Stabbing attacks in Edinburgh investigated as anti-Muslim hate crimes
Scottish man is arrested after rampage in capital leaves five injured
Iran says it closed Strait of Hormuz after Israel and Hizbollah exchange fire
Set-back comes as US vice-president heads to Switzerland for peace talks with negotiators from the Islamic republic
Zelenskyy returns Polish state medal in escalating dispute with ally
Ukrainian president calls on Warsaw to show more respect in row dating back to second world war
Tens of thousands of Albanians join ‘Flamingo Revolution’ protest
Demonstrations against government corruption were sparked by a real estate development proposal by Jared Kushner
Rahm Emanuel says Trump ‘got schooled’ by Iran in bad ceasefire deal
Possible Democratic presidential candidate describes war as historic ‘American national security mess’
Chief whip warns Starmer that growing number of MPs want exit timetable
Prime minister is spending the weekend discussing his future with allies and colleagues
Meloni accuses Trump of pandering to west’s enemies
Italian premier on offensive after US president claimed she ‘begged’ for a photo with him
Pedro Sánchez’s wife ordered to face corruption trial and surrender passport
Spanish prime minister’s office accuses judge of over-reach after shock decision
Nine people in critical condition after fatal UK train collision
Investigators work to establish what led to the first deadly rail accident in nearly two years
Renault to abstain on Nissan board appointment
Non-executive director was proponent of push to merge Japanese group with rival Honda
Did Anthropic talk its way into an AI export ban?
FT analysis shows company warned about dangers of advanced AI far more than rival OpenAI this year
The new chair effect
First impressions, priced in
Will football in America stick?
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Ministers to make YouTube and Meta boost prominence of UK news
Move expected in British government green paper would set stage for fresh battle with Big Tech over online misinformation
Markets get the measure of Trump
At the very first sign that the president is buckling on an unorthodox foreign policy decision, that is the time to pounce
How Latin American World Cup jerseys became a political football
Far-right populists have staked their claim on their team’s kit — and the left is trying to fight back
Europe’s stocks offer a peace dividend their US peers can’t match
European companies have more to gain by way of recovery if energy shortages caused by the Iran conflict ease
Rathbones’ blunder boosts banks in the race for the UK’s rich
An internal review that found regulatory compliance shortcomings sent the stock down 17%
Burnham camp divided over chancellor pick as UK finances worsen
Ed Miliband, Shabana Mahmood and Yvette Cooper are all believed to be contenders as bond markets seek reassurance
Abdullah Ibrahim, musician, 1934-2026
The South African jazz luminary produced anthems that came to define resistance against apartheid
Harry Potter has ruined Britain
Our greatest assets have been appropriated by the Ministry of Wizardry
This year, the Oscars of the food world wasn’t really about food
At Monday’s James Beard Awards in Chicago, winner after winner stood up for the immigrants who keep America’s restaurants running
Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?
Elon Musk’s amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone