The art of the peace deal
Can talks between the US and Russia reach a lasting settlement over Ukraine? So far, argues historian Margaret MacMillan, the ...
Microsoft to shut down video-calling pioneer Skype
Tech giant to retire service it acquired for $8.5bn after being overtaken by upstarts such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Zoom ...
Loïc Prigent on two decades of chronicling fashion: ‘It’s humanity that we relate to’
With his observant eye and in-depth knowledge of fashion, the French documentary filmmaker has a knack for combining culture ...
The Challenges of Democracy — tyranny of the majority
Jonathan Sumption’s collection of essays that show the vulnerabilities of law is a good primer on what ails transatlantic ...
How left-handed diners judge restaurants differently
We don’t represent a majority, barely over a tenth of the population. And yet we occupy tables in restaurants, sip cocktails ...
Low-key Oscars season hits small business in ‘traumatised’ LA
Crooks is part of a large, often unseen ecosystem that keeps Hollywood’s glitz machine humming, a group that includes ...
Ugly shoes can keep hitting their stride
Ugly shoes had a good 2023 and an even better 2024. Yet after a blistering run, they appear to be losing their stride. Shares ...
Swamp Notes: Trump vs the press
Swamp Notes is produced by Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is ...
America, through European eyes
The first such major survey in a European museum, American Photography, drawn from the Rijksmuseum’s eclectic collection plus ...
Fleabag and Baby Reindeer producer Francesca Moody: ‘The best way to tell a story first is theatre’
The maker of Edinburgh Fringe hits on finding stage shows with an edge and bringing the innovative dark comedy ‘Weather Girl’ to London’s West End ...
Ukraine’s double agony — Putin and now Trump
The country is torn over whether it could keep fighting without American support. Alec Russell reports from Kyiv on the stresses of a nation under siege ...
ErdoÄŸan makes risky bet on peace with Kurds
Making peace with the PKK could also lead to a major advance in Erdogan’s mission to stabilise Syria under a friendly new government, as the biggest threat to those new rulers is the US-backed Syrian ...