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Garrick Club of London votes to accept female members for first time
The vote – a margin of roughly 60 per cent to 40 per cent – will open membership to women for the first time since the club’s founding in 1831.
- Mark Landler
White House piles ceasefire pressure on Netanyahu as tanks roll into Rafah
White House national security spokesman John Kirby urged negotiators to come to an agreement after Israel launched a “limited” assault on Rafah, in the south of Gaza.
- Nataliya Vasilyeva, Tony Diver and Abbie Cheeseman
Stormy Daniels gives graphic testimony about alleged sexual encounter with Trump
The porn star told jurors in the “hush money” criminal trial that she “blacked out” despite consuming no drugs or alcohol during the encounter in a hotel room.
- Updated
- Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan
Stormy Daniels expected to appear at Trump’s trial
The adult-film actress’ testimony is by far the most-awaited spectacle in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
- Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Eric Tucker
Palestinians seek UN General Assembly backing for full membership
It would effectively act as a global survey of how much support the Palestinians have for their bid, which was vetoed in the UN Security Council last month by the US.
- Michelle Nichols
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel takes control of Rafah border crossing
The Israeli 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing early on Tuesday local time, the Israeli military said, taking “operational control” of the vital pass.
- Updated
- Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Opinion & Analysis
Benjamin Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government
In one of the biggest gambles of his career, Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas – and buy time.
Contributor
Jeremy Clarkson, patron saint of the Great British bore
In barely a decade he has gone from disgraced Top Gear presenter to beloved guardian of the British countryside, due to the success of Clarkson’s Farm.
Contributor
Why the Chinese are warming to ‘second-hand’ homes
With tens of thousands of new developments yet to be completed, house hunters are looking again at older buildings. End buyers don’t trust developers any more.
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Why can’t top auditors find fraud?
US regulators have put forward a series of proposals to clarify and extend responsibilities to spot wrongdoing.
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From the Financial Times
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Benjamin Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government
In one of the biggest gambles of his career, Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas – and buy time.
- Neri Zilber, Mehul Srivastava and Andrew England
- Analysis
- Property development
Why the Chinese are warming to ‘second-hand’ homes
With tens of thousands of new developments yet to be completed, house hunters are looking again at older buildings. End buyers don’t trust developers any more.
- Thomas Hale, Wang Xueqiao, Andy Lin and Chan Ho-him
- Opinion
- Big four accountants
Why can’t top auditors find fraud?
US regulators have put forward a series of proposals to clarify and extend responsibilities to spot wrongdoing.
- Stephen Foley
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Benjamin Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government
In one of the biggest gambles of his career, Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas – and buy time.
- Neri Zilber, Mehul Srivastava and Andrew England
- Analysis
- UK leadership
Jeremy Clarkson, patron saint of the Great British bore
In barely a decade he has gone from disgraced Top Gear presenter to beloved guardian of the British countryside, due to the success of Clarkson’s Farm.
- The Economist
Yesterday
Xi urges Macron to help avoid a ‘new cold war’
The Chinese leader told his French counterpart that the two nations should uphold mutual benefits, and jointly oppose decoupling and the disruption of supply chains.
- William Horobin, Samy Adghirni and Li Liu
Billionaire Pratt leads Aussie charge at garden-themed Met Gala
A high-profile annual event, the Met Gala is a benefit for the New York museum and marks the opening of its Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit.
- Ben Kellerman
- Analysis
- Property development
Why the Chinese are warming to ‘second-hand’ homes
With tens of thousands of new developments yet to be completed, house hunters are looking again at older buildings. End buyers don’t trust developers any more.
- Thomas Hale, Wang Xueqiao, Andy Lin and Chan Ho-him
Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez in full bloom at Met Gala
The annual charity event for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, otherwise known as Anna Wintour’s Met Gala, is getting underway, drawing fashion’s A-listers.
- Updated
- Leanne Italie
- Opinion
- Big four accountants
Why can’t top auditors find fraud?
US regulators have put forward a series of proposals to clarify and extend responsibilities to spot wrongdoing.
- Stephen Foley
- Opinion
- India
India is starting to look like a Central Asian dictatorship
As the country holds its national election, Narendra Modi’s government is undermining democratic institutions and building a cult of personality around the PM.
- Debasish Roy Chowdhury
What’s in the ceasefire deal Hamas backs, but Israel does not?
The deal supported by Hamas would have seen three hostages released each week instead of three every three days, according to Israeli media reports.
- Reuters
Judge threatens Trump with jail over ‘hush money’ gag order
The former US president suggested that he would be willing to risk incarceration after the judge’s warned him over repeatedly breaching the gag order.
- Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Andy Sullivan
This Month
France’s cognac exports to China could be hit like Australian wine
China opened an anti-dumping investigation into brandy imported from the EU in January, sparking fears cognac could suffer a similar blow to that taken by Australian wine.
- Emma Rumney
Israel urges Rafah evacuation ahead of assault
Israel has described Rafah as the last significant Hamas stronghold after seven months of war, and its leaders have repeatedly said they need to carry out a ground invasion.
- Updated
- Sam Mednick and Josef Federman
- Analysis
- Affordable housing
Why Australia’s housing crisis has gone global
Households are going backwards in 13 developed economies, including Australia, as record immigration runs into a housing crisis.
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- Randy Thanthong-Knight, Swati Pandey and Tom Rees
- Analysis
- US election
Gallows humour and escape: Trump’s possible return rattles Washington
Much of official Washington is bracing for the former president’s return – this time with ‘retribution’ as his avowed mission, the discussion is about self-imposed exile.
- Peter Baker
Warren Buffett anoints Berkshire’s new king
Warren Buffett said Greg Abel should have final decisions on investments at Berkshire at the first annual meeting since business partner Charlie Munger died.
- Eric Platt and Michela Tindera
‘Dark day for media’: Israel shuts down Al Jazeera’s operations
The government accused the Qatari-funded satellite channel of being a “Hamas mouthpiece” and a threat to national security.
- Kareem Fahim and Adela Suliman
- Opinion
- US election
How one public gaffe can destroy your career
Potential Trump vice president candidate Kristi Noem, who admits shooting her dog, is not the only public figure to have disastrously misjudged popular opinion.
- Henry Mance
Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn
Russia has begun to more actively prepare covert bombings, arson attacks and damage to infrastructure on European soil, directly and via proxies, officials say.
- Sam Jones, John Paul Rathbone and Richard Milne
Macron set to press visiting Xi on trade, Ukraine
France is backing a European Union probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports and in January Beijing opened an investigation into imports of brandy.
- John Irish and Ingrid Melander
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
Japan’s outdated policies keep too many women out of workforce
Japan has few options to prevent the labour supply from diminishing to a disastrous level. The underutilised potential of women offers room to lift productivity.
- Updated
- Sagiri Kitao