While the holiday spirit will dominate the news agenda, there are notable developments to watch across the world, as the three defining themes of 2024 — elections, war and inflation — continue to hum ...

Good morning and welcome back to FirstFT Asia. The holiday season is upon us — in today’s newsletter we’ll cover: Sweden has criticised China for refusing to allow the Nordic country’s main ...

In particular the corporate world, which traditionally has regarded mental health as the responsibility of families, health and social services, needs to engage actively to help staff suffering from ...

Qatari energy minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times that if any EU state imposed non-compliance penalties on a ...

Traditionally hung as signs in the country’s shop doorways, these delicate textiles are being adopted and adapted by ...

Written in the 19th century, the story of the Magi has been jazzed up, folkified and adapted for the playground ...

Investors poured record amounts into global bond funds this year as they bet on a shift towards easier monetary policy by major central banks. Bond funds attracted more than $600bn in inflows so far ...

What happens when the best cook in the family can’t – or won’t – do the honours in the kitchen ...

The Greens, part of Scholz’s “traffic light” coalition, plan a billionaire tax to fund green transition subsidies for low-income households. They, too, want to lift the minimum wage to €15 and set up ...

Swift exit would remove global health body’s main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer should agree to a “comprehensive” pact enabling young people to study and work in the UK and ...

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