BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s defence minister said it was a mistake for U.S. President Donald Trump to take the bargaining chips of Ukrainian NATO membership and territorial concessions off the table ahead of possible talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. Speaking on his arrival at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Boris Pistorius said […]
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China is to launch its largest sale of offshore bills in a move to support the renminbi, as Wall Street boosts its bets against the currency over weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and Donald […]
This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get the newsletter delivered every weekday morning. Explore all of our newsletters here Good morning. On the agenda today: Interview with Syria’s acting finance minister Emerging-market currencies sell off Nasdaq board diversity rules […]
Forensic and ballistic evidence that police say ties the accused murderer of healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson to the crime scene will make it difficult for his lawyers to mount a defence, former prosecutors and other legal experts say. Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday after a days-long, multi-state manhunt ended at […]
EPA Donald Trump’s nominee for defence secretary says “the Left” is trying to smear him with “fake” stories – after reports suggested the US president-elect may replace him. Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the BBC’s partner CBS News reported, after Hegseth’s nomination came under intense scrutiny. Since Trump nominated […]
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Getty Images US President-elect Donald Trump has named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, author and military veteran, as his pick for defence secretary. Hegseth, 44, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, will be responsible for the world’s most powerful military in his first political role. Announcing his choice on Tuesday, Trump described him as […]
This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to receive the newsletter every weekday. Explore all of our newsletters here In today’s newsletter: Taiwan considers big US defence purchases Indian investors are lukewarm over Swiggy’s $1.3bn IPO What Trump unleashed means for […]
Watch: Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said the Russian people were paying an “extraordinary price” for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine Russia has suffered its worst ever month for casualties since the start of the war in Ukraine, the UK chief of defence staff has told the BBC. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said Russia’s forces suffered an […]
