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Kim Jong Un pledges support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin signals talks with North Korea’s leader cover possible supply of weapons

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida appoints more women to cabinet posts

Leader seeks to revive popularity as he nears end of term as head of ruling Liberal Democratic party

Cruise ship Ocean Explorer may be stranded in Arctic for days after running aground

Vessel stuck off remote area of Greenland with more than 200 people on board

UK economy contracts as wet weather and strikes hit activity

Output drops 0.5% between June and July, a larger fall than had been forecast

‘It could backfire’: Kevin McCarthy’s Biden impeachment gamble

Republican House Speaker hopes new inquiry will save his job — and tarnish the US president

Central banks debate: can ‘high for longer’ substitute for rate rises?

A smoother rate path is preferable to a sharp up and down, allowing more time to assess data

UK rare earth producer pivots to EU and US

Less Common Metals applies brakes in home market after Brexit stymies exports to mainland Europe

Am I the victim of an AI-generated voice scam?

I paid money to someone pretending to be my supplier

Accra provides lessons on how to run an AI start-up

Scepticism towards artificial intelligence is to be expected but young Africans increasingly realise that can be overcome

Banks brace for California law mandating emissions disclosure

Bill would require lenders to report carbon pollution associated with customers

The rush to outpace Covid variants

At least three descendants of Omicron have scientists on alert and vaccination programmes speeding up

Alexandr Wang: US technologists should help preserve US military and economic leadership

Scale AI’s co-founder wants America to grasp AI’s potential to transform warfare before geopolitical rivals do

China’s newest aircraft carrier prepares to take to the seas

Beijing aims to challenge US air superiority in the Pacific but the Fujian still trails rival’s nuclear-powered warships

SEC accuses Virtu of failing to protect client trade information

Lawsuit says market maker’s flawed system gave proprietary traders ‘nearly unfettered access’ to material data

Arbiter of corporate climate plans faces shake-up

Science Based Targets initiative to split into separate fee-charging company and non-profit standards body

News updates from September 13: Kim Jong Un meets Putin, US inflation higher than expected

Working It live: How to make a mid-life career change

Tips from experts recorded live at the FT Weekend festival

Birkenstock unveils IPO plans in latest sign of listings revival

German sandal maker claims ‘creative versatility of an inspired Silicon Valley start-up’

The Barclay family, the banks and the billion-pound debt

How a decade-long effort to restructure loans extended to the reclusive businessmen’s empire culminated in Lloyds Banking Group seizing control of a national newspaper