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FirstFT: Kremlin-backed forgery scheme fooled global banks

Also in today’s newsletter: Polymarket’s European overture and Merz’s woes

G7 leaders condemn Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia

Houthis say Saudi Arabia conducts deadly strike on key port city

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee

Bank of Japan set to maintain new quarterly pace of rate rises

Read the BoJ’s September forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine 'constructive'

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he had positive talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflicts...

EU foreign policy chief calls for continued sanctions on Russia

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged the bloc's member states Monday to maintain sanctions targeting Russia over the war on...

Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands

Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen ‌Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas hel...

Trump’s U.N. Speech Comes at a Time of Tumult

The president, who has been dogged by the war in Iran and eroding alliances, is also expected to sign a security deal on...

Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Afghan Taliban and UN report three civilian deaths

Pakistan's government said Monday that it launched airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, killing at leas...

UN General Assembly High-level Week opening in New York

The Russian delegation is led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Samsung C&T to invest up to $100m in Kairos Power partnership for next-gen SMRs

Samsung C&T has agreed to invest up to $100 million to partner with Kairos Power to strengthen its foothold in the US ne...

Bound by reality: forging an American strategy for China

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with kind permission. Read the original here. The US-Chi...

Jaishankar urges reformed multilateralism amid rising geopolitical tensions

Speaking at the P4M Summit in New York, S. Jaishankar said multilateralism must be reinforced to address emerging global...

'Merchants of chaos' have forced Trump into a bind

A group of rebels once known as Iran's "merchants of chaos" have moved on strategic islands in the Red Sea and are now p...

Unsafe space: On the U.S. and ‘on-orbit space control weapons‘

Deployment of weapons calls for multilateral governance in space

India, Central Europe Seek Closer Ties as US Relations Strain

India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met four Central European counterparts to boost cooperation and deepen defense tie...

Daewoo E&C expands global nuclear, energy push

Daewoo Engineering & Construction is expanding its global energy business across nuclear power, liquefied natural gas an...

BREAKING NEWS: G7 foreign ministers urge Houthis to stop attacks on shipping in statement

BREAKING NEWS: G7 foreign ministers urge Houthis to stop attacks on shipping in statementRead full story here

Ukrainian forces strike Russian oil refinery in Samara Oblast in overnight drone attack

The Kuibyshev oil refinery in the Russian city of Samara was hit in an overnight drone attack by Ukrainian forces.

BREAKING NEWS: G7 foreign ministers urge Iran to stop arming Houthis in joint statement

BREAKING NEWS: G7 foreign ministers urge Iran to stop arming Houthis in joint statementRead full story here

Watch: What to expect from the UN General Assembly

The BBC’s Sarah Smith outlines which world leaders Trump is set to meet and the key topics expected on the agenda.

Hanwha Aerospace invests $2.2b in US ammunition hub

Hanwha Defense USA, the US subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, held an opening ceremony for its local office Tuesday at Pine...

China is outfoxing the US in the battle for Mideast influence

Washington talks about “influence” as though it were a mystical vapor that leaks out of every military base closure. But...

Trump and Xi meet on a 'rotting' diplomatic foundation

As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for his third meeting in less than a year with U.S. President Dona...

When Saudi Arabia realizes it's backed the wrong horse

The United States went to war with Iran in the belief that American power could quickly overwhelm Tehran’s ability to th...

FOCUS: AI safety looms as major Xi-Trump summit topic amid intensifying race

Amid an intensifying Sino-U.S. race for supremacy in the development of artificial intelligence and growing concerns ove...

City of London expertise moves closer to Tashkent’s investment reforms

The Tashkent International Financial Centre will operate under a separate legal framework as officials seek closer links...

South Korea proposes nuclear freeze with Kim Jong Un in exchange for sanctions relief: Report

Islamabad, Rawalpindi brace for protest as security preparations intensify

• Capital police seek Rs827m to handle marchers• Over 2,000 containers deployed at key points in Islamabad, Attock• Poli...

Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade war

Trump’s announcement on Russia ally comes as he steps up his trade war with Canada, a long-term US ally and top supplier...

Investors rush into India’s National Stock Exchange IPO at valuation multiple above Nasdaq

The $2.3 billion NSE IPO, India's largest public share sale issue so far this year, has drawn strong interest from inves...

Putin’s ‘war heroes’ form new political elite in Russian parliament

Many of the men served in units that Kyiv has accused of war crimes

Deutsche Bank’s asset manager explores curbs on German property funds

DWS considers emergency measures as investors pull money from open-ended retail product

What Xi wants from his summit with Trump

Chinese leader’s most urgent goal is extending trade truce with US, but he is also expected to discuss Taiwan, Iran and ...

Deutsche Bank’s asset manager explores curbs on German property funds

DWS considers emergency measures as investors pull money from open-ended retail product

The Wargame — Michael Gove plays prime minister in chilling drama-documentary

Sky One’s panic attack of a series brings together real politicians and military advisers to simulate a response to Russ...

Germany’s economic recovery is under way if politics doesn’t spoil it

Frugal Germany would appear to have the fiscal headroom to try and spend its way out of the impasse

Merz’s woes cast doubt over EU’s €2tn budget deal

German chancellor’s authority in Brussels hobbled by his party’s poor results in regional elections

German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan

With the Alternative for Germany party close to power in a German state, federal officials are planning to limit the gro...