Who Is Sanae Takaichi and Her Priorities?

Israel and Hamas head into crunch-time negotiations in Cairo, and Japan’s prospective new prime minister will have work to do to bring her party back together. Plus, Europe is facing a flood of cheap Chinese textile imports, and investors are piling into an unproven technology to power the US artificial intelligence boom. 

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Israel and Hamas prepare for crunch ceasefire talks

Japan gears up for ‘Takaichi trade’ as first female leader prepares for power

China reroutes clothes exports to Europe after US tariffs upset trade

US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts

Billionaire beef baron warns US not producing enough to satisfy protein craze

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Victoria Craig, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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