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Bolsonaro Ties Lula as Brazil Court Crisis Energizes Right

Flávio Bolsonaro pulled even with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a new poll as the right-wing senator seizes on turmoil at Brazil’s Supreme Co...

Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Sept. 8

Oil extended gains as traders watched for details of an Iranian deal with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which could tighten Te...

Stocks in Asia Poised to Edge Down, Yen in Focus: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks were set to edge lower as tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, adding to inflation concerns and keeping investors wary o...

Trump posts map showing US takeovers of other nations

US President Donald Trump has spent his second term threatening takeovers of various other countries, from Canada and Cuba to Greenland, and on Monday...

Three-day moratorium on strikes on Kiev expires

The moratorium was introduced in connection with US negotiators’ visit to Ukraine

How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

The risk of a conflict over Taiwan is shaping Japanese defence planning, with Tokyo shoring up security at home and abroad for a potentially prolonged...

Washington’s Venezuela Oil Deal Is About Much More Than Crude

Washington’s takeover of more than a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves in a deal officially signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on 2 Septembe...

Families of those still missing in Nepal’s hydropower tunnels want rescuers to work faster

Their hopes were buoyed when a few workers were rescued 10 days after the flood.

Eiffel Tower shuts after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group's visit

FirstFT: Oil prices near $100 as renewed supply crunch looms

Also in today’s newsletter: India’s biggest private bank grapples with leadership vacuum and China pumps $53bn into banks and insurers

FirstFT: Oil prices near $100 as renewed supply crunch looms

Also in today’s newsletter: India’s biggest private bank grapples with leadership vacuum and China pumps $53bn into banks and insurers

Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group

The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday because of a strike by staff over the removal of female colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group, wo...