US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control
Former CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval
Letter: What we miss out on with our addiction to screen time
From Zara Branigan, Bath, UK
Letter: Tribal loyalties — how football and politics differ
From John Kirkwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Letter: Buñuel’s modest cocktail
From Rebecca Earle, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK
Letter: Bohr, Heisenberg and the Copenhagen Interpretation
From Kay Strang, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, UK
Letter: Bring back the dog licence
From Frances Strauss, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
Letter: How to ensure clothes are what they say on the label
From Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, IESE, Barcelona, Spain
Letter: An AI-assisted ‘viva’ is the way to foil student litigation
From Michael John Grundy, London SW12, UK
Letter: Lowering the bar?
From Denis Kenny, Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford, Ireland
Correction: Governors Point lots
Lots for building houses at Governors Point in Washington state start at $5mn, not homes as wrongly stated in an article in today’s HTSI
Trump moves to block certification of Alaska Senate election if Republican loses
Candidates’ similar names could ‘taint’ the result, argues US Justice Department
John Healey to give £20bn boost to UK’s business lender and infrastructure bank
Treasury predicts extra funding will create and support 100,000 jobs as chancellor seeks to exploit flexibility in government’s fiscal rules
UK sets up AI lab to monitor biosecurity threats
Move comes amid widespread fears that users could create new viruses and bioweapons
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Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans
President to ease some levies to help candidates facing tough US Senate election battles
France avoids downgrade from Moody’s in boost for Macron’s government
Rating agency retains Aa3 score as it assumes ‘deficit-reducing budget for 2027 will be adopted’
Transcript: 100 days of Burnham
George Parker talks to Scarlett Maguire, Jim Pickard and David Sheppard
Russia and Ukraine agree to temporary ceasefire around occupied town of Oleshky
Pope and Melania Trump help organise deal to allow humanitarian aid to enter area and for civilians to be evacuated
Xi gathers China’s top cadres with focus on discipline
Central committee meeting to be closely watched ahead of party congress next year and leader’s expected fourth term
Oil hits $117 for first time since April on fears of flare-up in Iran hostilities
Rise in energy prices pushes US inflation expectations higher
Macron says deadly shooting near Paris was racially motivated
Gunman arrested in Trappes after he kills one person and injures five others in ‘murderous rampage’
Turn Downing Street into museum or flats, says Starmer’s cost of living tsar
Iceland boss Richard Walker joins chorus of voices calling for 300-year-old hub of British government to be overhauled
Lunch break under threat as Hong Kong looks at longer trading day
HKEX discusses scrapping ‘antiquated practice’ as Nasdaq plans move to 23 hours