Indian women caught up in rising tide of religious hatred
The rape and murder of an eight-year old Muslim girl in India has highlighted the price paid by Indian girls and women for the stoking of hatred between India’s Hindu and Muslim communities. Jyotsna S...
27 Apr 201811min
Africa probe casts shadow over Bolloré's global expansion drive
French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has been placed under formal investigation over corruption allegations relating to the activities of his family holding company Bolloré Group in Africa. Elaine Moore...
26 Apr 20187min
Nicaragua rocked by anti-government protests
The Central American nation, ruled by Daniel Ortega for 22 of the past 39 years, has been convulsed by almost a week of anti-government protests in which at least 25 people have died. The FT's Jude W...
25 Apr 20182min
What can we expect from Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un?
After a year of fiery rhetoric, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have agreed to a historic summit aimed at easing nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula. Elaine Moore discusses the issues at stake for b...
23 Apr 201811min
How close are we to defeating malaria?
Global health leaders gathered in London this week in a bid to re-focus attention on malaria amid fears that flat global funding and the emergence of drug and insecticide resistance could halt or even...
19 Apr 201814min
Santander takes on fintech with blockchain payments service
Santander has become the first international bank to launch a cross-border payments system based on blockchain, using the new technology with a view to taking on specialist fintechs such as TransferWi...
18 Apr 20186min
#MeToo puts more women on the ballot
The Trump presidency and the debate over sexual harassment have fuelled a surge in female Democrats running in upcoming local, state and federal elections in the US. The FT's Courtney Weaver explains....
17 Apr 20186min
US-Russia sanctions hit Deripaska's aluminium empire hard
US sanctions designed to punish the Kremlin for 'destabilising activities' have effectively barred the aluminium group Rusal and other companies controlled by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska from a...
16 Apr 20189min
