Four astronauts will have to wait at least until Friday to head the International Space Station. This otherwise routine rotation of crew on the space station is garnering extra attention because it will at last allow the return to Earth of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts whose brief scheduled visit to the … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world John Kerry, the former US secretary of state and climate envoy, said companies were being intimated into dropping green targets under Donald Trump’s presidency and accused oil groups of “being on the wrong … Read more
It is CERAWeek, the sprawling Texas energy conference, and Sultan al-Jaber, who runs the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), one of the world’s largest oil companies, is in high demand. Interviews with Jaber are vanishingly rare. He has been media-shy since he was named by the UAE as the president of COP28 and then … Read more
Five years on from the first pandemic in more than a century it is salutary to recall how working habits were upended, leisure was curtailed and family relations severed because of the Covid-19 lockdown — except, of course, in Boris Johnson’s riotous entourage in Downing Street. Likewise, now that restaurants, theatres and holiday travel are vibrant again, to appreciate … Read more
Dollar hegemony has long enraged governments around the world. In the 1960s the French complained of America’s “exorbitant privilege”. Forty years later, as the global financial crisis wreaked havoc, China called for a shift away from the dollar. More recently, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spoke for many when he asked with derision, … Read more
new video loaded: SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 Mission transcript Back transcript SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 Mission The mission would allow Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts, to return to Earth. Their brief scheduled visit to the space station last June was unexpectedly stretched to more than nine months. “Ignition and liftoff.” [cheering] “[unclear] … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Portugal’s Algarve has been named the best-value holiday destination for British tourists for the first time in nine years, according to new analysis, due to its cheap meals and sterling’s strength against the euro. The … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Klarna has filed for an initial public offering in the US as the Swedish buy now, pay later group presses ahead with its highly anticipated listing despite volatile market conditions. The fintech, which confidentially filed … Read more
From Thursday night into Friday morning, the Earth’s shadow gradually overtook the moon’s typically bright white face, which took on a ruddy red hue. It was the first total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, in more than two years. A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align, in that … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Financier Crispin Odey made an unexpected visit to the court where former Barclays boss Jes Staley is challenging the UK financial regulator over allegations he downplayed ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Odey, who … Read more