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US Congress to release Facebook ads after Sandberg meeting

Probe into Russian election spending sees social media group ‘lean-in’ to Washington
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/1b6b1906-aec7-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Can history teach us about Trump?

Presidential historian on lessons from previous administrations
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/ff83f520-dc86-4801-ab38-9727dae8ed49

Rajoy and Puigdemont seek room for manoeuvre in Catalan crisis

Both sides’ stances are ambiguous enough to buy time to cool political temperature
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/ff5b530a-ae91-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4

Credit data groups face more scrutiny after Equifax hack

US lawmakers call for reforms for US group and its rivals TransUnion and Experian
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/52f4e97a-ad45-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Brussels ducks Catalonia crisis mediation calls

Analysts say political and legal obstacles block EU intervention
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/385c48f8-ae9c-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

UK universities retirement fund ‘weaker’ than claimed, fears watchdog

Pensions Regulator questions valuations from scheme’s trustees
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/210b1d6c-adbd-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4

Germany stands firm against EU bank deposit guarantee plan

Berlin wants lenders to cut risks before scheme starts
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/58c9a172-ae7d-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4

Former Portuguese PM Jose Sócrates charged with corruption

Bribery, money laundering and tax fraud alleged in case linked to business elite
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/ca71ca96-ae89-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Kenya political crisis deepens after election law amendment

Parliamentary vote could clear way for Kenyatta to declare himself winner in re-run
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/b2beb6b8-ae82-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Mexico’s mood sours on Nafta talks

Uncertainty hangs over future of pact as tough negotiations resume in Washington
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4712e822-ae0e-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Turkey-US spat: who will blink first?


Source: https://www.ft.com/content/bd47b006-c0d8-499d-9d6b-4f720fd59760

Three questions about Whitehall’s Brexit planning

Demands are growing for more details about the extra costs and bureaucracy the UK faces
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/2f7f2eca-ae7a-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4

Daily briefing: Spain’s emergency talks, Ebay tax, Weinstein scandal

Madrid to decide whether the declaration justifies triggering Article 155
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/ed2b7c2a-ade0-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Refugee deal paves way for German coalition

A concession by Angela Merkel on curbing the number of refugees allowed into Germany has paved the way for German coalition talks that could bring together her CDU-CSU bloc with the Greens and liberal Free Democrats.
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/5f5e7fb9-8517-4890-b532-74e2a2d7b9d0

Catalonia steps back from the brink

Puigdemont suspends independence declaration but concessions may not be enough for Madrid
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/622b0bc6-ae0e-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

How to solve the Irish Brexit problem

Let Northern Ireland decide which customs union it wants
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/b849e93e-ae61-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

BAE Systems to cut 2,000 jobs

The UK defence company adapts to a dearth of fighter jet orders
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/f855f11a-5dc6-4be5-8223-975586178c7a

Why May might survive as Tory leader

Lionel Barber and Janan Ganesh on the prospects for the UK's embattled PM
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/b686e1a5-8c71-4f91-8392-a04bcb10a7aa

Airbnb cancels Beijing bookings for Communist party congress

Authorities tighten grip on Chinese capital ahead of five-yearly gathering
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/92a71b5e-ae4b-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Macri investment push intensifies Argentina’s land conflicts

Drive to develop Patagonian shale fields clashes with indigenous claims
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/fe5d3812-a7a0-11e7-ab55-27219df83c97

Source: https://www.ft.com/stream/d8009323-f898-3207-b543-eab4427b7a77