Donald Trump pauses tariffs on low-cost parcels in US-China trade reprieve
President Donald Trump has temporarily paused measures to close a tariff exemption on low-cost shipments from China while officials figure out how to tax the millions of packages that arrive in the US ...
The battle for Arctic supremacy
As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...
In search of the spirit bear
Guests reach Spirit Bear Lodge by flying from Vancouver to the small airport at Bella Bella (scheduled for 90 minutes but it can take longer), then transfering to a boat for a two-hour journey north ...
10 days with the US Coast Guard on the new Arctic front lines
As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...
Oscar nominees Fernanda Torres and Walter Salles on Brazil’s 1970s junta and ‘resistance through affection’
The actress and director discuss ‘I’m Still Here’, their portrait of a family torn apart by political persecution — but still defiant ...
The real threat to American prosperity
Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu on trade wars, tech industry hubris — and how loss of faith in US institutions could spiral ...
Swamp Notes: How far can Doge go?
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, dominated the headlines this week as agency members gained access to sensitive data at the Treasury department. FT Washington reporters Joe ...
The Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader and entrepreneur, 1936-2025
An urbane but almost mythical figure who saw no contradiction between his life’s religious and secular aspects ...
Eye-opening Italian white wine in Alto Adige
We tend to think of Italy as red wine country, but I come across more and more Italian whites that are truly eye-opening — in a good way. And, given the global trend from red to white and rosé, that ...
Transcript: Swamp Notes — How far can Doge go?
Marc Filippino Elon Musk is Washington’s new consultant in chief. He’s been tasked with making the government leaner. And this week, his Department of Government Efficiency made headlines by gaining ...
How will a weakened Iran navigate the turbulent future?
Mohsen M Milani’s book charts the Islamic Republic’s rise to ‘peak power’ and the fall-out from Hamas’s assault on Israel ...
Surge in advisers buying UK government bonds for clients
Financial advisers have been snapping up UK government bonds on behalf of their clients to meet surging demand, as investors seek attractive income streams and tax-free gains.