The secret history of Syria’s new leader
More than a decade had passed since Ahmed al-Sharaa squeezed into the narrow lift that went up to his parents’ 10th-floor apartment. The Soviet-style block hadn’t changed much since he…
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What a Mar-a-Lago accord could look like
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Four decades ago, the swanky Plaza Hotel in…
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‘It’s like a whipsaw’: Trump’s tariff U-turns unnerve businesses and investors
In the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, Donald Trump signed the latest in a series of executive orders on trade, partially reversing the 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and…
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Lloyds shifts skilled IT jobs from UK to India
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Lloyds Banking Group is hiring hundreds of IT engineers in…
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UK Treasury eyes spending cuts at GB Energy in blow to Ed Miliband
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK Treasury is drawing up plans to cut the…
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EU puts on show of solidarity with Zelenskyy after clash with Trump
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world EU leaders on Thursday put on a show…
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Private equity group Sycamore to take Walgreens private in $10bn deal
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Walgreens Boots Alliance has struck a $10bn deal with private…
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Trump restrains Doge as concern mounts over scale of job losses
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has moved to constrain Elon Musk’s…
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US stocks sink on tech sell-off and tariff worries
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks fell sharply on Thursday as a renewed sell-off…
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Trump has undermined US economic exceptionalism
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world In his first address to Congress since beginning…
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