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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Nato at odds over response to Russia

Nato at odds over response to Russia

Nato at odds over response to Russia

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:35 AM PDT

Alliance will hope to bridge member states' divisions with the unveiling of its new 'readiness action plan', the result of weeks of detailed negotiation

Putin seeks ‘statehood’ talks for SE Ukraine

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:52 AM PDT

Russia, which annexed Crimea in March, has been calling for the federalisation of Ukraine, since its pro-Moscow president was ousted in February

Germans to ship thousands of weapons to Kurds

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 01:35 PM PDT

Berlin says materiel could equip a 4,000-strong brigade, buty move could stir up accusations of militarism from opponents

UK eyes diplomatic dividends of Tusk

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 10:49 AM PDT

Tusk listed keeping Britain in the EU as one of his top priorities. adding that a UK exit was not imaginable even in the 'darkest scenarios'

Chinese election move sparks HK protests

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:37 AM PDT

China rules out any public role in electing Hong Kong's chief executive, spurring thousands of protesters on to the city's streets on Sunday

Pakistan anti-Sharif protest turns violent

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 09:58 AM PDT

Police action against demonstrators trying to storm the official residence of the PM marks a dramatic upswing in the two-week-old crisis

French PM Valls appeals for party unity

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:09 AM PDT

Manuel Valls defends the government's promise of €40bn in tax cuts for business, €50bn in spending cuts and other supply-side reforms

Lesotho PM and deputy hold talks in Pretoria

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 09:34 AM PDT

South Africa summons rivals after coup attempt in kingdom, with Thabane inferring that his deputy was behind the military activity

Israel shoots down drone in Golan

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:39 AM PDT

The drone interception comes a day after the UN said a group of its peacekeepers in the area had come under attack by fighters

India and Japan send signal with bear hug

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:53 PM PDT

Japanese premier Shinzo Abe's public warmth towards his Indian counterpart marks an alliance with the power to reshape Asia's geopolitics
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Friday, August 29, 2014

Nato states create rapid deployment force

Nato states create rapid deployment force

Nato states create rapid deployment force

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 10:43 AM PDT

Britain and six other states are to create a joint force of at least 10,000 personnel to bolster Nato in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

Grieving Russians begin to question war

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 08:55 AM PDT

Moscow denies sending troops into Ukraine and Putin's popularity remains high, but a minority of Russians suspect they are not being told the truth

Eurozone slips a step closer to deflation

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 10:02 AM PDT

Economists are now asking whether sluggish inflation is temporary – or just the beginning of a Japan-style slump in the single currency bloc

Britain raises terror threat level to ‘severe’

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:40 AM PDT

Level is highest in 3 years, as government says groups in Syria and Iraq are planning attacks, though there is no intelligence suggesting one is imminent

Obama gaffe reflects divisions on Isis

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 10:13 AM PDT

In an effort to buy political time over taking military action in Syria, Barack Obama has provided easy fodder for critics who say he is indecisive

Brazil’s economy slips into recession

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:43 AM PDT

Two consecutive quarters of contraction deal a blow to President Dilma Rousseff's bid for re-election in October's tightly fought poll

Iraq’s minorities squeezed from homeland

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 06:03 AM PDT

Isis sparked a summer exodus of Christians and Yeszidi from their native soil, which an old struggle between Sunni and Shia could make permanent

India grows at fastest rate in two years

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 07:18 AM PDT

Better than expected quarterly figures provide a boost to Prime Minister Modi as almost every economic indicator shows improvement

Hong Kong media baron denies CIA links

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 12:50 AM PDT

Colourful self-made billionaire Jimmy Lai, the subject of an anti-graft raid this week, says the 'scandal' reaffirms his moral character

Renzi reforms begin with justice system

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 01:01 AM PDT

Prime minister will also outline plan to boost infrastructure investment, though plans for schools reform has been put on the backburner
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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Russia has ‘over 1,000 troops’ in Ukraine

Russia has ‘over 1,000 troops’ in Ukraine

Russia has ‘over 1,000 troops’ in Ukraine

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 12:31 PM PDT

Images show Russian units 'inside Ukraine', as Poroshenko cancels Turkey visit and demands a UN Security Council meeting to discuss situation

Russia moves to freeze Ukraine conflict

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 10:30 AM PDT

Military analysts see Moscow's stealth offensive as a strategy to force Kiev to call a ceasefire and enter talks, which could last for years

Poland and Denmark vie for EU top job

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 08:37 AM PDT

Both Poland's Donald Tusk and Denmark's Helle Thorning-Schmidt have drawbacks and an alternative could emerge to succeed Herman Van Rompuy

Hollande pushes for EU budget flexibility

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 10:02 AM PDT

French president calls for eurozone summit to agree measures that would boost growth and soften the tempo of budget deficit reduction

WHO warns 20,000 at risk from Ebola

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 07:36 AM PDT

UN's health body warns more than 20,000 people in west Africa could be infected with Ebola as it scales up plans to combat the disease

Catalan leader warns Madrid on economy

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 07:10 AM PDT

The remarks by Oriol Junqueras, the leader of the Catalonia's Esquerra Republicana party, mark an escalation in the conflict over the region's political future

Erdogan sworn in as Turkey’s president

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 09:05 AM PDT

Supporters acclaim his elevation as a step towards greater democracy while detractors denounce it as a move towards one-person rule

China deals cash blow to Mugabe

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 06:53 AM PDT

Beijing's reception of Zimbabwean president shows open-wallet policy has limits, as he departs with far less than he was seeking

Gaza fishermen view meagre catch

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 08:16 AM PDT

Word of the ceasefire has been greeted with something less than elation by fishermen, who say they are still penned in, and are pinning their hopes for a better life on later talks

Former Thai leaders’ murder trial scrapped

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 05:06 AM PDT

Judges dismiss case which centred on the alleged role of Suthep Thaugsuban and Abhisit Vejjajiva in the military's killing of demonstrators
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Ukraine rebels extend fight to south

Ukraine rebels extend fight to south

Ukraine rebels extend fight to south

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:15 AM PDT

The fighting around Novoazovsk creates a new front in the conflict on the Black Sea coast which Kiev has used as a logistical base

IMF’s Lagarde under formal investigation

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 11:51 AM PDT

Suspicion of 'negligence' connected with political scandal from time as French finance minister under former president Nicolas Sarkozy

Pakistan PM rejects resignation call

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:07 AM PDT

Prime minister's defiant speech suggests he is unwilling to make major concessions, a stand that increases the likelihood of military intervention

Silva shakes up Brazilian election

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 09:49 AM PDT

The newest entrant in to the presidential race has opened up a three-way contest in the October poll with a message of hope and change

Germany looks at migrant child benefit cap

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:24 AM PDT

As rightwing parties exploit anxiety over migration, several governments have sought to assuage concern by looking at restrictions on intra-EU migrants

Turkey hits back at western Isis criticism

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 11:09 AM PDT

Turkey has hit out at criticism of its efforts to prevent foreign fighters joining Isis, calling on its partners to do more to stop the militants

Hollande bets on Macron economic boost

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 07:31 AM PDT

Hard left quick to denounce the appointment of the former Rothschild banker, saying it showed the president was in hock to the world of finance

Defence spending is top issue for Nato

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:03 AM PDT

Decisions at next week's summit could have profound significance for the alliance's credibility and will be closely watched outside it

All bets off in EU Council president race

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 06:01 AM PDT

Many officials say post is likely to go to a central and eastern Europe nation, but Nordic countries who feel left out of top jobs are pushing back

War in Gaza: winners and losers

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 03:26 AM PDT

Thousands of casualties and widespread destruction and disruption leave no side victorious, but some players have been strengthened and others weakened
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

UAE and Egypt warned over Libya raids

UAE and Egypt warned over Libya raids

UAE and Egypt warned over Libya raids

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 12:40 PM PDT

Cairo and Abu Dhabi are warned against interference in Libya after reports that bombing sorties were carried out, which both countries deny

Israel and Hamas agree open-ended truce

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 11:50 AM PDT

Both sides accept an Egyptian-brokered open-ended truce after a day in which Hamas fired some of the heaviest barrages of rockets since the war began

Italian set for EU job despite Russia fear

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Italian premier Matteo Renzi calms opposition to Federica Mogherini despite fears she lacks experience and will be too lenient on the Kremlin

US considers air strikes on Isis in Syria

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 09:54 AM PDT

Pentagon deploys spy drones over Syrian territory as Obama weighs options for extended military action against Islamists beyond Iraq's borders

Hollande replaces firebrand minister

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 11:16 AM PDT

Emmanuel Macron replaces Montebourg and finance minister Michel Sapin gains power as French president seeks to drive through reforms

Iraqi Kurds fear infiltration by Isis

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 08:25 AM PDT

Isis has shown that even if it cannot hold Kurdish territory, it will try its best to destabilise it. The question preoccupying locals is who might be helping from the inside

Proof grows of Russian army in Ukraine

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Kiev releases videos of four captured Russian soldiers who say they were sent by Moscow to eastern Ukraine for military operations

Chinese developers slash home prices

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 10:32 AM PDT

Developer discounts of up to $325,000 signal the sector's desperation to shed unsold homes as groups resort to creative tactics to boost sales

Peña Nieto fails to dispel Mexican gloom

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 08:05 AM PDT

President wins international, but not domestic, plaudits for gutsy, game-changing agenda, which includes opening energy sector to private investment

WHO calls for regulation of ecigarettes

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:06 AM PDT

The World Health Organisation has called for the regulation of ecigarettes until more is known about their benefits in reducing smoking
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Monday, August 25, 2014

Hollande purges leftwing rebels

Hollande purges leftwing rebels

Hollande purges leftwing rebels

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:47 AM PDT

Montebourg quits cabinet, delivering a blistering attack on what he called 'absurd' austerity policies followed by French president

Italy loses enthusiasm for privatisations

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 11:02 AM PDT

Eni and Enel stakes may be in the frame after Matteo Renzi back-pedals on listing €4bn postal service because of poor market debut by state-run shipbuilder

Bullard says Fed needs to alter guidance

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 10:30 AM PDT

Focus of debate within the Federal Open Market Committee is expected to shift to how to communicate on eventual interest rate rises

Nato says Russia convoy could be distraction

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:23 AM PDT

Anders Fogh Rasmussen fears escalation in Donbass region with Moscow building up forces both inside and along the border with Ukraine

Merkel backs Guindos as eurogroup chair

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 06:11 AM PDT

Selection would mark a victory for Madrid, which has long complained that Spain is under-represented in EU leadership positions

Three big questions for Scotland

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 12:32 PM PDT

As Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling meet for their second TV debate, the FT evaluates the position of both camps on currency, NHS and oil

Libya’s neighbours call for international help

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:54 AM PDT

Fears that lawlessness and porous borders could cause unrest to spill over into countries neighbouring Libya

S Korea alarm by prospect of extinction

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 07:40 AM PDT

Apocalyptic parliamentary study suggests the country's dwindling birth rate, among the lowest in the world, poses an existential threat to the nation

Hindu nationalists flex muscles in India

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:00 AM PDT

Liberals fear fundamentalism will fracture a society already prone to outbreaks of inter-communal violence, while damaging the quality of education

Catapult launches idea of windowless plane

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:28 AM PDT

Technology centre believes printed electronics can reduce aircraft weight and cut fuel costs without upsetting nervous flyers
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Opaque structure adds to Isis challenge

Opaque structure adds to Isis challenge

Opaque structure adds to Isis challenge

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 08:02 AM PDT

Global intelligence networks are still piecing together a picture of the organisation, its capabilities and its intentions

Isis gains hit business in Iraqi Kurdistan

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:08 AM PDT

Investors who sought a gateway to Iraq by opening businesses in the Kurdistan region are now sitting tight and hoping for the best

Poroshenko warns of ‘constant threat’

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 05:51 AM PDT

President flexes his might by holding a military parade that featured missile launchers as he allocates an additional $3bn in defence spending

Obama orders review of militarised police

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT

The heavily armed response to the protests in Ferguson has sparked debate on the deployment of defence department equipment on American streets

Iran claims to have downed Israeli drone

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:33 AM PDT

Revolutionary Guards say they shot down an Israeli spy drone that could fly over the country's main nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz

Earthquake shakes San Francisco

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 07:35 AM PDT

The magnitude 6.0 tremor was the strongest in the area in 25 years and caused injury and damage in the wine-growing country of Napa Valley

Job concerns dominate Jackson Hole

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:55 AM PDT

Concerns about the changing nature of the labour market dominated debate at the Kansas City Fed's conference during the weekend

Militia claims control of Tripoli airport

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:17 AM PDT

Islamist forces from Misurata claim to have seized the international transport hub following more than a month of fighting against a rival militia

Housing fall highlights Hollande’s woes

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:28 AM PDT

Critics of the French president are complaining that a new law regulating the housing market has exacerbated the recession in the construction sector

China executes 8 people for terror crimes

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 01:09 AM PDT

Sentences highlight Beijing's determination to take a tough line on separatism in Xinjiang province, home to Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic minorities
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Saturday, August 23, 2014

China rejects US claim of ‘provocation’ over intercept

China rejects US claim of ‘provocation’ over intercept

China rejects US claim of ‘provocation’ over intercept

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:18 AM PDT

Pentagon says Chinese jet made three passes, one of them upside down to show its weapons and a second with its wingtips only 20ft away from US plane

Car bomb is the first in Erbil since Isis onslaught began

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:13 PM PDT

Attack in Erbil raises concerns that Isis could destabilise the regional capital
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Friday, August 22, 2014

Convoy complicates Kiev’s offensive

Convoy complicates Kiev’s offensive

Convoy complicates Kiev’s offensive

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Concerns are building in Kiev and the Wwest that the convoy is designed to serve as a provocation and will end up pushing Kiev into a military escalation

Russia defies Ukraine and sends in aid convoy

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 10:38 AM PDT

Security chief accuses Moscow of invasion while Poroshenko urges calm after trucks go into eastern Ukraine and head towards rebel-held Lugansk

Trust in Kiev falls as refugees multiply

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 10:17 AM PDT

As Ukraine's army closes in on rebel strongholds it faces a huge challenge winning back not just territory but the trust of people who once lived there

White House resists Pentagon’s Iraq advice

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 11:21 AM PDT

US already addressing the problem in both Iraq and Syria through the support of Isis's opponents, says national security official

Sixty killed in Iraq mosque massacre

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 10:25 AM PDT

Talks on forming a government are halted after worshippers are shot at a Sunni mosque in an attack blamed on Shia militia

Cordon tightens around Ebola states

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 10:09 AM PDT

Countries, regions and neighbourhoods are sealed off in an effort to stem the virus as hysteria grows over its spread

Television lags behind Twitter in Ferguson

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 05:48 AM PDT

The story of the Ferguson protests was told first on the messaging platform with almost 1m tweets sent before CNN had spent a single minute reporting them

Former governor’s trial transfixes Virginia

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 06:08 AM PDT

The case's most compelling storyline is the former first couple's marriage and the novel defence the governor's lawyers have presented to jury

Kerala decides to ban the demon drink

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 05:20 AM PDT

India's biggest-boozing state is to ban the demon drink within 10 years, a move that could harm hotels and the region's coffers

Hamas kills alleged Israeli spies

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 07:18 AM PDT

Suspected collaborators were shot dead in a crackdown by the militant group after its leaders were targeted in air strikes this week
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Use Assad to defeat Isis, says Rifkind

Use Assad to defeat Isis, says Rifkind

Use Assad to defeat Isis, says Rifkind

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:51 PM PDT

Militants 'need to be eliminated and we should not be squeamish about how we do it', says chairman of parliament's security committee

Israeli strike kills 3 Hamas commanders

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:39 AM PDT

Two of the dead were wanted by Israel for their alleged role in the kidnapping of a soldier who was abducted through a tunnel near the Israeli border with Gaza and freed in 2011

Spectre of ‘lost decade’ haunting Europe

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:53 AM PDT

With few signs of the economic gloom lifting, the ECB is under pressure to begin quantitative easing immediately

Rosneft hit as $2bn Vitol deal scrapped

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:39 AM PDT

Russian state oil group's projects may be in jeopardy without western financing and technology, even though China is set to continue advance payments

Thai coup leader anointed as PM

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:53 AM PDT

In a legislative session, MPs unanimously confirm coup leader as their choice to lead the country until elections scheduled for late next year

Davutoglu nominated as Turkey’s new PM

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:55 AM PDT

Former foreign minister and now new AKP leader faces tough challenges including a fragile peace process with the PPK and fears over the economy

Indonesia election challenge dismissed

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:46 AM PDT

Court rules there is no evidence to support Prabowo Subianto's claim that poll outcome was fraudulent, paving way for Joko Widodo to become president

Löfven aims to return Sweden to the left

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:32 AM PDT

Victory for Social Democrat leader would represent a return to tradition but he could struggle to form a workable coalition with Greens and Left party

Former Irish PM Albert Reynolds dies

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:13 AM PDT

Leader who played a key role in advancing the Northern Ireland peace process during his short tenure as taoiseach, dies age 81

Geopolitical threats weigh on confidence

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:09 AM PDT

Proportion of executives who think global economic environment will deteriorate has doubled since the end of 2013, according to FT/Economist business barometer
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