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Putin apologises to Azerbaijan for Kazakhstan air crash

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Russian president calls disaster a ‘tragic incident’ and launches criminal investigation

Israeli raid knocks out last hospital in northern Gaza

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Attack on Kamal Adwan comes as Israel steps up offensive that began in October

From Sophocles to Sarah Kane: theatre and dance to look forward to in 2025

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Cate Blanchett on the London stage, Sondheim’s swan song and a ballet of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots

How Israel’s ‘Operation Grim Beeper’ rattled global spy chiefs

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Few western intelligence officials say they would approve something similar to Israel’s pager attack

Year in a word: Greenlash

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The seemingly unrelenting rise of populism has spurred a retreat from environmental targets

Hire purchase gets a new lease of life

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Technology’s biggest failure now is its propensity to be rendered inferior by successive versions

The zero-sum game investors are betting on

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With global economies stuck in low growth, profit margins cannot rise forever and political risks may increase

Fired McKinsey ‘scapegoat’ expands damages claim against firm

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New legal threat follows $650mn settlement with US government over company’s opioid work

Starmer must make 2025 ‘year of delivery’, says union boss

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TUC chief Paul Nowak calls for prime minister to set out road map on public services and see off populist right

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban to enable ‘political solution’

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Legislation would force Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest video app by January 19 or be restricted in the US

Vanguard strikes deal with FDIC over huge holdings in US banks

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$10tn money manager agrees to curbs on influencing decisions of mid-sized and regional lenders

Global corporate borrowing climbs to record $8tn in 2024

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Companies take advantage of huge investor demand to pull forward bond issuance originally planned for next year

Musk’s fight with Maga reveals split on immigration within Trump’s circle

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President-elect’s new allies in Silicon Valley suffer backlash over foreign workers from his core supporters

Helmut Schlesinger, former Bundesbank president, 1924-2024

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Architect of tight controls on German money supply had four-decade career in central banking

How America First will transform the world in 2025

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In different ways, the US, Russia and China have all become revisionist powers that are seeking radical change to the status quo

Crypto boom draws in Wall Street banks

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There has been a profound shift in thinking on capital raisings

Modern life is drowning in a sea of verbiage

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Brevity and clarity have given way to a deluge of text from corporate ‘word salads’ to prolix presentations

Tech pullback drags Wall Street stocks lower

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Citigroup warns of looming tumult at end of strong year for equities

Small-boat crossings to UK rise by fifth but remain below European peers

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Starmer has vowed to crack down on criminal gangs bringing migrants across English Channel

We need to think again about what the ‘A’ in AI signifies

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Looking at the technology through a different cultural lens casts its threat and promise in a new light

Italian journalist arrested in Iran and held in notorious Evin prison

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Cecilia Sala jailed days after two Iranians were detained in Italy and Switzerland for allegedly passing on drone technology

How we were deepfaked by election deepfakes

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The panic over AGI disinformation in this year’s political cycle seems to have been overblown

Ukraine receives first US gas shipments via Greece

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Kyiv’s purchase comes before expiry of Russian gas transit deal and Trump’s inauguration

‘Dangerous precedent’: Romania grapples with election rerun

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Cancellation of presidential vote divides society as government blamed for ignoring alleged Russian meddling

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan suspend flights to Russia after plane crash

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Move came after evidence suggested Azerbaijani aircraft was downed by Russian air defence systems on Wednesday

Wealth of US private capital chiefs boosted by $56bn

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Inclusion in S&P 500 index and growth in operations drove share prices at Blackstone, KKR and Apollo to record highs

Argentina’s world-beating currency rally puts pressure on Milei

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Peso allowed to rise sharply this year in real terms, fuelling competitiveness concerns

Northern Ireland braced for more Brexit turbulence

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Country enters 2025 tackling a web of regulations, political divisions and unfulfilled investment hopes

China launches biggest amphibious assault ship in projection of military power

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Vessel described as ‘light aircraft carrier’ unveiled a day after test flights of new fighter jet prototypes

Israel’s attorney-general orders probe into Sara Netanyahu

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Prime minister’s wife accused of harassing witnesses and obstructing justice in her husband’s corruption cases

South Korea’s acting president impeached by parliament

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Oppositions MPs act against prime minister Han Duck-soo after impasse over appointing judges

Japan’s Nikkei index heads for best year-end close since 1989

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Equity markets have finally surpassed bubble-era levels during rally led by domestic investors

BYD fires subcontractor building Brazil EV factory after forced labour claims

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Brazilian officials say conditions were ‘extremely degrading’ at construction site for Chinese carmaker

Four AI predictions for 2025

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While the momentum behind the development of large models might fade, there will be other advances

Biden rushes to issue cleantech loans in bid to secure legacy

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Industry fears Republican administration could undo $43bn of commitments made by Biden White House

Macau’s big money days are behind it

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Gambling crimes bill would be highly effective in enforcing Beijing’s crackdown on illicit capital outflows from China

Trump’s crypto embrace overshadows new EU digital assets rules

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US approach to digital currencies will draw business from Europe, industry executives say

Ireland’s vineyards win global recognition

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Warming climate and hybrid grapes make country better known for whiskey an unlikely source of award-winning wines

Fears over defence industry skills as UK waits for new Typhoon orders

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Workers at BAE Systems’ Lancashire factory assembling the fighter jet are worried about their future

Insurers offer pension schemes discounts to meet buyout targets

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Plans pursuing bulk annuity transactions offered multimillion incentives to accelerate deals

What’s the biggest financial mistake you’ve ever made?

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FT writers and readers confess their money blunders, bad investments and inane purchases

What gaming really tells us about the human condition

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From Mesopotamia to our kitchen tables, our love affair with games is undiminished

‘Russian nesting doll’ of problems tops worst US ETF list

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One offering from Defiance added structural flaws onto a leveraged bitcoin ETF play, according to Morningstar

Tax experts accuse Starmer over ‘misleading’ £3mn farm tax claim

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Headline inheritance duty exemption is difficult to achieve and may involve splitting ownership of the land

My answers to your most popular questions this year

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From investing without losing it, to green finance and getting rich quick

Boeing battles brain drain as engineers chase allure of space

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An exodus of experience drags on operations and complicates effort to launch its next plane

Russian producers of Oreshnik supermissile used western tools

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Weapons engineering groups advertised for workers familiar with German and Japanese metalworking systems

London hit by record downturn in affordable housing

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High inflation, interest rates and building safety costs are driving collapse in construction

Singapore’s stock exchange hits 20-year low in listed companies

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Regulator aims to encourage more listings to stem trend of companies opting for US IPOs

How a Mao-era system creates second-class citizens in modern China

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Calls grow to scrap hukou household registration system to unleash pent-up consumption