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The risky trial of Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian authorities want justice over an alleged coup plot, but the case against the former president risks boosting his popularity — and...

yesterday 9

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The Big Read

Ten weeks that shook the world

On many fronts, and with deliberate haste, America is vaporising its soft power

yesterday 30

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Edward Luce

US competition can teach Cambridge a thing or two about growth

Fine words about the Oxford-Cambridge Arc must be translated into action

yesterday 10

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Diarmuid O’Brien

Ajay Banga: Development is how we compete, grow and stay secure

Private investment flows only where the right conditions exist and where there’s a clear probability of return

yesterday 9

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Ajay Banga

Anime lessons in the limits of AI

Generative images show us the risks of endowing the technology with magical powers

yesterday 9

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Stephen Bush

The multiple tragedies of Myanmar

Years of conflict and repressive military rule will hamper earthquake relief

yesterday 1

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The Editorial Board

China senses an opportunity in Trump’s cultural revolution

Policymakers in Beijing believe they will benefit from the destruction of America’s global credibility

yesterday 1

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Martin Wolf

Is Iran on a collision course with the west?

Time is running out for an unpredictable US president and a distrustful Iranian supreme leader to avoid dangerous escalation

previous day 10

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The Big Read

The realpolitik of Trump’s tariffs

The president’s trade policy is about power and security, not economics

previous day 30

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Rana Foroohar

Lessons from Russia, Turkey and India for Trump’s America

Fighting for democracy can be a lonely and dangerous business

previous day 30

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Gideon Rachman

Gwen Robinson, FT foreign correspondent and editor, 1960-2025

The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos

previous day 20

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Gwen Robinson

Fiscal tweaks won’t solve Britain’s growth problem

The government must embark on a much more radical programme of structural reforms

previous day 10

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Martin Wolf

Argentina’s quest for pizza glory

Italians may be sceptical, but heavy, spongy pies from Buenos Aires are heading for international markets

previous day 3

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Ciara Nugent

A bombshell judgment on Marine Le Pen

Banning the far-right leader from standing for office will inflame French politics

previous day 2

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French Politics

America cannot afford to break global investor trust

Even the most powerful nation in the world needs foreign investment

previous day 3

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Davide Serra

It’s time for the EU to solve its Orbán problem

The European Commission has leverage over the obstructive Hungarian premier — it should use it

sunday 10

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Mujtaba Rahman

Globalisation will triumph over Trump

Economic incentives outweigh politics in the long run

sunday 10

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Tej Parikh

It’s a WhatsApp world at work now

And that’s not always a good thing

sunday 10

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Pilita Clark

The deep eccentricity of Donald Trump

The US president’s rather bizarre character is crucial to understanding why he is so successful

sunday 30

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Jemima Kelly

The use and abuse of investment bank bonuses

HSBC’s sacking of bankers without a payout is part of a wider reset of incentives

sunday 10

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The Editorial Board

How to keep sick people in employment

Support often comes too late — after workers have left jobs and when they have little chance of going back

sunday 20

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Sacha Romanovitch

Oleg Gordievsky, KGB spy turned British agent, 1938-2025

His escape from Moscow as the net closed on him was a memorable episode of cold war espionage

29.03.2025 10

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Oleg Gordievsky

Paddington Bear represents the Britain we like to think we are

Small and nice, the character forms part of our national myth

29.03.2025 9

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Ella Risbridger

Boys and young men are in crisis — but it’s adults who need educating

The real problem is one that hand-wringing over ‘toxic masculinity’ won’t solve

29.03.2025 50

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Camilla Cavendish

Active ETFs: a lifeline for Europe’s struggling asset managers?

Growth has been rapid, but from a low base, and big US rivals already dominate the market

28.03.2025 3

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The Big Read

Why hasn’t AI taken your job yet?

New research shows ChatGPT’s inability to cope with ‘messy’ multitasking is still protecting some human workers

28.03.2025 10

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John Burn-Murdoch

Can Rachel Reeves start a retail investment revolution?

The chancellor’s Isa reforms must be designed with Gen Z in mind

28.03.2025 4

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Claer Barrett

The Trump oil dilemma

Some advisers now view the price of the fossil fuel as a crucial anti-inflation tool

28.03.2025 3

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Gillian Tett

‘Almost comical’: the Trump team’s first national security crisis

The use of a group chat to discuss military attacks has called into question the competency of senior officials, despite their brazen defiance

28.03.2025 4

Financial Times

The Big Read

The perils of capitulating to Donald Trump

This week has brought cave-ins to the White House but also signs of a fightback

28.03.2025 6

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The Editorial Board

Aid’s grim counter-revolution will prove self-defeating

Arguments for slashing overseas development assistance in favour of defence fail on their own terms

28.03.2025 4

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Adam Tooze

Anne Wojcicki, the foundering 23andMe’s eternal optimist

Despite the company filing for bankruptcy, the co-founder won’t give up on her dream of using DNA kits to discover new drugs

28.03.2025 3

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Person In The News

US auto tariffs help Chinese EVs to race ahead

BYD’s technological advances show where the centre of innovation now lies

27.03.2025 40

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The Editorial Board