FBI arrests suspect in failed January 6 pipe bomb attack
US Department of Justice says investigation is ongoing and more charges could be forthcoming
US admiral defends second strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
Briefing to lawmakers over September 2 mission comes as Trump and Hegseth seek to distance themselves
US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China
Bipartisan bill is part of effort to stop Beijing from getting critical AI-related technology
Trustpilot shares plummet after short seller alleges ‘mafia-style’ practices
Grizzly Research claims that online review site pressured companies to subscribe to improve their ratings
Private equity’s hot ‘continuation’ trade leaves some feeling singed
Abu Dhabi fund says Energy & Minerals Group’s deal is great for the firm but not investors
Pete Hegseth is unfit to lead the Pentagon
Defence secretary faces serious questions over strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats
Spain, Ireland and Netherlands to boycott Eurovision after Israel retains place
Major European nations pull out of song contest after calling for country’s exclusion over conduct of war in Gaza
Farage brands BBC ‘despicable’ after tense clash over antisemitism allegations
Reform UK leader insisted at a press conference that he had never said anything racist ‘with malice’
UK pension funds sell UK equities shocker
In charts
FCA to grant provisional licences to financial start-ups to help them launch faster
Companies given the 18-month permits will have restrictions on the volume or value of business they can do
OpenAI’s ‘code red’ moment
Rallying call by Sam Altman raises questions over the company’s priorities in the new phases of competition
Americans head to dollar stores as affordability crunch pinches consumers
Dollar General and Dollar Tree continue to enjoy popularity among wealthier households
Eight films to watch this week
Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ is an illegally filmed revenge drama; ‘Cover-Up’ rivetingly portrays journalist Seymour Hersh; afterlife romcom ‘Eternity’ resurrects an old concept; ‘Prime Minister’ candidly profiles New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern; a starry cast assembles for ‘Knives Out’ who
NHS under pressure to reduce number of private sector operations
All is not well with Labour’s plan to cut waiting lists by using independent hospitals for many routine procedures
Eternity — retro afterlife romcom is a little stiff
Elizabeth Olsen plays a dead woman allowed to choose her hereafter partner in a fussy film with echoes of better ones
Take an architectural tour of Cairo with Salem Charabi
The creative gets immersed in the city’s crafts, pigeon towers – and chaos
Cover-Up — what is the price of exposing America’s most terrible secrets?
Famed reporter Seymour Hersh, known for bringing to light the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam, is subject of riveting film
Jacinda Ardern’s rocky premiership made movie in Prime Minister
Profile of the New Zealander proves it is possible to be a sensitive, compassionate, sane person — and a politician
FT quiz: the week in news
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Lead developer of major Scottish carbon capture project to sell stake
Decision raises questions about project’s future and fuels concern over declining industrial base
Meta set to slash spending on metaverse as Zuckerberg shifts focus to AI
Social media company considers cutting unit’s budget by as much as 30%
Flood death toll surpasses 1,500 across south-east Asia
Several million people affected across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, with tens of thousands in shelters
Witkoff to meet Ukrainians after fruitless Putin talks
Donald Trump’s special envoy to brief Kyiv’s chief negotiators on Kremlin meeting
Federica Mogherini resigns from College of Europe amid fraud probe
Former top EU diplomat has been named as suspect in probe into procurement fraud and corruption