FirstFT: Bangladesh holds first nationwide elections since 2024 uprising
Also in today’s newsletter: China charges former AstraZeneca executive, and India slashes takedown time on unlawful online content
Kraft Heinz halts break-up plan as new chief targets turnaround
Food group pauses separation work and unveils $600mn investments to revive growth
Bondi under fire over handling of Epstein files in congressional hearing
US attorney-general defends Trump administration’s release of documents and immigration enforcement
Shares in UK wealth managers hit as AI contagion spreads
St James’s Place leads declines with double-digit slide on FTSE 100
US economy far outstrips expectations to add 130,000 jobs in January
Figure points to improvement in labour market following numerous bleak data
Iran’s president says it will open nuclear sites for ‘verification’
Pledge comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump
Why Elliott bet that LSEG could weather AI storm
Investors fret stock exchange group is exposed to technological revolution but activist thinks otherwise
Reeves to limit deregulatory drive as she seeks closer UK ties with EU
UK chancellor says Britain prepared to align with Brussels’ rules to try to boost trade with the bloc
Westminster fears release of ‘embarrassing’ exchanges in Mandelson data dump
Ministers, advisers and officials will see their communications about former peer’s appointment as UK ambassador released
Trump’s policies will add $1.4tn to US deficit over next decade, watchdog says
Congressional Budget Office warns Washington’s public finances are ‘not sustainable’
UK farmers warn of rotting crops after exceptionally wet start to year
Met Office says ‘strong and unusually southerly jet stream’ to blame for weeks of heavy rain
Ineos seeks redress from Belgium over suspension of plant permit
Jim Ratcliffe says Flemish government’s decision to suspend licence of flagship chemical site pushed costs up by a quarter
How to deploy ‘Buy European’ rules
They should be a scalpel, not a sledgehammer
Elliott’s best bet at LSEG: shout the obvious through a megaphone
The activist’s job is not always to come up with a spanking new plan
How AstraZeneca shot for the moon — and hit
Getting one’s laboratories to do the hard work is a durable recipe for success
Healthcare saves the US labour market, again
Same old story
Stop making AI agents into colleagues
Do leaders need to stop talking about ‘hybrid’ human/AI teams? Plus, see priceless art while you work
Tomb raiders pose a challenge in preserving Mexico’s history
Undiscovered pre-Hispanic remains abound but keeping them intact can be tough
Keir Starmer appears rattled amid Commons criticism of Doyle peerage
Prime minister defends putting ex-comms chief in Lords during heated exchanges
US takes military action against drone incursion in Texas
Officials say airspace around southern town of El Paso was temporarily closed due to aerial activity from Mexican cartels
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Nine killed in shooting in remote Canada town
Police were called to an incident at a secondary school in British Columbia
Crime 101 — Chris Hemsworth leads a heist movie of the gourmet popcorn variety
A terrific Halle Berry and a rabid Barry Keoghan also feature in slick cat-and-mouse thriller that is both cool and frenzied