Ukraine appears to be stepping up its drone attacks against Moscow. There have been six since May, two of them hit the capital city earlier this week. The Kremlin and Vladimir Putin have not said very much about these attacks.
Stronger than expected online sales helped Amazon beat Wall Street expectations for last quarter, and the Bank of England raised interest rates for the 14th time in a row. Plus, the FT’s Christopher Miller explains the strategy behind a series of drone attacks on Moscow.
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