(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are restraining one of Russia’s most powerful offensives since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion on its smaller neighbour, the top commander of Kyiv’s forces said on Saturday. Russian troops advanced in September at their fastest rate since March 2022, the month after President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion, according to […]
Days before the November election, when presidential candidates typically barnstorm battleground states to turn out every last one of their supporters, former President Trump will headline a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. The event is being held at a storied Manhattan arena that hosted the “Fight of the Century” between […]
Watching Donald Trump shamble into the election’s final stretch, it’s difficult to believe he’s serious about this campaign. His pitch to voters has boiled down to nothing but racism and random tax breaks. And now he’s taken to campaigning in blue states he has no hopes of winning. It’s the behavior of someone who believes […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Tony Bennett does not handle attention all that comfortably. He’s never one to seek a spotlight and, to my mind, has never called a member of the press in search of credit or to suss out a buzzy behind-the-scenes rumor. Bennett, sometimes to the frustration of the media, is often humble to […]
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing 12 skeletons beneath the “Treasury” in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. In Arabic, the Treasury is known as “Al-Khazneh,” which translates to “the treasury of the pharaoh.” The exact purpose of the Treasury is unclear, but it may have been a mausoleum for the Nabataean king […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and former chief economist at the Bank of England In 1981, Thomas Sargent and Neil Wallace published an influential and challenging […]
Pedestrians crossing a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 13, 2022. South Korean economic growth unexpectedly picked up in the second quarter as strong consumption on eased Covid-19 restrictions offset poor exports, supporting the case for further central bank interest rate hikes. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty […]
Part of Donald Trump’s mystique is that it is often impossible to determine rational motives for his conduct, particularly when he’s on the campaign trail presumably trying to make some new friends.
