DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson resigns

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist party after being charged with “historical” offences. Donaldson, 61, led the Northern Ireland party since 2021 and has been …

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Israel’s Netanyahu Approves New Round Of Gaza Ceasefire Talks

The war began when Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel (File) Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Friday new talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the world’s top court ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian aid reaches people in the Palestinian territory. But despite …

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We must stop the smartphone social experiment on our kids

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Imagine that a James Bond villain decided to achieve world domination not with armies or drones but through our brains. They might manipulate our minds to get us addicted to …

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Sony Music boss Rob Stringer: ‘We want the artist to be paid’

London’s Soho, reflects Sony Music boss Rob Stringer, has changed since his days as a cub A&R man spending boozy afternoons in now vanished bars and clubs. We are meeting at Dean Street Townhouse, a restaurant opened by his friend and Soho House founder Nick Jones. It serves the sort …

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Gardening SOS? Here’s who you can turn to

Responding to the needs of young and curious urban gardeners, a network of plant-care educators and businesses that support urban gardening is growing and thriving Standing between scores of potted marigolds, Harish Chandra Joshi, a lanky 54-year-old, holds one up. It is a bright orange genda, two flowers and a …

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