Russians to vote, but the outcome is already decided
First election for the Duma since the Ukraine invasion, inflation reports dominate the economic data run, and the Fed, BoE and BoJ make interest rate announcements
Rayner suggests political donations cap on table after Reform’s £72mn boost
Debate rises up agenda again after record-breaking gifts given to Nigel Farage’s party
Russia strikes Ukraine train line moments after foreign dignitaries pass
Train struck on route used by David Petraeus, Boris Johnson, Carl Bildt and other senior officials
Le Pen vows to put French citizens first in campaign launch
Far-right candidate seeks to stamp her authority on her party after weeks of internal tensions
Donald Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for an AI slowdown
President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics
EU-UK reset talks delayed again amid tension over ‘Made in Europe’ rules
Summit pushed back until late November against backdrop of challenges facing UK industry
PwC shakes up Indian operations as AI threat looms over consulting sector
Big Four firm’s US and Indian units to pool outsourcing and advisory operations in 40,000-person joint venture
Saudi pipeline attack exposes potent Iraqi militia threat
Baghdad is seeking to reduce the power of Tehran-linked forces accused of striking pipeline
The calculated desperation of Trump-a-palooza
Whatever happens in midterm elections, the president wants the world to know that he is the only person who matters in the Republican Party
Why teenagers are doing worse at school
Falling global test scores underscore the importance of core knowledge, attention and mindset
Will the Fed defy Trump and raise rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
‘Trumpism’ spawns rare unity at Brics summit
Historically unruly bloc finds easy consensus amid worries over Gulf war, tariffs and US sanctions
Brazil banking scandal engulfs Supreme Court
Bitter feud between justices has plunged top court into an unprecedented crisis that could sway October’s presidential vote
GE HealthCare in talks over $1bn deal for maker of cancer scan chemicals
Acquisition of Sofie Biosciences is second big purchase for medical imaging specialist after split from General Electric
Texas puts a brake on its data centre boom
State’s leaders slow approvals for new projects as a public backlash threatens to derail their midterm hopes
The coming robotaxi revolution
Self-driving cars could transform urban transport, if they can win public trust
Trump’s vision of Alaska as LNG superpower confronts an $80bn test
Alaska LNG and Polar LNG face a series of financing, logistical and legal hurdles to tap massive gasfields
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The perils of headphones in the office
Listening to music at work can send a lot of unhelpful messages
Boom-era PE funds will fall short on promises, executives warn
Returns from funds launched during the frenzied period of 2019 to 2021 are likely to struggle to meet expectations
Sunderland football club looks to US post-industrial peers in bid to lift revenue
Premier League team targets new fans in cities where its heritage resonates as tougher financial rules increase pressure to boost revenue
How Russia’s new drones are changing the air war
Jet-powered Geran-5 model proves Kremlin’s military is also capable of innovation
As Europe’s memory fades, radicalism is returning
For younger voters, both communism and fascism belong to a distant past that no longer defines their political choices
Paris and Beirut push to extend UN peacekeepers’ mission in Lebanon
Drive to extend mandate comes as Israel occupies large area of country’s south and Hizbollah refuses to disarm