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Barclays explores plan to drop thousands of investment banking clients

Project Minerva also examined more radical options including raising capital for an acquisition

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Greek premier broke agreement over discussion of Elgin Marbles, Downing Street claims

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Israel-Hamas war

US warns Israel over southern Gaza offensive

White House officials urge restraint in planned assault on south Gaza ahead of Middle East visit by US secretary of state

CIA and Mossad chiefs hold talks in Qatar as Israel-Hamas truce extended

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UK financial regulation

City minister tells UK regulators to allow more risk-taking

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Lloyds chief calls for government to repair UK’s credibility

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Goldman pares back ‘growth at all costs’ China strategy

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The human cost of China’s property crisis

One of the world’s biggest real estate collapses has hurt buyers, households and families across the country

New Zealand plan to drop smoking ban draws line under Ardern era

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to also reverse prohibition on new oil and gas exploration

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First transatlantic flight powered by cooking and animal fats leaves Heathrow

Aviation industry hails milestone but green campaigners question whether alternative fuels are sustainable

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Scholz sticks to Germany transition plans despite budgetary hole

Opposition criticism mounts as chancellor offers few details on how to fix Berlin’s public finances

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French politics

France seeks ban on ultra-right groups in effort to quell racial tensions

Death of 16-year old has prompted neo-Nazis to carry out ‘intimidating’ protests

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Accounting & Consulting services

Deloitte and KPMG ask staff to use burner phones for Hong Kong trips

Policies come as Beijing increases control over international financial hub

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

Rolls-Royce targets vast upturn in profits

Chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic sets out ambitious targets as part of sweeping overhaul

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Union chief warns of Tesla threat to Sweden’s model

Marie Nilsson says joint decisions by employers and unions are at the heart of country’s prosperity

Israel-Hamas war

US universities search for ways to defuse campus tensions over Gaza

Conflict between students, staff and faculty is at a pitch not seen since the Vietnam war

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Adobe Systems Inc

UK warns Adobe’s $20bn deal for Figma would harm competition

Antitrust regulator says merger threatens rivals in product design software, image editing and illustration

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GM to cut spending on self-driving unit Cruise after accident

Carmaker will use investor day to outline scale of investment reductions

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FT Wealth. ‘Leaving without leaving’: Argentines are flocking to Uruguay to avoid a high tax burden

Just an hour’s boat ride away sits a haven from economic instability — with increasingly attractive tax breaks for foreigners, as well as good security and public services

Atos in talks to change terms of Křetínský deal for IT services unit

News of move by indebted French group in negotiations with Czech billionaire follows S&P credit rating downgrade

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Opinion

Meloni, Tolkien and Italy’s fellowship of the ring

A new exhibit in Rome was born out of the enthusiasm of the Italian far-right for the fantasy epic

San Francisco’s clean up should spur new city solutions

Its rapid beautification ahead of a global summit proved sadly shortlived

Rare cancers need a Silicon Valley approach to investment

Our embrace of the end of privacy comes at a cost

Markets Insight. Private credit boom will trigger a new squeeze

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UK News

Network North is not fully costed and beset by uncertainty, warn experts

Rail figures and local leaders call for more detail on Rishi Sunak’s £36bn proposed set of transport schemes

Long hours and large debts: care workers stranded by UK’s migration policy

Sunak snubs Greek PM in dispute over Elgin Marbles

UK shop price inflation slows to lowest rate in over a year

NHS cancer services buckling, warns leading charity

EasyJet swings to profit and reinstates dividend as travel demand soars

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Saga chief Euan Sutherland resigns as group explores debt reduction

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How China is tearing down Islam

Thousands of mosques have been altered or destroyed as Beijing’s suppression of Islamic culture spreads

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The CEO. Property boss David Sleath gives warehouses the hard sell

Europe’s business schools target Africa’s entrepreneurs

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Technology

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When you interact with a chatbot, it seems like it’s reasoning. But are we being fooled?

Funding for European tech companies plunges by nearly half

Amazon ‘roll-ups’ in ‘cycle of survival’ talks to boost balance sheets

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Nearly 80% of British teenagers have used generative AI

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