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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Like Donald Trump, the EU prides itself on its mastery of the art of the deal. The trademark Brussels event is a summit that ends at three in the morning, with weary negotiators emerging with a complex new accord.The EU’s way of dealmaking is almost the precise opposite of the White House style. The US president is impulsive, fast-moving, makes extreme demands and is willing to break all the rules. The Europeans are legalistic, methodical and constantly looking for compromises and trade-offs.The…
“Nation states take on a strategic positioning,” says George Barnes, a former deputy director at the National Security Agency, who spent 36 years at the NSA and now acts as a senior advisor and investor in Hunted Labs. Barnes says that hackers within Russia’s intelligence agencies could see easyjson as a potential opportunity for abuse in the future.“It is totally efficient code. There’s no known vulnerability about it, hence no other company has identified anything wrong with it,” Barnes says. “Yet the people who actually own it are under the guise of VK, which is tight with the Kremlin,” he…
5/5/2025-|آخر تحديث: 5/5/202501:35 م (توقيت مكة)أفاد إعلام هندي اليوم الاثنين بأن حكومة نيودلهي أوقفت تدفق المياه من سد باغليهار على نهر تشيناب إلى باكستان، في حين شدد وزير الخارجية الباكستاني محمد إسحق دار على أن بلاده لن تتخلى عن نقطة من مياهها. وأوضحت صحيفة “إنديا توداي” أن الهند أقدمت على خطوة جديدة في إطار تعليقها العمل بمعاهدة مياه نهر السند الموقعة مع باكستان عام 1960 عقب الهجوم الذي استهدف إقليم جامو وكشمير. وأضافت الصحيفة نقلا عن مصادر مطلعة -لم تسمها- أن الهند أوقفت تدفق المياه من سد باغليهار على نهر تشيناب إلى باكستان، كما أشارت إلى أن الهند تخطط أيضا…
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim defended making wholesale changes to field the club’s youngest ever Premier League lineup in Sunday’s 4-3 loss at Brentford, saying the club’s focus is entirely on their Europa League campaign.United fell to a club record 16th Premier League defeat with a starting lineup that had an average age of just 22 to remain in 15th place while the victory boosted Brentford’s European hopes as they moved up to ninth.United cannot finish in the top half of the table anymore but Amorim said he rested his senior players for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg, where…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldTraders at Europe’s largest investment banks delivered their highest quarterly revenues in at least a decade, after the Trump-induced volatility in financial markets sparked a frenzy of activity on both sides of the Atlantic. UBS, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Barclays and Deutsche Bank in recent weeks reported a combined €13bn in revenues from equities and fixed income trading between January and March, the highest combined quarterly total for the five lenders since at least 2015. The performance by European banks…
A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage came into the spotlight last week after it was reported that former U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was using TeleMessage’s modified version of Signal. Israel-based TeleMessage, owned by Smarsh, offers its clients a way to archive messages, including voice notes, from encrypted apps. The messages of cabinet members and Waltz were not compromised, 404 Media…
لطالما كانت كشمير المقسمة بين الهند (55%) وباكستان (30%) والصين (15% عبر أكساي تشين ووادي شاكسغام) نقطة اشتعال تاريخية، وازداد الوضع تعقيدا بعد أن ألغت الهند الحكم الذاتي للإقليم في عام 2019. وتفاقم التوتر بشكل كبير عقب الهجوم المسلح الذي وقع في كشمير الخاضعة للسيطرة الهندية في 22 أبريل/نيسان 2025، والذي أسفر عن مقتل 26 شخصا، مما أدى إلى إجراءات تصعيدية بين البلدين. وفي خضم هذه التوترات تجد الصين نفسها في موقف معقد كقوة إقليمية تسعى إلى موازنة دعمها لباكستان من طرف وإدارة علاقاتها المتوترة مع الهند من جانب آخر. تحقيق محايد أعربت الصين عن قلقها من التصعيد بين الهند وباكستان،…
Trent Alexander-Arnold will leave Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of his contract this summer, with sources telling ESPN that the defender rejected a pay deal at Anfield that would have made him one of the best-paid full-backs in world football.The England international, who is expected to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer, announced his decision in a statement on Monday. Sources told ESPN in March that Madrid are “very optimistic” about signing Alexander-Arnold although an agreement with the England international has not been finalised.”I think first and foremost, I want to say it’s not…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Israeli government has approved plans to escalate its offensive in Gaza, including the possible full reoccupation of the shattered Palestinian enclave.Monday’s unanimous decision by the security cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu follows nearly 19 months of war that have so far failed to either fully defeat Hamas or secure the release of all the remaining Israeli hostages.Netanyahu said the military had put forward a “good plan” that would finally achieve both Israeli war aims.An Israeli official said the new operation…
Apple is planning to split the launch of its iPhone 18 range, expected in 2026, by about half a year, The Information reported, citing supply chain sources. The company is planning to release the Pro versions of the iPhone 18 in fall 2026, and push the release of the less expensive iPhone 18, along with a new version of the iPhone 16e, to spring 2027, the report said. A new foldable iPhone may also be released in fall 2026, the report said. Apple is reportedly planning to launch a slimmer version of the smartphone, rumoured to be named “iPhone 17…