President Emmanuel Macron on Monday will address France’s ambassadors to outline his foreign policy priorities for 2025. In his New Year’s address to the French people, Macron underlined the importance of upholding France’s sovereignty in areas such as defence and security amid ongoing conflicts around the world.
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. James Daunt, the boss of both Barnes & Noble in the US and Waterstones in the UK, plans to open dozens more bookshops this year with an eye on a potential combined flotation … Read more
Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan has made his entry into the cricket world by investing in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), an ICC-approved tournament. This league is a joint effort by Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands, with the goal of putting European cricket on the global map. The ETPL is set to run from … Read more
It’s back to the office full time for the majority of Amazon employees across the globe, but for some who work for the tech giant and online retailer it’s not a welcome change. “The people on my team are very upset about this,” said CJ Felli, a system development engineer at Amazon Web Services based in … Read more
Vietnam’s GDP grew by 7.09% in 2024, ahead of government forecasts of 6.5%. Yet Vietnam’s trade surplus with the U.S. could put it at risk of new tariffs. Read More
Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza. Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sundance NEXT Aubrey Plaza received support at the 2025 Golden Globes after her husband Jeff Baena‘s shocking death. The Brutalist director Brady Corbet mentioned Plaza, 40, and Baena at the end of his acceptance speech on Sunday, January 5, after winning the award for Best Director. … Read more
Former cricketers and cricket experts have been sharing their two cents on Rohit Sharma’s unexpected interview during the New Year’s Test—the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney. Many have believed that Rohit just wanted to clear the air about the dressing room … Read more
Three-member bench rules 2-1 to grant Najib Razak’s appeal to use the decree to argue his case before the High Court. Malaysia’s appeals court has granted a bid by jailed ex-premier Najib Razak to see a document he said should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a rare win for a disgraced … Read more
Amid rising living costs, inflation, and widespread job cuts, extravagant weddings might seem out of reach for most. However, Gen Z appears to be in a different league altogether. A recent video captured young people nonchalantly discussing wedding budgets ranging from Rs 2 to Rs 6 crore. The clip soon caught the eye of stand-up … Read more
AB de Villiers, the South African cricket legend, has advised his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate Virat Kohli to refocus and avoid on-field confrontations as he seeks to regain his batting form. De Villiers shared his thoughts in a video posted on X, offering words of wisdom to the Indian star following Kohli’s underwhelming … Read more