US strikes Iranian missile sites as peace talks continue
Washington announces ‘self-defence’ operation against targets in southern Iran
India’s bizarre $500bn ‘commitment’ in trade deal with US
Also in this newsletter, power demand hits record high
Letter: How first past the post keeps Reform in check in Scotland
From Lesley Ellis, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Letter: Europe’s banks not ready to monetise stablecoins
From Nick Fernando, Co-founder and Director, Aqua Global, London SM6, UK
Letter: England’s careers guidance experts await the call-up
From Deirdre Hughes, Associate Professor, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick; Executive Director, CareerChat UK Ltd and Vice-President, IAEVG
First ‘steroid Olympics’ takes place in Las Vegas
Clarification: Raghuram Rajan
Raghuram Rajan is a former chief economist at the IMF
China’s change in maths on carbon emissions masks growth, report says
Independent analysis suggests retrospective change to data indicating climate change progress
FT Crossword: Number 18,383
Iran’s top negotiators travel to Qatar amid intensified efforts to secure deal
Tehran’s parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator travelled to Doha as mediators seek to thrash out final details
How the SNP survived scandal to keep ruling Scotland
Pro-independence party, now in its 20th year in power, is struggling to boost public services amid fiscal challenges
Reeves urges ministers to ‘buy British’ in critical sectors
UK chancellor aims to prioritise domestic procurement in shipbuilding, steel, AI and energy infrastructure
Carney warns Alberta separatists of Brexit-style regret
Canada’s prime minister says oil-rich province’s push for independence is a ‘dangerous bluff’
FirstFT: Iran’s top negotiators travel to Qatar amid push to secure deal
Also in today’s newsletter: Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’ and Jardines is buying Australia’s largest radiology provider for $2.4bn
Mexico agrees to host Iranian World Cup squad as US-Iran tensions simmer
President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country had ‘no problem’ with request from Fifa
Ferrari reborn: a legend goes electric
Meet the Luce – Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s ‘molto disruptive’ hypercar
Ferrari launches first EV with Jony Ive’s ‘polarising’ design
Ex-Apple designer aims to help Italian luxury brand win over a younger demographic with €550,000 futuristic ‘Luce’ model
Netanyahu orders Israeli military to step up attacks on Hizbollah
Far-right officials, who fear a US-Iran peace deal could rein in Israel, call for ‘high-intensity’ campaign in Lebanon
Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP
Former party chief executive and ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon will be detained until sentencing on June 23
The energy shock is not over yet
Even with a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, supplies will take time to normalise
Simon Rattle shows his growing mastery of Wagner, from the intricate to the roof-raising
First of two London Symphony Orchestra concerts at the Barbican consisted mostly of extracts from ‘Götterdämmerung’
New York City has a seaside village: eating and drinking in Red Hook, Brooklyn
The best time to visit Red Hook is the autumn and winter — when it gets quiet, but everything’s open
An anti-viral pastry tour of Brownstone Brooklyn
Baker Tanya Bush knows what drives pastry hype in New York City. Here, she guides us to the ones that deserve the attention
Jackals have their day in Europe
Proximity of people appears to reduce stifling effect of wolves on small predator populations, scientists find