president yesterday said that the...