Kate Whannel Political reporter Getty Images British soldiers conducting counter-Taliban operations 2007 in Southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Afghan nationals whose personal information was mistakenly exposed by the Ministry of Defence in 2021 will be offered up to £4,000 each in compensation, the government has said. The data breaches affected 277 people, some of whom had…
SIX HUNDRED AND sixty-two days have passed since Novak Djokovic last won a major title. That day, in September 2023, was a history-clinching performance at the US Open, in which he defeated Daniil Medvedev to tie Margaret Court’s long-standing record for the most Grand Slam singles titles of all time with 24. It seemed all…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, two days after the US stopped the delivery of some key weapons to Kyiv — including crucial interceptors used to shoot down Moscow’s missiles….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It’s not just the waves making a splash in Los Angeles this Fourth of July – lifeguards’ sky-high paychecks are turning heads, too. According to a new report by fiscal watchdog group OpenTheBooks, at least one L.A. County lifeguard raked in more than half a million dollars…
The US has threatened to hit EU agricultural exports with 17 per cent tariffs in a dramatic escalation of its trade conflict with Brussels, said three people briefed on the discussions. The eleventh-hour demand came ahead of a July 9 deadline to agree a trade deal, after which the US has said it will impose…
LeBron James becoming available has, typically, been a seismic NBA event. Teams famously spent the several years leading up to his 2010 free agency clearing cap space. Pretty much all league business halted for the first 11 days of July in 2014 as teams schlepped across the country first to Cleveland and then, later, to…
Stitch (voice of Chris Sanders) in “Lilo & Stitch.” Disney Enterprises, Inc. Disney’s blockbuster Lilo & Stitch opened in theaters in late May. How soon will it be before viewers can stream the movie at home? A live-action version of the 2002 Disney animated hit, Lilo & Stitch opened in theaters on May 23 against…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is an FT contributing editor and writes the Chartbook newsletter Sometimes coincidence illuminates history. Last week, the news that self-declared democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani had won the Democratic mayoral primary in…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Rich nations are turning on the fiscal taps. On Friday, Donald Trump is set to finally sign his “big, beautiful bill” into law. The tax-cutting legislation is estimated to add more than $3tn…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday discussed Ukraine’s air defence needs in the face of escalating Russian strikes, in a call that appeared to mark a further warming of relations. The call…
