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Feb 2025
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China pumps the brakes on Tesla’s autono...

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Tesla risks being caught up in the China-US trade war, while US officials head to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks over Ukraine. Indonesia reaches “Opec status” as it dominates the global nickel trade. Plus, the US-India deal signals a bonanza for US gas imports. 


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Tesla braces for delay to China licence as Trump trade tensions mount 

The ‘Opec’ of nickel: Indonesia’s control of a critical metal 

European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine

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This episode of the FT News Briefing was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Fiona Symon, Lulu Smyth, 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 Joseph Salcedo. 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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