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Jul 2024
12m 22s

The leftwing stuns France

Financial Times
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France’s anti far-right alliance is on track to halt the rise of Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National, Labour’s landslide win is set to enhance the attractiveness of UK markets, and scientists said that this year was on track to become the warmest on record. Plus, the Chinese province closest to Taiwan seeks greater ties, but businesses aren’t biting. Credit: Washington Post, CNN, AFP


Mentioned in this podcast:

Leftwing surge thwarts far right in French election, polls suggest

UK stands out for its stability after election landslide, say investors

Investors shy away from China’s ‘Taiwan Town’ as tensions rise

World on track for hottest year as seas reach record levels for 15 months in a row


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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