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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Migrants in the UK would need to wait longer before they could apply to make their residency permanent under plans being drawn up by the government as part of a crackdown on foreigners coming to work in Britain.The measure to make it harder for some migrants to apply for indefinite leave to remain is set to appear in a Home Office immigration white paper, an impending package of reforms intended to limit arrivals, according to people familiar with the matter.Britain’s political establishment…
On YouTube, hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world are staring at an unmoving broadcast of the Sistine Chapel chimney. Occasionally, a seagull will swoop in and perch atop the roof for a few minutes. But for the most part, nothing happens. On Wednesday, the College of Cardinals started the process of picking the next pope, who will succeed the late Pope Francis. This is a closed-door, sacred ritual, dating back long before mass media made it possible to quickly transmit news with so much public interest. So instead of issuing statements to the press, the conclave signals its…
ESPNMay 7, 2025, 01:40 PM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWe are down to the final four! It’s the second day of the semifinal second legs of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season.Enjoy the play-by-play from today’s game: Paris Saint-Germain against Arsenal, live from the Parc des Princes in Paris.Jump to: UCL home page | Liveblog
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Federal Reserve has kept US interest rates on hold for the third meeting in a row, as officials highlighted growing concerns that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will trigger a fresh burst of inflation and weaken the jobs market. “Uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased further,” the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said on Wednesday, after voting unanimously to keep the federal funds target at a range of between 4.25 and 4.5 per cent. The committee added that, since they…
صدر الصورة، Getty Imagesقبل 12 دقيقةقال الرئيس الأميركي، دونالد ترامب، إنه سيتم الإعلان عن تفاصيل المحادثات المتعلقة بقطاع غزة خلال الساعات الـ24 المقبلة، دون أن يقدم مزيداً من المعلومات.وبحسب وكالة رويترز، فإن واشنطن وإسرائيل ناقشتا فعلياً السيناريو الذي يُعرف بـ”اليوم التالي” للحرب، وتضمّن تشكيل حكومة انتقالية يقودها مسؤول أمريكي تشرف على إدارة غزة حتى استقرار الأوضاع ونزع السلاح، على أن تتكوّن لاحقاً سلطة فلسطينية دائمة.وتشير المصادر إلى أن هذه الإدارة لن تشمل حماس ولا السلطة الفلسطينية، بل ستعتمد على تكنوقراط فلسطينيين، ولن يكون لها جدول زمني واضح، إذ ستُحدد مدتها وفقاً للواقع الميداني.وتقارن التقارير الخطة المقترحة بما جرى في العراق…
Snapchat announced on Wednesday that Snap Map now has more than 400 million monthly active users, a new milestone for one of the app’s core features. Launched in 2017, Snap Map was originally a way for users to see their friends’ locations and browse public snaps from around the world. Overtime, the feature has evolved and now offers ways for users to discover local hotspots and find things to do. Snap Map’s success is important for Snapchat, as it’s a crucial part of the social network and gives it a competitive edge over rivals like Instagram and TikTok, both of…
LOS ANGELES — A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at her high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15.The lawsuit first filed in December 2022 and amended on May 1 accuses Scott of sexual battery and false imprisonment. Scott, 64, fought to have his name removed from court documents, but a judge denied his request to be identified only as “John Doe.” The amendment complaint named him publicly for the first time.During a visit from the Lakers, the alleged…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe Pentagon wants the UK military to focus more on Europe and less on Asia, in a major policy shift from the Biden administration, which pushed European allies to boost activity in the Indo-Pacific to send a strong signal to China.Elbridge Colby, US under-secretary of defence for policy, has told British officials that the Trump administration believes the UK military should increase its focus on the Euro-Atlantic region, according to five people familiar with the matter.Colby, the third-most senior official…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosseri, and other Meta execs thought that TikTok was beating Meta at its own game. That’s according to a new filing in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant, published on Monday. The document, dated February 2022, includes conversations among a number of Meta execs discussing Facebook and Instagram’s strategy and market position. In one message, Zuckerberg called Facebook a “challenger” that has “lost the mindshare and momentum,” while adding that TikTok creates a “feeling of shared context” where friends see the same memes, he said. Mosseri also agreed…