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Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
Israeli tanks were forcing their way into the western and northern parts of Rafah, and troops were engaged in close-quarter combat with Hamas militants.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi
Japanese eye investment in Australian nuclear rollout
Japan’s giant energy trading houses would actively consider helping to pay for a nuclear rollout in Australia in return for decades-long investment returns, industry insiders say.
- Jessica Sier
Putin’s Asia tour seen as show of defiance to the West
Analysts are scrambling to assess the significance of agreements struck by the Russian leader in North Korea and Vietnam.
- David Brunnstrom and Jasper Ward
This secret action by the Philippines will ‘infuriate’ China
It has secretly reinforced a dilapidated warship marooned on a South China Sea reef that’s at the centre of recent clashes with China.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Betting scandal tops off chaotic week for UK politics
Rishi Sunak said he was “incredibly angry” to hear that his party colleagues were being investigated over allegedly placing bets on an early announcement of the general election.
Putin signs deals with Vietnam to offset Moscow’s growing isolation
The visit by the Russian President follows fly-ins by Chinese and American leaders last year, with Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” on full display.
- Aniruddha Ghosal
Opinion & Analysis
Why billionaires support Trump
Business people struggle to understand fanaticism. In commercial life, all actors are negotiable, even if their price is high. They also tend to overrate contrarianism.
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The English town where Australia’s latte left would feel right at home
Brighton’s trendy centre has an unmistakable inner-city or Byron vibe – and the politics to match. But can the Greens resist voters who are seeing red?
Europe correspondent
Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important
A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how they seem.
Columnist
Australians aren’t alone in their housing pain
Affordability and supply have become big issues in the US as immigration and high interest rates further strain the market – a scenario all too familiar in Australia.
United States correspondent
From the Financial Times
- Opinion
- US election
Why billionaires support Trump
Business people struggle to understand fanaticism. In commercial life, all actors are negotiable, even if their price is high. They also tend to overrate contrarianism.
- Janan Ganesh
This secret action by the Philippines will ‘infuriate’ China
It has secretly reinforced a dilapidated warship marooned on a South China Sea reef that’s at the centre of recent clashes with China.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
- Opinion
- US election
Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important
A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how they seem.
- Updated
- Edward Luce
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- US election
Why billionaires support Trump
Business people struggle to understand fanaticism. In commercial life, all actors are negotiable, even if their price is high. They also tend to overrate contrarianism.
- Janan Ganesh
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- Opinion
- UK election
The English town where Australia’s latte left would feel right at home
Brighton’s trendy centre has an unmistakable inner-city or Byron vibe – and the politics to match. But can the Greens resist voters who are seeing red?
- Hans van Leeuwen
Why Israel doesn’t care what the world thinks
The international community thinks Israel is fighting a war of choice. Israel doesn’t see it that way, says US writer and author Bret Stephens.
- Emma Connors
US jobless claims linger near 10-month high
Applications for unemployment benefits have remained subdued over the past year, as the labour market showed resilience.
- Bloomberg News
BoE keeps rates at 16-year high despite inflation fall
Policymakers held rates held at 5.25pc and signalled that policy would stay restrictive until the risk of inflation overshooting their target had dissipated.
- Eshe Nelson
Warship deployed as China, Philippines clashes raise tensions
The navy has dispatched its most powerful warship to exercise with Asian navies, in a test for improved communications with China to avoid dangerous incidents at sea.
- Andrew Tillett
Chinese carmakers urge Beijing to hit back at EU tariffs
Carmakers reportedly called on their government to retaliate by imposing tariffs on imported European vehicles with high-powered engines.
- Matt Oliver
New Zealand shakes off recession but no relief yet
Gross domestic product gained 0.2 per cent from the previous quarter, when it declined 0.1 per cent, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.
- Updated
- Tracy Withers
Even Rishi Sunak could lose his seat, according to some polls
Seat-by-seat analysis by Savanta and Electoral Calculus found the Tories are on track to win just 53 seats in next month’s vote, an all-time low for the party.
- Alex Morales
- Opinion
- US election
Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important
A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how they seem.
- Updated
- Edward Luce
- Analysis
- Property prices
Australians aren’t alone in their housing pain
Affordability and supply have become big issues in the US as immigration and high interest rates further strain the market – a scenario all too familiar in Australia.
- Matthew Cranston
Hezbollah chief threatens Cyprus in war with Israel
The leader of the militant group issued the threat as fears grow of a full-blown war across Lebanon’s southern border in Israel.
- Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
- Opinion
- Culture wars
Britain’s arts sector learns the cost of being too pure for finance
A bank and asset manager have withdrawn their sponsorship of music and book festivals in the UK after activists called for boycotts.
- Celia Walden
Why Australia is watching the French election so closely
This week on The Fin podcast, Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen on Macron’s gamble, the UK election and whether politics is being dragged to the right.
Putin and Kim sign mutual defence pact
The pact could be a dramatic shift in the strategic balance in Northeast Asia by placing Russia’s heft behind North Korea.
- Josh Smith and Ju-min Park
UK inflation back to 2 per cent target for first time since 2021
While the fall in headline inflation in May will be welcomed by both Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the BoE, it is likely to have come too late.
- David Milliken and Suban Abdulla
China’s copper glut soars in sign of stuttering economy
Copper inventories in Shanghai warehouses have reached their highest levels since 2020, as manufacturers rein in demand.
- Updated
- Harry Dempsey and Wenjie Ding
Israel approves battle plans for Hezbollah, edging closer to war
A top US official is holding crisis talks in Lebanon as fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah grow.
- Updated
- Maya Gebeily and Steven Scheer
Kim vows ‘full support’ for Putin’s war
The Russian president arrived for his first visit to the DPRK in 24 years, amid warnings of more arms transfers to Moscow for its war in Ukraine.
- Kim Tong-Hyung
- Analysis
- US election
Trump, Biden switch election battle to capture middle America
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are starting to give some ground to catch the all-important voters in the centre who are still not convinced about either candidate.
- Matthew Cranston
