Twenty-eight convicted criminals are en route to Kabul
Markets expect further ECB rate cuts following dip in price pressures
Government proposes levy of up €25 a night for most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities
Vice-president says she has changed her stances on fracking ban and illegal immigration
Fourth attack on aid workers this week follows shooting of armoured car for the World Food Programme
The Ganz-Mavag consortium plans to take legal action against the Sánchez government decision
Strategically important Pokrovsk resistance has been weakened by demands of Kursk incursion, say critics
Industry groups say AfD’s success deters immigrants that the region badly needs
Sadiq al-Kabir the focus of high-stakes power struggle that has shut down most of the country’s oil production
Vacancy rates rising in big cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen while rents are falling
Republican vice-presidential nominee also says Google ought to be broken up in FT interview
Members of the Spartan Bare Knuckle Fight Club arrive battling their demons. In an eight-foot by eight-foot pit, they find a different way
Also in today’s newsletter, X faces Brazil ban, and Telegram’s IPO hopes dim
Resignations of UUP and SDLP leaders spark debate over future direction of groupings
Mortgage approvals reach highest level since market was hit by Liz Truss’s mini-Budget
The best things to eat, buy and see this month
For nearly two decades, the enigmatic Russian-born media baron charmed the British establishment. The pandemic, Ukraine war and change in government now find him in social Siberia
Former business secretary shows courage, but has never demonstrated any desire to add new people to her tent
ANZ seeks to call time on drunk workers as part of review of culture
Stop Crying Your Chart Out
Automaker launches mass-market SUV powered by conventional engines as it seeks to establish its brand
And more on Chinese bonds
Also in this newsletter: Serbia inks a deal to buy French fighter jets
The story is always compelling but the returns are not
Work out what you want to achieve and start early. The principles will probably remain the same, regardless of any changes in the autumn Budget
Mutually hostile political parties appear in no mood for a compromise to dig the president out of his hole
This week’s Big Question asks readers: should the UK government raise personal taxes to plug a gap in the public finances?
One reason why higher rates have not crushed investment
The voluntary sector offers a cost-effective path to public service reform
Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to boost the economy and ease social restrictions. But he faces factional infighting, international scepticism and hostilities with Israel
Democratic proposal faces long odds but has nevertheless alarmed ultra-wealthy venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and investors
Receipts are highly sensitive to expectations about possible policy changes, real or imagined
The winner of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix won’t be spraying champagne from the podium — but a wine from much closer to home
Scotland’s first minister to lead review at party conference while trying to shift focus on to Labour ahead of 2026 polls
Istanbul index slides 8% as sweeping bid to rein in inflation ripples through markets
Social media platform faced a deadline to comply with court order or be suspended in the Latin American country
