Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Zhao Leji’s comments a veiled rebuke of US efforts to strengthen alliances in region
Event to feature conversation with former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton as well as actors and musicians
Progress on taming price rises ‘has slowed and may have stalled’, according to Christopher Waller
Trade restrictions on range of foodstuffs could cost Kyiv up to €330mn in annual revenue
US Treasury secretary tells Beijing its trade practices will distort markets and harm workers
Plans to put all clocks back a second may have to be delayed as water flowing into the oceans slows Earth’s rotation
Kyiv is building 2,000km of fortifications to hold territory in anticipation of another Moscow offensive
Progress in the fastest-warming continent is thwarted by a constituency fatigued by inflation and trade tensions
Companies and politicians try new strategies to encourage workers to start families
Fiercely independent former Democrat was backing third-party campaign in this year’s election race
Israel’s second raid on al-Shifa hospital has put its military strategy under the spotlight
Warsaw investigates ‘personal security clearance’ of Jarosław Gromadziński after his dismissal as commander of Eurocorps
Regional lender’s shares fall after profits miss estimates due to investment losses and increase in cash set aside for bad debts
An often overlooked battleground of the first world war offers valuable insights on today’s geopolitics
High Court finds regeneration group had believed it could extract ransom payment from Brookfield-owned port
The writer’s Dickensian doorstopper of a book features a motley crew of characters in a London riven by privilege, greed and ego
Tight fiscal rules can prevent the kind of investment which has helped the city state to thrive
Opposition party’s deputy leader issues challenge to Tories: ‘You show me yours, I’ll show you mine’
As the monetary cycle looks set to turn, the policy framework for the next phase remains unclear
The conflict seems unending, but a peace treaty is possible
Also in today’s newsletter, Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing and the broken market for medicines
Investors say regulatory conditions make utility’s business plan ‘uninvestible’
PM likely to land in trouble after May but chances of a leadership ousting are slim
Figures offer little cheer to Rishi Sunak as his Conservative party trails heavily in opinion polls
Also in this newsletter: Greece’s tragic train crash comes back to haunt the government
Decision will come as relief to businesses after period of rapid increases
Also in today’s newsletter, Labour megadonor ordered to tell wife of future donations and Big Read on broken market for medicines
Japan’s negative interest rate era ended last week. Its currency stability era could end shortly
Comments come after governor Andrew Bailey last week said interest rate cuts were ‘in play’
How to keep your estate tax efficient
The Neapolitan novelist remains an enigma but echoes of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ linger on its heroine’s beloved island
Esma levies rare penalty against Scope over failures to manage conflicts of interest
Some analysts are increasingly concerned about lofty valuations and shallow markets
Defendants in suit over multibillion-dollar estate allege ‘industrial-scale forgery’ and ‘apparent criminality’
More capital is needed to stop a protection gap for customers growing larger
International Edition