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Trump to surrender to New York prosecutors on Tuesday

Defence lawyer says former US president ‘will not be put in handcuffs’ in hush money case

‘Don’t take the bait’: pro-Trump protesters fail to show up in New York

Explainer. The cases facing Donald Trump

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DeSantis falls in line with Republicans in closing ranks behind Trump

Analysis

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Donald Trump’s legal drama features a colourful cast of characters

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China escalates tech battle with review of US chipmaker Micron

Beijing launches national security probe in retaliation against Washington’s curbs on semiconductor access

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Putin’s new doctrine calls US ‘main source’ of threat to Russian security

Foreign policy update accuses Washington of using Ukraine war to weaken ‘peaceful’ nation

Russian tennis players allowed back to compete at Wimbledon

Markets Briefing. Nasdaq records best quarter since 2020 after volatile start to year

Tech-heavy US index gains 17% in first three months of 2023 as investors shed interest rate worries

Dealmaking at 10-year low in first quarter as bank crisis hits confidence

Media

ThyssenKrupp revives sale of submarine and marine systems unit

Move expected to attract private equity interest as Germany seeks to boosts its military capacity

Spotlight

Chinese business & finance

The Big Read. China truce with business — for now

Worried about decelerating growth, Xi Jinping has launched a charm offensive to convince investors the country is open for business

Oil & Gas industry

On Wall Street. Energy security is trumping climate concerns

Fossil fuel producers lifted by a new rush to shore up supplies

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International law firms win chance to expand in India

Overseas firms can open offices for the first time after the Bar Council of India changed the rules

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Artificial intelligence

Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns

Data protection authority becomes first regulator in world to open investigation into Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s chatbot

Multiple red flags are not yet slowing the generative AI train

Mis-steps that brought Virgin Orbit crashing back to earth

Branson vehicle teeters after series of flawed decisions and a failed launch lead to painful denouement

Finland’s PM Sanna Marin faces reckoning at home

Prime minister is lauded abroad but cuts a polarising figure in her own country, jeopardising chances of re-election

Finland cleared to join Nato as Turkish parliament backs accession

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Her compositions managed to evoke Chopin, the Mississippi Delta blues and the sounds of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Opinion

The Long View. Bond markets are still skittish — but they have reason to be

No one wants to be the Michael Fish of market predictions

We need a much more sophisticated debate about AI

Twentieth-century ways of thinking will not help us deal with the huge regulatory challenges the technology poses

Lex. Cosmetic surgery: elective procedures shift to needles and holidays

The FT View. Wheels of justice turn for a former US president

The editorial board

We are living through a trillion-dollar rebalancing

Sharing patient data is something to be celebrated, not feared

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It is high time ministers took the Serious Fraud Office seriously

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Europe Express. Europe’s foothold slips in Africa

Great power rivalries are intensifying on a continent with an enduring legacy of imperialism

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UniCredit shareholders back CEO Orcel’s pay package

Eurozone inflation falls sharply to 6.9% as energy costs recede

UAE cites ‘sanctions risks’ as it cancels licence for Russia’s MTS Bank

Decathlon invests in India push

Humza Yousaf: New first minister vows to deliver independence for Scotland

‘Total distrust’: rise of the Russian informers

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European ammunition maker says plant expansion hit by energy-guzzling TikTok site

Spain’s fix for pension shortfall: make younger people pay

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