← April 26, 2025

Several international events are highlighted, including claims of Ukrainian troops being pushed out of Kursk, China seizing a disputed reef in the South China Sea, a port explosion in Iran, and the aftermath of a mass slaughter in Kashmir.

• Iranian port explosion injures more than 500 workers — Financial Times - 14:35
• Kremlin claims Ukrainian troops have been pushed out of Kursk — Financial Times - 14:31
• Gazans fear Israel is enacting Trump’s ‘Riviera’ plan — Financial Times - 12:00

• China seizes disputed reef in the South China Sea — Financial Times - 07:49
• Grief, anger and a tourist exodus follow mass slaughter in Kashmir — Financial Times - 02:00

Business headlines include updates on Airbus's potential deal with Spirit, US stock market underperformance, GTCR's potential exit from a health tech firm, discussions regarding the dollar's global role, and the impact of tariffs on various industries and small businesses.

• How Francis Wooed Donors — The New York Times Business - 14:05
• Airbus closes in on Spirit deal — Financial Times - 12:00
• US stocks underperform rest of world by widest margin since 1993 — Financial Times - 12:00

• GTCR looks to exit health tech firm as bumper sales spree continues — Financial Times - 12:00
• Dollar Doubts Dominate Gathering of Global Economic Leaders — The New York Times Business - 09:02
• How Tariffs Could Make Americans’ Hobbies More Expensive — The New York Times Business - 09:01
• America’s Leather Economy Has Gone Global, and Now It Can’t Escape the Trade War — Wall Street Journal - 11:00
• UK entrepreneurs sound alarm over tariffs hit to small businesses — Financial Times - 05:16
• Boeing’s return flight highlights America Inc’s exposure to China — Financial Times - 02:00
• Reeves and Bessent can see ‘landing zone’ for a UK-US trade deal, say British officials — Financial Times - 00:48

Political headlines focus on the Canadian election, internal strife within Trump's circle, Trump's first 100 days, and the trade relationship with Japan.

• Canada election 2025: who is ahead in the polls? — Financial Times - 12:00
• A lawyer in Trump’s inner circle is now in the president’s crosshairs — Financial Times - 12:00
• Q&A: Donald Trump’s first 100 days — Financial Times - 10:30

• Trump’s gripe over car ‘bowling-ball test’ dents Japan’s trade hopes — Financial Times - 02:00

Social commentary includes the death of Virginia Giuffre, employee unionization efforts at DeepMind UK, and discussions on Trump's perceived war on knowledge.

• Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41 — The New York Times Business - 14:02
• DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links — Financial Times - 12:00
• Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge — Financial Times - 04:00

• Virginia Giuffre, Voice in Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scandal, Dies at 41 — The New York Times Business - 04:06

This category contains articles about Pope's funeral, personal finance advice, a founder reflecting on failure, and various lifestyle and opinion pieces.

• World leaders attend Pope’s funeral mass in Rome — Financial Times - 12:07
• Harvard’s War With Trump Forces Question of How Endowments Should Be Spent — The New York Times Business - 09:01
• How Sarah Paiji Yoo, the Co-Founder of Blueland, Spends Her Sundays — The New York Times Business - 07:00

• Why Dyson Founder Says He Has Lived a ‘Life of Failure’ — Wall Street Journal - 04:01
• Frank Lloyd Wright thought it was a ‘curse’ — but there’s nothing more American than a porch — Financial Times - 04:00
• When is a natural disaster human-made? — Financial Times - 04:00
• The Name of the Rose’s thorny journey from novel to grand opera — Financial Times - 04:00
• Papers and Paints, the thinking man’s paint shop — Financial Times - 04:00
• Serious swag: striking ideas for curtains beyond the window — Financial Times - 04:00
• Reader callout: have you bought an EV using salary sacrifice? — Financial Times - 04:00
• Take heart, quiet majority. ‘Headphone dodgers’ can be silenced — Financial Times - 04:00
• The UK’s wine tax is a hangover for sellers — Financial Times - 04:00
• How to Talk to Your Children About Money in These Uncertain Times — The New York Times Business - 00:36
• Five Years After He Escaped in a Crate, Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Is Teaching Business Strategy — Wall Street Journal - 02:00