US President Donald Trump floated the prospect of US security guarantees for Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for options after India got hit by extremely high US tariffs, Soho House has agreed to a take-private deal, and Softbank is buying $2bn worth of Intel shares. Plus, the FT’s Leila Abboud explains why more Italian bonds are starting to look a little more like French bonds.

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Trump floats US security guarantees for Ukraine in meeting with Zelenskyy

French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts

Donald Trump tariffs threaten Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive

Soho House agrees $2.7bn take-private deal

SoftBank to buy $2bn in Intel shares as it grows US investments

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK’s solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers.

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‘Absolutely immense’: the companies on the hook for the $3tn AI building boom

Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to press for ceasefire at Donald Trump meeting

British solar power surges past 2024 total

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Katya Kumkova, Marc Filippino, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Derek Brower. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today, and Dubai is trying to hold on to its role as the financial centre of the Middle East. Plus, China is sending out a warning to foreign countries stockpiling rare earths metals, and the FT’s Katie Martin explains why she’s worried about the calm in the markets.

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Can Dubai keep its crown as the Middle East’s finance capital?

Investors are frogs in a Trumpian pot

China warns foreign companies against stockpiling rare earths

Putin hails Trump’s ‘energetic and sincere’ efforts to end Ukraine war

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova, Josh Gabert-Doyon and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kent Militzer, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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