Call for peace by Kurdish leader being held in Turkish jail is first step in complex web of negotiations
The country is torn over whether it could keep fighting without American support. Alec Russell reports from Kyiv on the stresses of a nation under siege
Xi Jinping’s purges have cast shadow over Beijing’s rubber stamp legislature
Scrapping of $220mn Roosevelt Hotel contract leaves storied venue’s future in doubt and adds to Islamabad’s fiscal woes
Data shows growth rate reached 6.2% but still well below levels needed to hit PM’s long-term goals
Warehouses have become buffers against political volatility
Moscow seeks to use economic ties to lure US under Trump as businesses take early steps towards returning
Ursula von der Leyen pledges ‘full commitment’ to realising long-awaited pact under shadow of Trump tariffs
Donald Trump says duties on biggest trading partners to take effect on March 4
Jin Zhuanglong had been missing from public view for 2 months, FT review shows
Rafael Caro Quintero, sought since 1985 for murder of DEA agent, among 29 prisoners sent across border
In today’s newsletter: unemployment, education, AI policy and more
As Moscow’s top trading partner, Beijing wields substantial economic leverage over the Kremlin
As the president threatens a trade war, follow the latest on tariffs and executive orders
As the president threatens a trade war, follow the latest data on imports, exports and trade balances
Russian president says the first round held in Saudi Arabia lays the ‘groundwork for future co-operation’
Abdullah Öcalan urges PKK to lay down weapons after he meets opposition politicians in prison
Police to probe incoming chief accounting officer over alleged misappropriation of funds at former employer
Washington’s coercive economic diplomacy is undergoing massive change
Agreement to put $320mn into manufacturing and innovation comes after Jakarta rejected $1bn offer from US tech group
Listings and trading fees jumped in 2024 after Beijing’s moves to boost markets
Governments are discussing how to boost investment in Europe’s arms industry
Also in today’s newsletter: CEOs give Ursula von der Leyen an earful
Rapprochement with Moscow over war in Ukraine serves Beijing’s aim of multipolar world order
Plus, the UK tries to attract VC firms with new private share trading plan and Téléfonica gears up for potential deals
