Japan's population is shrinking, and so is the number of passengers on the country's bullet trains. The solution to filling the trains is now to transport freight along the railway tracks.
BusinessRising inflation means Iran is now launching a new ten-million-rial banknote, the country's highest-ever denomination, reports the Financial Times.
BusinessPoliticians are underestimating the extent of the disruptions in the gas and oil markets, according to Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
BusinessThe British fintech company Revolut, one of the major competitors of the payment group Klarna, is on the verge of obtaining a UK banking licence, reports the Financial Times.
BusinessRussia has launched a campaign to help Viktor Orbán win Hungary's upcoming parliamentary elections. The Hungarian opposition is furious.
WorldSkyrocketing oil prices are now causing a number of airlines - including SAS - to introduce some form of fuel surcharge. Norwegian is also joining in.
BusinessGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai has signed a new agreement with parent company Alphabet worth up to $692 million, about SEK 6.4 billion.
BusinessTraffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been almost completely halted since Iran's attacks this weekend. But a Greek shipping company is taking the risk and sending oil tankers through the strait, the Financial Times reports.
BusinessThe so-called special relationship between the US and the UK has survived many crises. But the rift has rarely been deeper than it is now.
WorldBefore Iran's supreme leader was killed this weekend, he left behind a detailed plan to spread chaos throughout the Middle East. Now the plan is being implemented, according to information provided to the Financial Times.
WorldIsrael hacked into Tehran's network of traffic cameras to locate and kill an Iranian ayatollah, sources told the Financial Times.
WorldUS Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is threatening to target AI giant Anthropic, the Financial Times reports. The company could also be forced to supply the US military with its technology under the Cold War-era Defense Production Act.
BusinessAn aging population may increase demand for various elevator solutions in residential buildings and other settings, according to one of the industry's largest players, Germany's TK Elevator.
BusinessIran has signed a deal with Russia to purchase handheld anti-aircraft missiles, the British business newspaper the Financial Times reports, citing leaked Russian documents.
WorldPresident Donald Trump's new tariff announcement is causing a stir worldwide. Japan describes the situation as "a real mess." The EU is proposing to freeze the ongoing ratification process with the United States.
BusinessRussia's attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine in recent months have brought Kyiv to the brink of disaster, says Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
WorldUS Senator Marco Rubio canceled a meeting with European leaders about Russia's offensive in Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference, the Financial Times reports.
WorldThe Trump administration is reviewing its tariffs of up to 50 percent on steel and aluminum, several media outlets report, citing sources.
BusinessRussia is trying to block WhatsApp. The aim is to force Russian residents to use regime-controlled services, WhatsApp says on X.
WorldUkraine will not hold elections until there is a ceasefire and the country has received sufficient security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy clarified, following reports that the United States had pressured Ukraine to hold them in the spring.
WorldUkraine is planning presidential elections and a vote on a peace treaty with Russia by May 15 after an ultimatum from the United States, sources told the Financial Times.
WorldTwo Russian spacecraft have been intercepting communications from at least a dozen important European satellites for years, reports the Financial Times.
WorldThe first day of talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi has been described as “productive” by the Ukrainian side. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a new prisoner exchange with Russia is underway.
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