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Syria crisis

Thousands flee besieged Aleppo as Assad forces advance

Rebels lose a third of their territory as Syria’s second city verges on collapse

France presidential election

Fillon win sets up bitter battle with Le Pen over future of France

Americas Politics & Policy

Trump faces clash with business over Cuba threat

President-elect says Havana must negotiate better deal with US over detente

Climate change

Great Barrier Reef suffers worst ever coral die-off

Scientists see massive losses over 700km swath due to rise in water temperatures

Global Trade

US ordered to halt illegal tax breaks for Boeing

Victory for European rival Airbus as WTO declares subsidy ‘prohibited’

US Election 2016

Jill Stein broadens push for election recount to Pennsylvania

Green candidate’s move comes as Wisconsin says tally is unlikely to change Trump win

Technology

‘Hackathon’ attempts to stem proliferation of fake news

Americas Politics & Policy

Castro’s shadow shortens over Latin America

The Cuban revolutionary’s legacy in the region is mixed, and fading

Flexible working

The nativity play is a guilt trip for working parents

School concerts and events mean a choice between letting down employer or child

Brexit

Brexit will be tougher for UK than for eurozone, warns Draghi

ECB chief calls for clarity over negotiation process that will govern departure

US Politics & Policy

Trump meets Romney as aides fight over appointment

Petraeus, Giuliani and Corker among frontrunners for secretary of state role

Mergers & Acquisitions

Time Inc rejects $1.8bn bid from media executives

Team behind unsolicited offer included Len Blavatnik, Edgar Bronfman and Ynon Kreiz

Pharmaceuticals

Actelion weighs complex deal to combine with part of J&J;

Structured transaction would see Swiss company remain independent

Africa

Zuma scrambles to block vote of no confidence

Move by ruling ANC to remove South African leader brings months of discord to a head

Donald Trump

Edward Luce

Goodbye to Barack Obama’s world

It is the failing of liberal technocrats to think reason governs how people act

US economic recovery

Donald Trump’s infrastructure plans win backing from OECD

Global organisation validates market bets on US economy

Markets Insight

What the options market tells you about Donald Trump

Sector anticipates a president-elect who understands the value of global trade

US news

Terrorism

Ohio State attack sparks terrorism investigation

11 injured before police shoot dead Somali student who drove car into pedestrians

Media

AT&T; to launch live online television service

DirecTV Now, with more than 100 channels of live TV on offer, set to compete with Netflix

Black Friday

Big discounts help Black Friday rival Cyber Monday

Online sales hit records but lower holiday spending threatens to weigh on US retailers

IPOs

Apollo plans $7.8bn flotation of Athene

Pensions group to float at $38-$42 per share in otherwise lacklustre IPO market

Opinion

Gideon Rachman

Donald Trump and the nuclear danger

There are no checks and balances on the use of the most deadly weapons

Video

Short View

The limited success of Abenomics

Leo Lewis examines whether policies are terminally out of puff

FirstFT

Fillon nominated, Italy bank woes

Top stories around the world on Monday

the week ahead

Opec meeting, Austrian election

Daniel Garrahan highlights this week's big stories

New York Minute

Thanks be to Trump

US stocks close at another high for Thanksgiving

opinion

Wolf and Sandbu on UK economy

What is the outlook for the economy?

opinion

FT verdict on the Autumn Statement

Highlights from the UK chancellor's statement

world

Trump's mixed message

President-elect combines tough talking with bridge building

world

What is TPP and why does it matter?

TPP members react to Trump's plan to abandon deal

world

Fillon and the French centre-right vote

Candidate now well placed for French presidency

FirstFT

Trump and TPP, fake news concerns

Top stories on Tuesday

opinion

Lucy Kellaway on why she's leaving the FT

Management columnist to start new career as teacher

Life & Arts

New Design Museum opens in London

FT design critic assesses the new space

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Russia Business & Finance

Rosneft lawyers manipulated Yukos rulings, emails suggest

Documents indicate Russian state oil giant instructed justice official on outcomes

Cards stacked in our favour, say Brexit officials

London is confident it has a strong hand — the question is how to use it

FT Wealth

How to create a child genius

Exceptional achievers have been born mostly out of nurture by parents who have unfulfilled ambitions

Markets News

Markets

Caution reigns ahead of Italy vote and Opec meeting

Wall St retreats from record highs and dollar pauses for breath

Food Prices

Christmas pudding pricier after Brexit hits pound

Imported food ingredients more expensive after sharp fall in sterling

Commodities

Saudi Arabia sets high bar for Opec supply deal

Oil cartel’s de facto leader presses Iran and Iraq to accept larger share of cuts

Technology

Inside Business

When business spin-offs spin out of control

Case of Xerox v Darwin Deason has important lessons for creditors

European court takes up the question: what is Uber?

Case will have significant ramifications for ride-hailing app and sharing economy

Technology

‘Hackathon’ attempts to stem proliferation of fake news

Experts suggest several methods Facebook and others can use to detect bogus stories

Life & Arts