North Korea is refusing to repatriate the bodies of troops killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine because it fears anger from families could lead to civil unrest. South Korean intelligence officials estimate that around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed to date, while around 2,700 have sustained injuries. Sources told the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper that […]
It was just a small news item about a seemingly mundane bureaucratic decision. But some White House reporters perceived deeper import in it last week. As CBS News reportedpresident-elect Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary will start work without one of the traditional trappings of the job: the spacious, high-ceilinged office in the West Wing located […]
A Russian drone bombs a Ukrainian M-2 in Pogrebki. Russian defense ministry capture A picturesque church in Pogrebki, a village in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast, towers over a chaotic battleground. Ukrainian forces are determined to push their way past the Church of Saint Michael. Russian forces are determined to stop them. Armored vehicles blast away […]
The chance that Republicans will call a new constitutional convention under Trump has Democrats in state legislatures worried.
BANGKOK (AP) — The order came from the top. China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again. He ordered local governments to prevent future “extreme cases.” The attacks, where drivers mow down people on foot or knife-wielding assailants stab multiple victims, are not new […]
The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s character.
BBC/Matthew Goddard The BBC was granted rare access to the largest prison for IS detainees – Al Sina – which holds some 5,000 men As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging. The chaos since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad is “paving the way” for the so-called Islamic State (IS) to […]
Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing Dec. 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pa. Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a profoundly revealing moment in American politics. Not only has it opened the floodgates of public […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Worries over the stagnating UK economy and accelerating inflation are unnerving investors, pushing borrowing costs to their biggest premium over German debt yields since 1990. The spread between the two countries’ bonds has risen above […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Federal Reserve is set to take a more cautious approach to interest rate cuts on fears that the Trump administration’s policies will stoke higher inflation, according to academic economists polled by the Financial Times. […]
