Trump taps Big Tech critic as chief of DoJ antitrust division
Adam Candeub authored a Project 2025 chapter calling for a sweeping shake-up of US competition enforcement
Japan’s trains are getting much faster as moonshot policy takes hold
505km per hour rail project has taken on symbolic importance
MPs call on Burnham to extend employer tax break for under-25s
New prime minister has pledged to help jobless young people find work
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Trump reinstates direct US flights to Lebanon after meeting its president
US leader declines to put a timeline on an Israeli withdrawal from the Middle East nation
Trump vows to attack Iranian nuclear facility as Middle East war escalates
Goldman Sachs warns oil could jump to $120 per barrel if Strait of Hormuz remains ‘disrupted’
FirstFT: China weighs tighter export controls on AI technologies
Also in today’s newsletter: Zelenskyy replaces top Ukraine general and India police briefly detain opposition leader
Zelenskyy replaces top Ukraine general after mass protests
President chooses 43-year-old Mykhailo Drapatyi to replace Oleksandr Syrsky in generational shift in Kyiv’s military leadership
Meta’s unwinding of Manus shows even forced deals have merits
Disposal of Chinese agentic AI start-up has left the Facebook owner better off than it might seem
US Treasury sends warning to hedge funds over ‘tax alpha’ strategies
AMG shares tumble after officials question explosive growth of tax-loss harvesting investment techniques
Transcript: The forecast for prediction markets
Katie Martin speaks to Robert Armstrong
The forecast for prediction markets
Are the platforms useful or dangerous?
Transcript: Andy Burnham’s cabinet — who’s in, who’s out?
Lucy Fisher talks to Miranda Green, Robert Shrimsley and Jennifer Williams
‘Major’ antitrust demands would destroy Europe space deal, warns Leonardo chief
Calls by EU for structural concessions while also seeking European consolidation would be ‘absurd’, says Lorenzo Mariani
New prime minister’s ‘Number 10 North’ is already up and running
Government intends Manchester office to be ‘engine room of devolution and good growth in every postcode’
Saudi tankers reverse course after Houthi threats
At least four vessels make U-turns after warnings from Yemeni rebels, as fresh threat emerges to Red Sea shipping
The EU needs to hold together on Russia sanctions
Cost of trying to protect domestic interests may be to embolden Moscow
Ann Widdecombe died after being ‘struck 21 times with hammer’
Prosecutors set out details of what police said was a ‘targeted attack’ on 78-year-old former minister
Bill Gates was warned about Epstein links by staff of his foundation
Independent review finds talks with late sex offender continued for more than three years despite concerns
Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over ‘deliberately false’ weight-loss drug ads
Danish group claims rival used outdated data to support claims that its products were more effective than Wegovy
Kazakhstan stops sending oil to key Russian terminal after Ukrainian tanker attacks
Shutdown of CPC pipeline could remove another 1mn barrels a day from the market
Rolls-Royce expects Airbus decision on new A350 version within a year
UK aero-engine group could have to build bigger engine if planemaker goes ahead with larger wide-bodied jet
Should testosterone be in Hegseth’s build-your-own-warrior playbook?
The US administration sees scientific evidence as an optional, flexible handmaid to the more vital business of masculinity
Shares in UK defence groups rise on hopes Healey will boost military spending
New chancellor backed by investors to find cash he previously said was required to keep country safe