Category: Global

Japanese births set to fall below lowest official forec...

Demographers warn new births to hit lowest level since records began in 1899 as population crisis deepens

Europe’s growth prospects depend on German spending spr...

Rate of increase in output expected to slow despite Berlin’s fiscal push, FT survey finds

The relentless rise of YouTube

As well as being the dominant platform in podcasting and having a growing presence in live sport, it is now the leader in TV and s...

Mosque bombing in Alawite district in Syria leaves at l...

Explosion occurred during Friday prayers at Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Homs

‘It’s been an expensive year’: Meituan counts cost of C...

Competition from Alibaba and JD.com for fast-growing instant retail market has hit the Beijing-based group

Why bomb Sokoto? Trump’s strikes baffle Nigerians

US missile attacks on Christmas Day hit a part of Nigeria’s north-west that is almost entirely Muslim

The political weaponisation of sleep

Tireless dynamism has been fetishised by the likes of Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi

Year in a word: Stablecoins

In spite of efforts to bring it into the mainstream, the cryptocurrency remains one step removed from money

Italy and Spain shake off ‘periphery’ tag as borrowing ...

Rome and Madrid rewarded by investors for cutting deficits, while France and Germany look to borrow more

Zelenskyy to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend

Ukrainian leader says he expects to address the most sensitive parts of US peace plan, particularly security guarantees

China industrial profits plunge as weak demand and defl...

Steep fall in November nearly wipes out profit growth in 2025 as Beijing steps up pressure on over-investment

Saudi strikes UAE-backed faction in Yemen as Gulf rift ...

Crisis has laid bare the increasingly fraught relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi