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“Without fear and without favour”: Since 1888, this newspaper has argued for free markets, free trade, and liberal democracy. These commitments are renewed daily by the editorial board, which offers opinion and analysis on behalf of the FT.
  • Friday, 12 June, 2026
    Sport
    Football will eclipse politics at this World Cup

    Goals, talent and diversity are set to drown out controversy off the pitch

    The editorial board
    1 hour ago
    Vancouver SkyTrain passes in front of Science World, which is decorated with a giant soccer-ball pattern for the FIFA Museum exhibit.
  • Thursday, 11 June, 2026
    Indian economy
    The Iran war is testing the limits of India’s economic resilience

    Modi will need to combine emergency measures with reforms to help the country rebound

    The editorial board
    A worker in a blue uniform sits among rows of red LPG gas cylinders at a distribution site in Mumbai.
  • Wednesday, 10 June, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Trump’s AI fund idea is good politics, but bad economics

    Plans to share the gains from technology could cause more problems than they solve

    The editorial board
    Sam Altman leaves an office marked with a sign for Senator Bernard Sanders after a meeting on Capitol Hill.
  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
    Environment
    The hard truths about England’s receding coastline

    The entire shoreline cannot be protected from erosion, but the state can mitigate future fallout

    The editorial board
    Coastguard cottages overlook chalk cliffs and a pebble beach at Birling Gap, with people visible on the beach and cliff path
  • Monday, 8 June, 2026
    Government of Russia
    The incredible shrinking influence of Putin’s Russia

    Armenia is the latest country to leave Moscow’s orbit

    The editorial board
    Nikol Pashinyan smiles while speaking at a press conference, surrounded by microphones and supporters.
  • Sunday, 7 June, 2026
    UK politics
    Britain’s questionable reliance on Palantir

    Government should use the best technology for any task, but be wary of ‘lock-ins’

    The editorial board
    A nurse in blue scrubs uses a tablet to check patient data in a clinical setting.
  • Friday, 5 June, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    The ethical dilemmas of AI

    How we address the revolution is a question of how we manage its uncertainties

    The editorial board
    Pope Leo XIV and Argentina's President Javier Milei shake hands and smile during a meeting at the Apostolic Palace.
  • Thursday, 4 June, 2026
    US equities
    The coming equity surge will test the US bull run

    Mega IPOs and share offerings challenge the appetite for AI stocks

    The editorial board
    Traders work at computer stations on the New York Stock Exchange floor, with large screens and an American flag visible.
  • Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
    EU tech regulation
    Europe’s tightrope walk on tech sovereignty

    EU should be wary of curbing access to US providers as it tries to nurture its own

    The editorial board
    European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen arrive together, smiling, in front of an EU flag before delivering a statement.
  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
    Government of Cuba
    Cuba’s unavoidable reckoning

    US pressure is of dubious morality, but Havana has little choice but to do a deal

    The editorial board
    A man bends over a large pile of trash on a street, searching for salvageable items, while another man rides a bicycle taxi nearby
  • Monday, 1 June, 2026
    Myanmar
    Myanmar: the forgotten war

    The effort to prove Aung San Suu Kyi’s wellbeing can revive broader pressure on the military

    The editorial board
    Debris and destroyed buildings line a street after an explosion in Namhkam township, Shan state, Myanmar, with people surveying the damage.
  • Sunday, 31 May, 2026
    UK social care
    England’s treatment of vulnerable children is a scandal

    Care system is warped by incentives that put helpless young people at greater risk

    The editorial board
    A young girl leans on a window sill and stares out of a window
  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
    Electric vehicles
    A bumpy road to electric vehicle success

    Ferrari Luce’s launch caused more heat than light but has lessons for incumbents

    The editorial board
    Ferrari’s first fully electric car, the Luce, in light blue and black, parked outdoors near a concrete structure.
  • Thursday, 28 May, 2026
    UK employment
    Britain’s expanding ‘lost generation’

    Milburn report on youth joblessness should be a priority for whoever leads Labour

    The editorial board
    Keir Starmer, wearing an orange safety vest, talks with two apprentices at Acton Works while examining machinery.
  • Wednesday, 27 May, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Preventing a ‘Chernobyl moment’ in AI

    A White House order on testing frontier models would be a significant first step

    The editorial board
    The Anthropic AI logo is shown on a smartphone screen, with colourful digital code in the background.
  • Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    US and Iran: the art of the possible

    Stopgap agreement leaves key issues to be decided in later talks

    The editorial board
    Many cargo ships and vessels are spread across the blue waters of the Strait of Hormuz, with arid mountains in the background.
  • Monday, 25 May, 2026
    Energy crisis
    The energy shock is not over yet

    Even with a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, supplies will take time to normalise

    The editorial board
    Several ships and tankers are visible in the Strait of Hormuz with rocky mountains in the background.
  • Sunday, 24 May, 2026
    Football
    How the Premier League became a UK economic asset

    Top-tier English football is a success story and important cultural export

    The editorial board
    The Arsenal players celebrate together indoors, smiling and cheering around a cutout of the Premier League trophy.
  • Friday, 22 May, 2026
    IPOs
    To infinity and beyond, with the SpaceX IPO

    Ordinary investors can at last bet directly on AI’s potential — with caveats

    The editorial board
    SpaceX Super Heavy Booster being transported at night, surrounded by vehicles and workers, with facility buildings in the background.
  • Thursday, 21 May, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Trump’s egregious deal with his own justice department

    Anti-lawfare fund could offer payouts to president’s allies and Capitol rioters

    The editorial board
    A large banner with an image of Donald Trump hangs between columns on the justice department building, with sunlight above
  • Wednesday, 20 May, 2026
    Currencies
    Farage, crypto and the £5mn gift

    His rightwing populist Reform UK is uniquely reliant on a crypto billionaire

    The editorial board
    Nigel Farage gestures while speaking on stage at a Reform UK press conference, with "Veterans for Reform" signage visible behind him.
  • Tuesday, 19 May, 2026
    Ebola
    Ebola raises questions over pandemic preparedness

    Aid cuts and US hostility to concept of global public health endanger us all

    The editorial board
    A health worker wearing protective gear stands outside as soldiers in camouflage uniforms and masks guard a gated entrance.
  • Monday, 18 May, 2026
    War in Ukraine
    The cracks in the Putin edifice

    Russian leader’s conviction that he could outlast the west is being tested

    The editorial board
    Vladimir Putin speaks with an animated gesture in front of Russian flags, wearing a ribbon commemorating Victory Day.
  • Sunday, 17 May, 2026
    Oil
    The looming energy crunch

    Supply squeeze due to the Iran war will get worse before it gets better

    The editorial board
    Two women sit on a beach facing the water, with a large red oil tanker visible in the distance near the port.
  • Friday, 15 May, 2026
    US-China relations
    Xi, Trump and the Thucydides trap

    A summit of low expectations did at least restore some stability

    The editorial board
    Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk side by side, clapping, as children wave American and Chinese flags and hold flower bouquets
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