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Sunday, 23 August 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16
 
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war
 
 
Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade
 
Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump ‘miscalculated’ by escalating tariff attack
 
 
Europe’s fatal beauty
 
A less seductive continent would not attract so many enemies
 
 
Who counts in Trump’s America?
 
Gillian Tett on the president’s bid to reform the 10-year census, and the explosive politics behind who gets included and who gets to decide
 
 
Germany becomes Europe’s largest regulated cannabis market
 
Critics are calling for legislation to be tightened two years after the drug was partially liberalised
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Israel’s Syria strike may have been bid to provoke Turkey conflict, US envoy says
 
Washington’s ambassador to Ankara says attack on air base could have been ‘aggressive . . . pre-election concept’ ahead of October polls
 
 
Trump’s economic challenge: $40tn debt, 6.7% mortgages and $5 diesel
 
The president’s agenda is under strain as the Iran war pushes up prices and America’s finances worsen
 
 
The age of authentic perfection
 
Musicians are turning to technology to make live performances sound both flawless and plausible
 
 
My summer on a plate
 
A perfect meal in a perfect place: Don McCullin on lunch with a Greek fisherman, Graydon Carter on hamburgers in Hollywood. Plus Anissa Helou, Sophy Roberts, Jay Rayner and many more
 
 
China’s robots rock, box and mix drinks. Can they outperform humans?
 
Beijing policymakers have made robotics a ‘strategic priority’
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Chart of the Week: Who owns government bonds?
 
As governments borrow more, the buyers of their debt are changing
 
 
Bossing the bond market around never works
 
Despite Scott Bessent’s efforts, investors worry something is up
 
 
Mark Walter’s unravelling empire tests the insurance trade behind private credit’s rise
 
Private capital saw an opportunity to make insurance much more profitable. At what risk?
 
 
Klarna’s stock crash shows the price of being a small fish in a big pond
 
The European fintech has been hit by weak German consumer spending
 
 
Qatar cuts state spending at home and abroad as war shrinks economy
 
Wealthy Gulf nation has been hard hit by US-Iran conflict over Strait of Hormuz
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
‘Appeasement is not a strategy’: how media is fighting back against Trump’s legal threats
 
US president juggles multiple cases against news and entertainment groups
 
 
Big running shoe brands are regaining their lead
 
Nike and Adidas are back in the race after challenger brands such as On Holding and Hoka start to lose momentum
 
 
FT launches charity auction of star journalists
 
Bid for lunch with your favourite columnist to support the Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (FT FLIC)
 
 
The financial question most couples cannot answer
 
There are sound reasons to rethink how couples approach investing for the future
 
 
UK recruiters rebound despite European jobs weakness
 
Investors return to Hays, Michael Page and Robert Walters after cost-cutting measures
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Burnham must reveal his hand on immigration
 
Labour MPs dislike tough proposals to limit rights to settle and collect welfare but voters’ trust has run out
 
 
On the road back to routine
 
There’s something reassuring and even anticipatory about the end of summer
 
 
‘Claridge’s has either given up, lost its mind or both’ — Jay Rayner reviews Dante, Mayfair
 
London’s grandest hotel has installed an expensive, oddly lifeless offshoot of the NYC favourite
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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