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FINANCIAL TIMES
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Israel-Iran latest: Vance says Trump ‘may’ take further action to end Iran’s nuclear enrichment
 
Comments come as US president calls for ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’
 
 
Donald Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
 
US president fuels speculation that America could join Israeli military action
 
 
Visual analysis: GPS interference raises risk of accidents in Strait of Hormuz
 
Collision between two oil tankers raises anxieties in the region amid conflict between Israel and Iran
 
 
Keir Starmer says small boats crisis in English Channel is ‘deteriorating’
 
PM’s comments cast doubt on Labour’s election pledge to ‘smash the gangs’ and curb illegal crossings
 
 
Rachel Reeves considers changes to non-dom inheritance tax amid UK ‘exodus’
 
Chancellor is being lobbied by the City following a spate of departures by wealthy people
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
Donald Trump plans to delay TikTok ban for a third time
 
US president will sign an executive order this week extending deal deadline by 90 days
 
 
New York mayoral candidate detained by federal agents at immigration court
 
Video shows Brad Lander, the city’s top finance official, saying, ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens’
 
 
Amazon boss says AI will mean fewer ‘corporate’ jobs
 
Chief executive Andy Jassy warns the company will cut roles ‘in the next few years’
 
 
Iranian state TV anchor becomes a symbol of resistance
 
Sahar Emami lauded as ‘lioness’ and warrior after she kept broadcasting amid Israeli bombing of state broadcaster
 
 
Howard Lutnick hails Donald Trump’s $5mn investor visa as almost 70,000 apply
 
Programme to grant foreigners legal residency in US registers 68,703 people on waiting list
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
What the Israel-Iran war means for markets
 
Iran is a major oil producer. Will the recent conflict push the price higher?
 
 
Brussels proposes revamp of controversial securitisation rules
 
European Commission suggests cutting minimum risk weights after pressure from industry and former ECB president Mario Draghi
 
 
EU should be open to resuming Russian gas imports, says Austria
 
Vienna’s olive branch comes as Brussels proposes to completely ban gas imports from Russia by 2028
 
 
Crypto group Tron to go public after US pauses probe into billionaire founder
 
Deal involving Justin Sun’s digital asset venture orchestrated by investment bank linked to Trump’s sons
 
 
German prosecutors drop greenwashing case against former DWS chief
 
Asoka Wöhrmann had been under criminal investigation for his role at Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
HSBC considers ordering all staff back to office 3 days a week
 
Bank seeking to impose unified approach on sprawling global workforce
 
 
Trade war looms over voices of global business in China
 
Once at the vanguard of globalisation, international business chambers in the country now face a trickier challenge in seeking change
 
 
FDA chief seeks to soothe US biotech fears over drug approval timeline
 
Commissioner says agency is hiring scientists as industry warns over delays
 
 
Spain’s blackout probe faults both grid operator and utilities
 
Government investigation blames ‘poor planning’ by Red Eléctrica and power plants disconnecting ‘improperly’
 
 
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales
 
Women would no longer face a criminal prosecution for ending their pregnancy after 24 weeks
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Labour’s miscalculation on taxing non-doms