Category: International

Trump’s momentous second year

2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback

The Gaza bookshop that refuses to shut

As bombs fell and famine took hold, Samir Mansour kept delivering books

‘Several dozen’ killed in Swiss ski resort fire

Authorities say about 100 injured after blaze at bar during new year celebrations in upmarket Crans-Montana

Can AI really help us find love?

The technology is changing the way many people meet and form relationships but some experts believe it may do more harm than good

AI forecast to put 200,000 European banking jobs at ris...

Morgan Stanley analysts predict roles in back and middle offices will bear brunt

Forecasting the world in 2026

FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arri...

Netherlands approaches major overhaul of €1.8tn pension...

Switch from defined benefit to defined contribution model aims to ensure long-term sustainability

US fines for dirty money drop 61% as Trump retreats fro...

Total penalties imposed by financial watchdogs fell to $1.7bn in the year to December 19

Iran replaces central bank head in effort to contain co...

Anger over collapse of currency provokes largest demonstrations in Islamic republic in years

European investors must brace for a year of geopolitica...

Menaced by Russia and bullied by America, a potential Ukraine peace deal is not guaranteed to usher in prosperity

Drug gangs pose grave threat to European security, agen...

Scale of Europe’s narcotics crisis ‘not even possible to imagine’, says EUDA director Alexis Goosdeel

Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus

Mark Zuckerberg is pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence