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US considers sanctions on Brazil judge in new test of diplomatic ties

Fresh blow in relations comes as leftwing leader Lula launches re-election campaign

US-Canada trade talks go down to the wire, plus Japanese growth figures and a UK inflation update

Ministers to encourage property developments close to train, tram and underground stations

Qatar, Oman, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan hold leverage in crucial areas

Water shortages have become a dark daily reality affecting crops, livestock and the viability of farms

Robert Jenrick says current benefits system is ‘a strange perversion of compassion’

Victory in Clacton will not enable Reform UK leader to dodge questions over finances

Kyiv launches more than 600 drones at enemy capital in one of its largest assaults of the summer

The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound

People are hanging up the casual aesthetic of the pandemic years to dress up again

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Mark Walter’s much-copied strategy of leveraging insurers to build an empire has drawn regulatory scrutiny

FT analysis finds 60 largest planned facilities could emit equivalent of 27 coal plants or 24mn cars per year

Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections

Services won’t restore the golden age but could give young shoppers a reason to return

Shortage of Group III base oils prompts auto manufacturers to turn to new blends

Democratic socialist candidates are winning primary battles as voters turn to progressive policies

Businesses flagged effects of extreme heat, drought and wildfires on a record share of earnings calls in recent weeks

Iron ore group is trying to raise cash while sanctions-hit shareholder fights to maintain his stake

Bocconi is among the institutions filling the gap as European undergraduates avoid higher UK fees

Profits forecast to decline this year as developers resort to bulk sales to shift homes in sluggish market

It is now hard to take public transport without having to endure the sound of someone else’s smartphone speaker

Your email sign-off tells the world so much more than many of us know

A decade after the disappearance of its handsets, the company’s future rests on car and security software