How a pro-Putin TikTok star topped Romania’s presidential poll

Social media clips show Călin Georgescu riding on white horse, performing martial arts

Published: 2024-11-25 13:57:13

FT readers respond: VAT on private school fees

Commenters discuss the pros and cons of adding tax to private education — join the debate

Published: 2024-11-25 13:53:19

Israel finalising ceasefire deal with Hizbollah in Lebanon, officials say

Figures from both countries suggest pact to end more than a year of conflict could be days away

Published: 2024-11-25 13:30:42

EU says Bluesky breaching rules on disclosure of information

Published: 2024-11-25 13:18:28

Centre-left challenger wins Uruguay presidency

Yamandú Orsi defeats incumbent centre-right party with pledge to raise social spending

Published: 2024-11-25 12:46:14

The climate cash that’s not going to come

Don’t believe COP promises or obsess about Trump palace politics

Published: 2024-11-25 12:31:00

UK news coverage at risk of ‘fracturing irreparably’ within 10 years, peers warn

Lords communications committee calls on government to take steps to avert ‘two-tier’ media environment

Published: 2024-11-25 12:24:03

Pro-Russia hard-right candidate tops Romanian presidential poll

First-round victory of Călin Georgescu shakes political establishment

Published: 2024-11-25 12:10:05

‘Incompetent’ FCA slammed by MPs

Report calls for overhaul of UK regulator after three-year probe heard from whistleblowers and former staff

Published: 2024-11-25 12:04:21

Making sense of the COP29 outcome

A greater focus on catalytic public finance will be needed

Published: 2024-11-25 12:01:00

UK cannot yet declare victory over inflation, warns BoE deputy governor

Clare Lombardelli says signs of tightness in labour market show ‘last mile is the hardest’

Published: 2024-11-25 11:54:24

Israel will split the western alliance

Destroying the International Criminal Court is not in America’s interests

Published: 2024-11-25 11:52:21

India’s central bank governor says economy ‘well placed’ to handle shocks

RBI chief Shaktikanta Das believes economic fragmentation, protectionism and tariffs are among the biggest threats

Published: 2024-11-25 11:43:21

UK business cutting back growth plans after Budget tax rises, warns CBI

Results of survey of lobby group’s members are latest sign of souring relations between government and corporate world

Published: 2024-11-25 10:40:43

Illiberal eastern Europeans look to play their Trump card

The incoming president’s taste for dealmaking will suit some EU members and candidate states more than others

Published: 2024-11-25 10:32:16

FirstFT: Huawei fuels China-US tech split with phone launch

Also in today’s newsletter, US retailers stretch Black Friday offers and Sahel fatalities soar

Published: 2024-11-25 10:31:59

Pakistan’s capital under lockdown as protesters call for Khan’s release

Supporters of jailed former prime minister march on Islamabad in latest threat to Shehbaz Sharif’s legitimacy

Published: 2024-11-25 09:43:12

Fraud reshapes UK policy and policing playbook

Key measures to tackle crime involve private sector taking on greater responsibilities, which bear indirect costs on state

Published: 2024-11-25 09:30:00

UniCredit makes €10bn offer for Italian rival Banco BPM

Bid for domestic competitor hits shares in Germany’s Commerzbank, which had been viewed as target

Published: 2024-11-25 09:28:19

French oil major TotalEnergies suspends fresh investment in Adani joint ventures

Indian conglomerate releases report on operations after US indictment of founder Gautam Adani for alleged bribery

Published: 2024-11-25 06:14:22

The ultimate guide to the UK’s sovereign wine fund

Data! Accountability! Plonk! The whole wine yards

Published: 2024-11-25 06:00:00

Brussels rule of law chief warns against EU ‘nannying’ citizens

Also in this newsletter: The EU’s nasty plastics reputation

Published: 2024-11-25 06:00:00

The return of the techno-libertarians

Silicon Valley billionaires are selling a dream of unfettered markets — but reality is not so certain

Published: 2024-11-25 05:00:01

Can Europe defend itself without America?

The continent will have to spend more as Trump refocuses policy elsewhere. But replacing US military heft will not be easy

Published: 2024-11-25 05:00:01

Koan: a thought-provoking addition to Copenhagen fine dining 

Kristian Baumann’s haute mash-up of Korean and Danish cuisine is intense and dazzling

Published: 2024-11-25 05:00:01