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Sweden is on the cusp of joining Nato after Turkey dropped its objections, in a historic turning point for the Scandinavian country that cherished its militarily non-aligned status for more than two centuries. Swedes became aware of Moscow’s growing aggressiveness when the Russian air force simulated a nuclear attack on a facility close to Stockholm

European equities slipped on Monday, extending last week’s decline while stock markets in Asia edged higher even as new data showed China’s economy on the cusp of deflation. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600, France’s Cac 40 and Germany’s Dax all shed 0.2 per cent in early trading, while London’s FTSE 100 was steady. Those moves came

Receive free Israel updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Israel news every morning. A big Israeli shopping centre chain said it would close its sites in the coming days as resistance mounts to the hardline government’s plans to resume work on a bitterly disputed judicial overhaul. Benjamin Netanyahu’s

Receive free Chemicals updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Chemicals news every morning. German chemical groups are investing in modern plants and green technologies — but largely outside Europe, the industry’s largest trade union has warned. “Investments in new plants and new technologies . . . are flooding out of Germany,” said

Further to the article by Andrew Hunter Murray (“Billionaires want to save the world. Is that so wrong?”, FT Magazine, July 1), I concur, ultra-high net worth individuals truly possess a superpower — the ability to absorb financial risks that governments and institutions struggle with. History testifies that philanthropic investments into high-risk, early-stage innovations hold

Receive free Non-Fiction updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Non-Fiction news every morning. In 1817, after 14 years of trying to isolate the analgesic substance in poppy resin, the German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner decided to test a promising crystalline substance on himself along with three teenagers from down

Receive free Albums updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Albums news every morning. John Coltrane’s transition from Miles Davis sideman to expressionist iconoclast is well documented. A multitude of live recordings trace the saxophonist’s search for new trains of thought and studio albums reveal ideas taking shape. Alongside

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first Alzheimer’s drug that can slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease, paving the way for millions of American patients to access the treatment.  The regulator said on Thursday it would grant full approval to lecanemab, now known by the brand name Leqembi, which was developed

Jean Arnault is learning the ways of watches fast. Not quite two years ago, this youngest of LVMH founder Bernard Arnault’s children joined the watch division of Louis Vuitton. Now, the 24-year-old is taking steps to completely relaunch the brand’s watch offer. On Wednesday, he presented a new Tambour integrated bracelet steel sports watch, priced

The partnership between our business school research team and Co-operators, the Canadian insurer, offers a blueprint for bridging the divide between academia and practice. Rather than researching issues and then translating the findings for practitioners, we work with managers from the start to develop a tool to tackle complex systems challenges. Karen Flamand, assistant vice-president

Receive free PwC updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest PwC news every morning. PwC tipped off Google on the timing of a controversial Australian tax law, based on inside information gleaned by one of the accounting firm’s partners, it has been revealed. The tech company is the first

Receive free Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia news every morning. Saudi Arabia plans to launch a multibillion-dollar investment company to expand its sports interests following its power grab in golf and success in English football,

Receive free Gaming updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Gaming news every morning. When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was released last year, players were promised “graphical innovations that elevate the franchise to new heights”. In 2021, Far Cry 6 offered “stunning vistas” on its fictional Caribbean

As dawn breaks across Canchungo, it casts a soft glow on the red earth and blue-rendered buildings. The stylist Wilow Diallo happened across this town in the coastal region of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau, while delivering school supplies to the local children one day last winter. Aside from its vivid palette, he was enchanted by the inhabitants’

Meta’s Facebook has suffered a further setback in the way it uses data for online advertising after the EU’s top court ruled that competition regulators are allowed to probe whether companies comply with privacy rules. The Court of Justice in Luxembourg said regulators can look at the way companies use data to advance their powerful

Receive free Israeli-Palestinian conflict updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict news every morning. Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians and wounded dozens more as the Jewish state deployed armed drones and hundreds of troops in one of the largest operations in the occupied West Bank

By Sarah Peake It can be tempting to think of interiors as being all about the surface. Yet, as much as a room might look beautiful in a photograph, it is also important to consider how it makes you feel when you’re in it. For me, the ultimate aim of design is depth and authenticity.

This article is an online version of our Scoreboard newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Saturday Deep in one of the most desirable areas of London, an exclusive private members’ club offered tennis fans a glimpse of the stars set to light up Wimbledon next week. Defending

The writer, an FT contributing editor, is chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts The chorus of consensus on UK inflation and interest rates has risen several decibels recently. Economists, financial markets, commentators and politicians have been clear in their conviction that UK interest rates need to continue marching north to curb price pressures. With

Receive free Unhedged updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Unhedged news every morning. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday Good morning. Twice this week, we’ve gotten strong economic data followed