China cracks down on ‘bone ash’ burials in empty apartments
Younger tenants do not mind dead neighbours if it drives down rents in a building
Eli Lilly signs $2bn deal for AI drug development with Hong Kong biotech
Global pharmaceutical companies are aggressively searching for new medicines in China
Letter: What democracy can learn from cybernetics
From Jeannette von Wolfersdorff, Lisbon, Portugal
Letter: Caution is called for as UK draws up its drone defence
From Admiral Lord West of Spithead, House of Lords, London SW1, UK
Letter: For Trump, Iran represents a uniquely powerful prize
From Istvan Dobozi, Former lead economist, World Bank, Sarasota, FL, US
Letter: How to avoid the costly subsidies of the last crisis
From Vance Culbert, Senior Policy Adviser, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland
Letter: Here’s a scenario far worse than stagflation
From Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC
Letter: Demography’s child penalty
From Patrick J Allen, River Forest, IL, US
Oil price rises past $116 as Iran conflict worsens
Prices for Brent crude climb 3 per cent during early trading in Asia
Letter: Tokenised stocks, a solution in search of a problem?
From Andrew Davis, Chicago, IL, US
Letter: I dread to think what man could do with fusion energy
From Vic Paine, Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
The Islington town house that turns Georgian restraint on its head
Its period exterior is all classical composure, its interior is a riot of theatricality and invention
Pro-AI group to spend $100mn on US midterm elections as backlash grows
November 8 poll set to be battleground over regulation of AI
FT Crossword: Number 18,331
Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’
US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue
Middle East war day 30 as it happened: Benjamin Netanyahu to expand Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, Yemen’s Houthis claimed they launched a second attack on Israel.
Oil price rises past $115 in early trading in Asia as Iran conflict worsens
Israel blocks Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
France, Italy, Poland and Canada condemn Israeli police for cutting off access to site in the run-up to Easter
FirstFT: Middle East war escalates as diplomacy proves fruitless
Also in today’s newsletter: South Korea weighs new inheritance tax rules, and Indian conglomerate Vedanta to split in five
Avoid energy protectionism, UK chancellor will tell G7 allies
Partners urged to ‘act together’ and not ‘weaken collective resilience’ as nations grapple with Strait of Hormuz closure
Switzerland’s wine-making president pushes to restrict imports
Effort to boost local producers draws ire from foreign rivals and domestic merchants
Distressed-debt funds target private credit downturn as ‘greatest opportunity’ since 2008
Investors anticipate money-making bonanza as sector comes under strain
US-Israeli war against Iran escalates as talks prove fruitless
Top Iranian war leader accuses US of using diplomatic efforts as cover for ground operations
Middle East war enters fifth week with no sign of negotiated truce
Markets wind down for Easter break, Japan hosts Macron and UK regulator to outline stance on £11bn car finance mis-selling
Apollo looks beyond New York as it plans second headquarters
The prominent private capital firm wants to build a new office in a southern US state as it continues to grow