Monday, October 21
FT News Briefing21 Okt 2019

Monday, October 21

Boris Johnson makes a new attempt to win parliament’s backing for his Brexit deal on Monday, UK officials say a Russian cyberattack unit “masqueraded” as Iranian hackers to lead attacks against 35 countries and Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters is planning to accept a voluntary pay cut in response to a dispute over his pension allowance. Plus, Canadians will go to the polls in a general election today. FT contributor Jason Kirby reports on what is at stake for prime minister Justin Trudeau.

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Taiwan looks to play nice with Trump

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Europe takes the lead on Ukraine peace deal

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