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Serbia comes back into the fold
Decisive vote against autocratic leader Aleksandar Vučić will enable restoration of democratic checks and balances
Fiscal drifting: why the Budget won’t leave you better off
Frozen thresholds and higher inflation forecasts mean thousands more could be dragged into the £100,000 tax trap than previously thought
New scheme will struggle to deliver ‘the homes buyers want’
Many first-time buyers want three-bed houses, but the property price caps of Your First Home mean mostly flats will qualify in large parts of the country
French banks’ rising profits fail to reverse sell-off as political fears bite
BNP Paribas, SocGen and Crédit Agricole reported strong third-quarter earnings but have been hit by investor nerves over political and economic uncertainty
Swedish academic claims he has been barred from UK over pro-Palestinian views
Climate activist Andreas Malm, author of ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’, was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder next week
North Korean labour advertised online to Russian factories
Report into worker pipeline sheds light on deepening economic ties between Moscow and Pyongyang
Washington discusses Russian deals for US oil majors in Ukraine peace talks
White House proposes renewed postwar business ties in an effort to bring President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table
Washington discusses Russian deals for US oil majors in Ukraine peace talks
White House proposes renewed postwar business ties in an effort to bring President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table
FirstFT: Brazil awaits results in knife-edge presidential vote
Also in today’s newsletter: Venezuela’s opposition leader returns from exile and Kim Jong Un visits Chinese border city
A knife-edge election in Israel and other potential pivot points
A key Knesset election, a (hopefully) boring British Budget, Big Oil and Big Tech reports
Australia’s treasurer says middle powers should co-operate to avoid being hostage to geopolitics
Jim Chalmers argues economic security and bolstering supply chains would benefit consumers
SoftBank-backed drone maker wants every farmer to ‘have their own robot’
Chinese start-up XAG believes pilotless crop sprayers are the answer to a dwindling workforce and rising temperatures
France avoids downgrade from Moody’s in boost for Macron’s government
Rating agency retains Aa3 score as it assumes ‘deficit-reducing budget for 2027 will be adopted’
Trump moves to block certification of Alaska Senate election if Republican loses
Candidates’ similar names could ‘taint’ the result, argues US Justice Department
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Macron says deadly shooting near Paris was racially motivated
Gunman arrested in Trappes after he kills one person and injures five others in ‘murderous rampage’
Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans
President to ease some levies to help candidates facing tough US Senate election battles
Turn Downing Street into museum or flats, says Starmer’s cost of living tsar
Iceland boss Richard Walker joins chorus of voices calling for 300-year-old hub of British government to be overhauled
Zuckerberg’s deal to stay in California cheered by wealth tax campaign
Supporters of the tax say many billionaires threatening to leave the state will not go
