Saudi wealth fund replaces foreign CEOs with locals Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 21:00 Public Investment Fund focuses on domestic investments ahead of country hosting 2034 World Cup
Trump’s tariff threats spark political storm in Brazil Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 16:13 President Lula lashes out at lead election rival Flávio Bolsonaro over US lobbying effort
Turkey’s frozen frontier with Armenia starts to thaw Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 13:00 An outbreak of peacemaking that should rank as a minor miracle in a troubled world
Can batteries halt India’s coal power growth? Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 12:00 Adani investment reflects shifting economics of clean baseload power
Ukraine strikes St Petersburg as Putin’s forum gets under way Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 11:29 Kyiv hits oil terminal after deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities
Brussels unveils sweeping plan to boost Europe’s digital sovereignty Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 06:00 Also in this newsletter: Counterfeit cigarette use surges across Europe, new report finds
Hungary secures more EU funds than it can spend Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 05:00 Budapest has to find projects for €10bn from pandemic recovery fund which lapses in December
India’s ‘cockroach’ party founder plans protests over exam furore Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 05:00 Abhijeet Dipke, leader of viral youth movement, to lead demonstrations calling for education minister to step down
Kazakh billionaire under SEC scrutiny seeks to build European digital bank Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 05:00 Application from Freedom Holding for French banking licence comes as US watchdog examines enforcement action
The Return of the Great Powers — the perils of a ‘might is right’ world order Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 05:00 Risk of war is the bleakest warning of Brendan Simms’ book on the competition between the US, Russia and China
Why Istanbul is one of the world’s greatest fishing cities Financial Times 3 June 2026 at 05:00 From dawn to dusk, anglers flock to the city’s waterfronts. Here’s where locals have cast their lines for generations
Chinese investors fear missing out on SpaceX IPO after crackdown Financial Times 2 June 2026 at 22:00 Beijing warns brokers about overseas share sales amid fears of capital flight