MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests. The proposal, which was a key part of Zelenskyy’s talks with U.S. Vice President […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A former senior Federal Reserve official was arrested on Friday after US prosecutors accused him of passing on economic secrets to China. John Harold Rogers, a senior adviser in the division of international finance at […]
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(Reuters) – An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern Syria if the U.S.-allied Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) maintains a significant joint leadership role there. “Any initiative resulting in the governance of northeastern Syria under the control of the SDF, or in which […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A top Federal Reserve official has said the US central bank is “pretty close” to meeting its objectives on inflation and employment, underscoring investor expectations that policymakers will refrain from sharp interest rate cuts this […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A top Federal Reserve official has warned about the threat of resurgent US inflation after Donald Trump takes power, even as he forecast solid growth for the world’s largest economy overall. Richmond Fed president Tom […]
A significant proportion of people today live in towns and cities that grew up around trade, industry, and cars. Think of the docks of Liverpool, the factories of Osaka, the automobile obsession of New York’s Robert Moses, or the low-density sprawl of modern Riyadh. Few of these places were created with human health in mind. […]
Federal official says suspect who drove into New Orleans crowd is believed to be dead
Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Only two spots are up for grabs in the 2024 NFL playoff race heading into Week 18, but the stakes remain reasonably high with a lot left to determine in terms of seeding. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero shared all of the various possibilities for this Saturday and Sunday. Three […]
Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.
