Will the Conclave Elect an American Pope?

Analysis Will the Conclave Elect an American Pope? Some cardinals are agitating for U.S. leadership to counter Trump. By Christopher White, the Rome-based Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter. Cardinals attend the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City. Cardinals attend the Pro Eligendo Romano…

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Sacking of Iran’s finance minister deals blow to reformists

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament has impeached and sacked economy and finance minister Abdolnaser Hemmati, delivering a significant setback to the reformist government of President Masoud Pezeshkian. The move highlights tensions over how to handle Iran’s crisis,…

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What to expect on ‘liberation day’

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. Stocks, especially tech stocks, had an ugly morning yesterday but rallied in the afternoon. Biotech stocks, particularly Moderna,…

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