Far-right candidate had been planning to file papers for new presidential election

Clever boards can pre-empt attacks by behaving more like activists themselves

FitzWalter Capital takes aim at key remaining asset in teetering metals empire

Shift follows pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management

Plus the housing market and growth

The lawlessness of big numbers

Officials from US, China, Japan, India and Brazil among those who will not attend this week’s meetings in Cape Town

Former Goldman Sachs banker Kirill Dmitriev is the Kremlin’s go-between with Gulf countries

US tech giant expected to spend as much as $25bn on warehouse automation in broader efficiency drive

As traditional parties decline, vaccine scepticism has become one of the anti-establishment forces filling the vacuum

Venture capitalists question who would use system designed to arrest slide of UK capital markets

Wealthy foreigners will be able buy ‘route to citizenship’ for $5mn, president says

Bill would lead to large increase in government deficit, say independent analysts

Glitch comes as iPhone maker seeks to shore up its relationship with the US president

Government advisers call for an overhaul of domestic heating systems and suggest airfares could rise

Rapid spread of technology raises questions about how to assess undergraduate work

Keir Starmer’s government warns of further sanctions unless Kigali withdraws troops from its east African neighbour

Kyiv hopes agreement on jointly exploring resources will improve relations with Trump administration

UK pressure on Apple for data access could leave the majority less safe

Oil prices drop while government bonds climb on worries Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit economy

Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world

Decision to plunder the development budget brings end to era of Britain as an ‘aid superpower’

Peter Navarro wants to increase pressure on country Donald Trump has threatened to annex

French president to be followed by British PM in seeking support for US ‘backstop’ in postwar Ukraine

Keir Starmer’s announcement of ‘biggest sustained rise’ since cold war comes ahead of Donald Trump meeting on Thursday

Treasury yields have declined amid signs US economic growth is slowing

If Trump wanted to take control, its constitutional protections are far from secure

With ruthless purges of the US government, the president is tipping the scales towards autocracy

Confrontation comes after Taipei launched crackdown on Beijing’s ‘shadow fleet’

Departure comes as government seeks to tighten control over health service

The underlying problems behind the crisis have not yet been resolved

Andy Lord tells FT he has asked UK chancellor for long-term funding to stop network from falling into disrepair

Consumer goods group announces abrupt overhaul of top management as it bids to revive its fortunes

Sales down 45% in January for EV maker led by Elon Musk

As the government struggles to ease a real estate crisis, state-owned developers have been buying up land

While its equities platform suffers an exodus, the LSEG itself is a financial success story — with an identity problem

CDU leader has vowed to seal negotiations with the Social Democrats by April

Auchincloss must convince activist investor Elliott Management he can turn around troubled oil major

FTSE 100 companies seek to capitalise on investors’ ‘change in tone’ towards bigger payouts

Think-tank’s findings show need to change financial incentives to help ill and disabled people return to employment