Japan’s Sanae Takaichi makes final push ahead of election day
Plus, Thailand goes to the polls, ECB and BoE set interest rates, and Winter Olympics begin in Milan
UK to reconsider joining EU defence fund
Ministers and officials meet on Monday to discuss ‘reset’ of relations, including closer security and trade ties
Inside Moltbook: the social network where AI agents talk to each other
An online experiment has Elon Musk believing that we are reaching the ‘singularity’. Is that really true?
Mandelson told Epstein JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK government over banker tax
Then business secretary advised sex offender on how Jamie Dimon should lobby chancellor in 2009
DP World boss discussed masseuse with Epstein, emails show
Documents released by DoJ indicate close relationship between Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and sex offender
Rightwing populist on cusp of victory in Costa Rica vote
Laura Fernández says she will deepen her predecessor’s policies but polls show nearly a third of voters are undecided
How Russia weaponised global banking to silence dissidents
The Financial Action Task Force does not check whether terrorism labels are justified, letting autocrats abuse the system
Israel prepares to open Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt
Reopening for some pedestrian traffic will mark return of the strip’s sole link with the wider world
Bitcoin price slides to lowest level since 2025 tariff shock
Drop comes after gold and other precious metals sold off sharply
UK physicists raise alarm over planned funding cuts
Government spending to focus on life sciences, video games and AI in effort to boost growth
Americans have drawn a red line in Minnesota
The Trump administration’s partial retreat will not mend the damage to trust and lives
Capgemini to sell unit linked to US immigration tracking
French ministers have criticised IT group for lack of oversight of skip-tracing services
Don’t fear the AI ‘jobpocalypse’
The technology hasn’t yet hit employment notably, and could create more openings
Will the Bank of England give any clues to the path of interest rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Europe’s gas storage falls to lowest level since 2022
Harsh winter and policy changes push prices to 10-month high
SpaceX stops Russia’s ‘unauthorised’ use of Starlink, Musk says
Ukraine finds equipment in Russian attack drones that allows them to access US satellite system
India raises spending and chip investment to head off Trump’s tariffs
Narendra Modi’s government rolls out incentives and tax cuts as it seeks to maintain strong growth
Trump says Iran negotiating ‘seriously’ on nuclear weapons
US president demands Tehran accept ‘no nuclear weapons’ as regional allies try to de-escalate tensions
Xi calls for China’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status
Latest commentary details ambitions for ‘powerful currency’ to play a greater role in trade and forex
Business school professors’ picks
Topical FT articles and suggested classroom questions
Danish pension funds under pressure to invest in domestic markets
Government drive comes as schemes in EU’s second-biggest retirement system reassess US exposure
School IB business management class: Carlsberg’s ‘core’ beer brands drop to less than half of sales for first time
Growth and evolution
UK restaurants offer deep discounts in ‘last resort’ to lure spend-shy diners
Discounting risks more damage to margins as sector struggles to emerge from pandemic slump
How to deal with defecting MPs
Voters should be able to force parliamentarians who change parties to face the electorate