Do we have the humanity to meet the Sudan crisis?

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief co-ordinator. He heads the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The scaffolding built to reduce the threats of war, famine and … Read more

Japan hosts unlikely winners of the global AI boom

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When most people think about artificial intelligence, the spotlight is on US and Chinese start-ups racing to build the next best model. On the surface, it is a battle of algorithms, powerful image generators and … Read more

BBVA-Sabadell merger will hurt local enterprise

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is chief executive of Banco Sabadell The first months of 2025 have been profoundly disconcerting. Old certainties have crumbled to dust and decisions have been taken that would have been unthinkable a short … Read more

A mini-gold rush brews three miles below sea level

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “It’s better down where it’s wetter,” crooned Sebastian, the Disney crab, to the Little Mermaid. The sentiment is enthusiastically shared by a group of investors who have bet millions on extracting useful metals from the … Read more

Emerging markets’ unexpected outperformance after “liberation day”

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more

Britain should embrace European and other middle powers

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The author is a former permanent under-secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, chair of Chatham House and founding partner of Flint Global Ltd President Trump’s reckless actions have scrambled British foreign … Read more