US immigration officer fatally shoots Minnesota woman in her car
Federal and local officials offered conflicting accounts of the incident that left one person dead
FirstFT: US seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic after weeks-long pursuit
Also in today’s newsletter: China reviews Meta’s $2bn purchase of Manus, and Syria readies offensive in Aleppo
Character.ai and Google agree to settle lawsuits over teen suicides
Families in four US states accept in principle to negotiate terms to drop their cases
US seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic
Interception follows failed attempt to capture vessel as it headed to Venezuela last month
Trump moves to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
Change would hit buyout groups such as Blackstone and Cerberus that have amassed large residential portfolios
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US to discuss future of Greenland with Danish officials ‘next week’
Announcement comes as Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Arctic island leads to alarm among European allies
New US dietary guidelines call for more protein and less sugar
Robert F Kennedy Jr accuses past administrations of ‘lying’ to the public ‘to protect corporate profit-taking’
US seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’
Crude revenues to be funnelled to American banks as Washington prepares to lift some sanctions on Caracas
Abu Dhabi paid for Nigel Farage to meet senior UAE officials
United Arab Emirates-funded trip underscores growing international interest in Reform UK
‘Not in my name’: Labour’s new towns battle
Ministers’ response to the UK’s acute housing shortage is running into local opposition
Ministers look at concessions for UK pubs as business rate backlash grows
Changes in the Budget mean landlords are facing higher bills over the next three years
First Brands facing cash crisis as company seeks emergency funds
Bankrupt car parts maker only has enough money to operate through end of January as advisers race to raise capital
How Europe should respond to Trump’s Greenland threats
US move on the island would be a breach of the transatlantic alliance
Forecast, beat, rinse and repeat: Next leads the earnings guidance game
Many investors and stock analysts get behind companies that under-promise and over-deliver; it’s the reverse that jars
US says using military is among ‘options’ to acquire Greenland
White House says annexation of semi-autonomous territory from Denmark is ‘national security priority’
How to get ahead at work in 2026
Future of work experts outline the trends we need to know now
Woman in Mind — Sheridan Smith is a firecracker in Ayckbourn revival
The great comic actor stars alongside Romesh Ranganathan in the troubling comedy at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre
Eurozone inflation falls to 2% in December
Economists polled by FT do not expect interest rate cut this year
US job vacancies fell sharply in November, official data shows
Vacancies were 7.1mn in November, well below consensus expectations for 7.6mn
Zilch buys Lithuanian lender to secure European banking licence
UK fintech agrees $38mn deal as it eyes international expansion and potential IPO
Hipster robots and cuddly AI take over Las Vegas
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is a smorgasbord of futuristic tech products
UK ministers cut estimated annual cost to business of worker rights act to £1bn
The government previously calculated the flagship legislation would impose a £5bn hit on companies
Synthetic skin based on octopus biology promises uses in robotics
New technique varies colour and texture to open up potential applications in display technologies