Trump to drop battle against law firms over punitive executive orders
Administration to terminate appeals in four cases involving law firms that sued to block measures from taking effect
Video: who is running Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death?
FT explains what might come next after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader
Lebanon plunged back into war as Israel targets Iran-backed Hizbollah
Shia militant group strikes northern Israel for first time since 2024, triggering retaliatory offensive
Gas prices soar as Iranian attacks force shutdown of Qatari production
Saudi Arabia also closes an oil refinery after attack
UK private equity investor plots closure of up to 80 former WHSmith stores
Modella rebranded high street shops as TG Jones after buying them last year
Hedge funds rethink emerging market bets after US-Israel strikes on Iran
EM stocks and currencies come under pressure as US dollar jumps
France’s groundbreaking nuclear offer to Europe
Macron’s decision to extend the deterrent is a boost for the continent’s defence
AES’s private equity buyers pull off the self-leveraging buyout
Investors in the power and utility group might have expected more but it’s not clear they had a right to
France offers to deploy nuclear deterrent across Europe for first time
President Emmanuel Macron lays out doctrine of ‘forward deterrence’
Investors turn to gold, not bonds, as haven from war in Iran
Gold and the US dollar jump but government bonds fall amid fears of an inflation shock
Ghana’s ageing cocoa farmers are caught in a price trap
Small farms and low productivity mean their livelihoods did not improve even as markets hit a record high
Airlines’ healthy finances will be tested by Middle East conflict
Carriers have enjoyed strong demand and cheap fuel but escalating tensions threaten both
UK does not back ‘regime change from the skies’, says Starmer
PM hits back at Trump comments that Britain ‘took too long’ to allow its bases to be used for Iran strikes
Inside the plan to kill Ali Khamenei
Israel spent years hacking Tehran’s traffic cameras and monitoring bodyguards ahead of the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader
Iran war is upending gas markets
The disruption to LNG flows has sparked concerns about supply to the key regional customers of Europe and Asia
Hormuz crisis is a wake-up call for complacent gas consumers
The world has already reckoned with its dependence on oil but retains other energy vulnerabilities
Nvidia-backed ‘open’ AI start-up courts investors at $20bn-plus valuation
Reflection AI’s new funding talks come as Trump administration seeks US rivals to China’s DeepSeek
‘Half of Dubai is booking’: expats drive to Oman and Saudi Arabia to find flights out
Charter operators vie to secure slots in Muscat as airports in UAE and Qatar remain constrained
Trump vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ in Iran as US sends more troops to Middle East
Oil and US dollar rally as conflict intensifies
Elliott amassed £200mn exposure to collapsed mortgage provider MFS
Insolvency of UK property lender is the latest failure to raise questions about credit quality and diligence
‘Equity punks’ wiped out in BrewDog’s £33mn sale to cannabis company
Another 38 bars to close immediately with almost 500 jobs lost following Tilray Brands deal
SpaceX lines up Starship launch next year as Elon Musk targets $1.5tn IPO
Executives signal mid-2027 debut for rocket that is central to billionaire’s Mars and Moon ambitions
Can the US build ships again?
Not if Trump refuses to follow his own administration’s best advice
How western navies can keep the Strait of Hormuz open
Although the narrow waterway is easy for Iran to block, playing offence could prevent global economic repercussions