This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. More bad news for Ukraine: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is skipping a virtual

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Brasília, November 20, 2024. ADRIANO MACHADO / REUTERS They were all there, but it was Jack who stole the show again. On Monday, February 17, the Chinese president was in Beijing to welcome the top bosses of the country’s private companies. The CEOs and founders of BYD, Huawei, Meituan, Tencent

Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN MGM Studios, which the e-commerce giant acquired for $8.5 billion, has taken over the creative direction of the legendary James Bond series.  What Happened: On Thursday, Amazon MGM Studios announced it had reached a deal with Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, forming a joint venture that grants Amazon creative control over

1. Picking up the phone: Almost three years after Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Trump decided it was time to re-establish direct contact between the president of the United States and Putin, a leader facing U.S. and EU sanctions, as well as an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for crimes against humanity

Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has reconsidered. A plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the beloved federal agency appears to have been reversed. Last month, prospective

While Elon Musk may be the star of the political drama unfolding in Washington of late, his personal life has come to resemble a soap opera. On Thursday afternoon, the Canadian musician Claire Boucher, better known as Grimes, replied to Musk on his social platform, X, in evident desperation. “Plz respond about our child’s medical

No matter how many times Donald Trump openly parrots the Kremlin line, it’s never not going to sound wrong coming from the President of the United States. In 2018, at a press conference in Helsinki, Trump announced that he accepted Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia did not intervene in American elections, despite our own intelligence

by Kandiss Edwards February 20, 2025 Black celebrities will join Trump in acknowledgement of Black History Month. The Trump administration will recognize Black History Month, according to the Associated Press. Black History Month, a tradition in the United States since its formal establishment in 1976, honors the contributions of Black Americans to the nation’s history

Hollywood’s about to dim its lights as Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ trial looms just a couple of months away, set for May 5, 2025. Tinseltown insiders are buzzing about a mass A-list exodus, with stars like Jennifer Lopez, Jay-Z, Usher, and Justin Bieber-frequent guests at Diddy’s legendary parties-reportedly planning to jet off to sunnier escapes when

Things quickly turned ugly, with Musk calling Mogensen an “idiot” and using a derogatory term. “SpaceX could have brought them back several months ago,” Musk wrote. “I OFFERED THIS DIRECTLY to the Biden administration and they refused. Return WAS pushed back for political reasons. Idiot.” Mogensen, who himself flew to and from the space station

WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist to President Donald Trump, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation — an agency he has talked about drastically restructuring while echoing Trump’s claims of the “weaponization” of the bureau’s powers in its Capitol riot investigations and other recent cases. Patel was opposed by

After officially taking creative control of the 007 franchise, Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos is taking pitches for who should play the next James Bond. The billionaire asked his 4.3 million Instagram followers Thursday morning whom they would pick to take on the coveted role after Daniel Craig, who capped off his 15-year

Amazon has gained creative control of the James Bond film franchise after the long-standing producers of the 007 films stepped away as part of a new deal. Eon Productions, run by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli – who have produced the franchise since the death of Albert “Cubby” Broccoli – announced it will be

Jeff Bezos seems quite thrilled to be in the company of 007. It was announced on Thursday that his Amazon’s MGM Studios will take creative control of the James Bond film franchise under a new joint venture with longtime rights holders Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Soon after, Bezos took to Twitter to flex his

London CNN  —  How did things get so bad, so fast? Europe’s leaders and officials have been blindsided by a staggering collapse in American support for Ukraine in the past week. Many still cannot understand why US President Donald Trump has turned so furiously on Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, parroting the vitriolic disinformation usually heard

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Zhan Zheng//Xinhua via AP) China’s President Xi Jinping met with leading private sector entrepreneurs on February 17, including Alibaba founder Jack Ma, signaling a shift in Beijing’s approach toward its tech sector after years of regulatory crackdowns. The move comes as China faces economic challenges, declining business confidence, and growing concerns

Scott was married to Bezoz for 25 years. As part of their 2019 divorce, she received a 4 per cent stake in Amazon. Mackenzie Scott, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, continues to donate her wealth to various nonprofit organisations. Since 2019, the billionaire has reportedly donated over USD 19 billion of her

South Korea’s entertainment industry “is enjoying massive popularity”, with hundreds of millions of fans across the world, said the BBC. But the death of actor Kim Sae-ron last Sunday in an apparent suicide has again shed a spotlight on the attention celebrities receive. The circumstances leading to the 24-year-old star’s death are “depressingly familiar” –

Berkshire Hathaway is still the Oracle of Omaha’s best long-term investment. Many investors closely follow Warren Buffett’s trades in Berkshire Hathaway‘s (BRK.A 0.12%) (BRK.B 0.20%) portfolio of 44 stocks for fresh investment ideas. After all, Buffett is one of the most successful stock pickers in the world, and a stock’s inclusion in Berkshire’s portfolio suggests

A copy of Donald Trump’s mug shot on the cover of the New York Post is framed in an office just outside the Oval Office. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Right outside the Oval Office hangs a framed photo of President Trump’s mug shot, as featured on the cover of