An end to the conflict in Ukraine “will not be achieved through silence,” Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said. ...
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Ceasefire extended across Ukraine’s Kherson region, officials sayCeasefire extended across Ukraine’s Kherson region, officials say
The truce was originally planned for the stranded residents of Oleshky, and Russia and Ukraine say no breaches have been reported. ...
Mbappé sorry for ‘ill-judged’ Mao remark after backlash in ChinaMbappé sorry for ‘ill-judged’ Mao remark after backlash in China
The France star had referred to the former Chinese leader as a “dictator” during an interview about memes. ...
Africa Finance Corporation names Lobito Corridor buildersAfrica Finance Corporation names Lobito Corridor builders
The News The Africa Finance Corporation named a European-Turkish consortium to build a railway line through Zambia, the development of which will be a major step in the US-backed Lobito Corridor project to transport critical minerals and metals to Angola’s Atlantic coast. The multibillion-dollar development, which also includes upgrading Angola’s ...
A looming era of instabilityA looming era of instability
by Gideon Rachman. The Financial Times’ chief foreign affairs commentator explores a geopolitical twilight in which the three nations with the largest nuclear arsenals are led by strongmen, allowing autocrats to exploit new gaps in the global political order. Despite the bleak nature of his subject matter, Rachman’s “writing is ...
FTC flexes its muscles on $5 billion uniform dealFTC flexes its muscles on $5 billion uniform deal
The Federal Trade Commission has indicated to Cintas, which is seeking to buy its rival Unifirst in a $5 billion deal, that it will sue to block the transaction, according to people familiar with the matter. The regulator has not voted on the decision, and a formal “last-rites” meeting has ...
Microsoft’s buyout offer to employees shows which tech jobs matterMicrosoft’s buyout offer to employees shows which tech jobs matter
For a read into which jobs in tech are mission-critical, take a look at Microsoft’s buyout offer, extended this week to a quarter of its employees. Excluded from the 60,000 workers eligible for severance are people who work in roles tied to data centers, cybersecurity, quantum computing, sales, and marketing, ...
Anthropic’s IPO needs believers to bridge it to the payoffAnthropic’s IPO needs believers to bridge it to the payoff
Liz’s view Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is a perfect ink-blot test. Believers will see a fast-growing company with blue-chip backers, $131 billion of cash, and founders with a seriousness of purpose. Anthropic has burned less than 7% of the capital it has raised, good enough for respected industry trade SemiAnalysis to ...
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Amy Acton ad makes a false – and sickening – argument | Moira DoneganVivek Ramaswamy’s Amy Acton ad makes a false – and sickening – argument | Moira Donegan
Republican attacks on the candidate for governor are contradictory and hinge on a warped understanding of sexual abuse I’ve heard people say that the Ramaswamy team must have been scared. Last week, the campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy, the tech billionaire and onetime Republican presidential candidate who is currently the Republican ...
The survival of American democracy depends on taxing billionairesThe survival of American democracy depends on taxing billionaires
It is essential not just to fund the public goods the nation needs, it is indispensable to restore a sense of fairness Money doesn’t buy happiness, we’re told. Even some economists agree. The Nobel prize-winning economists Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton once proposed that rising income increased people’s emotional wellbeing ...