Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Denmark has lost a £1.4bn tax fraud case at the High Court in London in a blow to the country’s efforts to recover monies from the sprawling “cum-ex” scandal. The Nordic country’s tax authority had…
A violent clash between two student organisations at Karachi University on Wednesday escalated into street protests, with dozens of students staging a sit-in outside Mubina Town Police Station. Demonstrators set tyres ablaze, blocking traffic on Abul Hassan Ispahani Road, and accused police of delaying the registration of a case against their rivals. The protest followed…
A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said Israeli forces were intercepting its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory. The Global Sumud Flotilla — around 45 vessels carrying activists and politicians including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg — left Spain last month aiming to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian…
Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new temporary licensing system for pilgrim accommodations in Makkah and Madinah during the 2026 Hajj season, aiming to ease housing shortages and improve service quality for millions of worshippers. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced Wednesday that the initiative will allow property owners to obtain seasonal licenses for hosting…
Making tough lineup decisions each week can be the most challenging part of the fantasy football process. When you’re torn between two similar players and simply don’t know who to start, start the player with the superior matchup. Ah, but exactly how does one determine the best (and worst) weekly matchups? All of ESPN. All…
FilmLA chief executive Paul Audley is stepping down from his role leading one of the largest film permitting offices in the United States, a meaningful management shake-up amid a production plunge in the region. Denise Gutches, chief financial and operating officer since 2011, will succeed him at the start of next year, FilmLA said on…
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China are unlikely to ease, despite ongoing talks towards a comprehensive deal targeted for November, according to two people familiar with the matter. The US seems “very comfortable” with the current rate of tariffs, the sources said, adding that the recent negotiations have mostly revolved around “broader” issues like…
The assembling of Afghan opposition luminaries in Islamabad made headlines as they sought permission for furthering their political activities. The fact that an unofficial and private forum based in Pakistan was used as the medium to air grievances against Taliban regime in Kabul, and were supplemented by a couple of international opinion-making organs, has cast…
Thames Water’s lenders have submitted a new rescue plan to prevent the UK’s largest water company from collapsing. London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, has submitted proposals which include writing off about a third of the company’s near £20bn debt pile and investing an initial £5.4bn to stablise the…
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