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Friday, 16 May 2025
 
 
 

Americas

 
 
 
New York commuters hit by NJ Transit rail strike
 
Drivers stop work, causing disruption for more than 350,00 daily passengers
 
 
In Patagonia – another journey to the end of the world
 
Fifty years after Bruce Chatwin embarked on his ‘peculiar, dotty’ bestseller, the South American wilderness still calls
 
 
A love letter to The Carlyle, by novelist Christopher Bollen
 
The New York hotel is an institution for a reason, says the thriller writer
 
 
 

Asia

 
 
 
Trump administration considers adding Chinese chipmakers to export blacklist
 
Some US officials fear move could jeopardise trade talks with Beijing
 
 
Donald Trump says US will set tariff rates for scores of countries in 2 to 3 weeks
 
President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation
 
 
Japan arms itself against foreign cyber attacks with new law
 
Tokyo’s cyber strategy has long been stymied by its pacifist constitution and rigid privacy rights
 
 
 

Europe

 
 
 
No breakthrough after Ukraine and Russia hold first peace talks in three years
 
Istanbul meeting ends with agreement to swap 2,000 prisoners of war, but Moscow refuses to back unconditional ceasefire
 
 
The best art exhibitions to see in London right now
 
The FT’s critics recommend the most compelling 2025 shows, including Hiroshige’s woodblock prints and Munch’s portraits
 
 
Rustic retreats in Catalonia’s Empordà
 
A new collection of villas offers a perfect base to explore a rural enclave often referred to as the ‘Cotswolds of Spain ’
 
 
 

Middle East & North Africa

 
 
 
Israel escalates Gaza strikes as it steps up pressure on ceasefire talks
 
Nearly 100 Palestinians killed on Friday as US leads truce-for-hostage negotiations in Qatar
 
 
‘High noon’ for Claridge’s billion-pound legal battle
 
Arbitrators set to rule on acrimonious dispute between London luxury hotel’s Qatari owners and Irish property developer
 
 
 

UK

 
 
 
Labour's immigration crackdown
 
Plus: latest prisons shake-up
 
 
How to fix the UK’s housing crisis
 
For young adults, property shortages reinforce the feeling that life is a zero-sum game
 
 
UK water watchdog woos investors with ‘guaranteed revenues’ as it seeks £50bn
 
Funds are needed to back projects to improve Britain’s crumbling water infrastructure
 
 
 
 
 
 
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