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15 members of an anti-American youth group assaulted two US military personnel in Izmir, Turkey’s third-biggest city, according to Turkish state media. Response from the US embassy in Ankara ->

Russia has been secretly acquiring sensitive goods in India and explored building facilities there to secure components for its war effort. Great story by John Reed जॉन रीड max seddon Chris Cook @jp_rathbone on.ft.com/3AMwTLQ

Turkish President Erdoğan’s bellicose rhetoric has fuelled a burst of anti-Israel, and increasingly anti-US, sentiment. An antisemitic billboard on an Ankara highway & an incident this wk in which two US marines were attacked highlight the tensions. on.ft.com/4d8GN85

Unit 29155 of Russia’s GRU military intel, responsible for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, has “expanded its tradecraft to include offensive cyber operations”, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre said. Via John Paul Rathbone Financial Times live news: ft.com/content/7c2491…

‘But as many coffee shops cultivate an aromatic atmosphere of freshly made bread and pastries, they are reluctant to advertise their backroom reliance on Europastry and rivals such as French groups Délifrance and Bridor.’ 🥐

This is rly cool. Also where is the Istanbul Phillips machine?

Members of the Turkish youth group who attacked two US marines on shore leave in Izmir have been released from custody, according to local media ->

This is a crazy story. N.Y.P.D. Ousts 2 Reporters From Headquarters in Escalation of Tensions nytimes.com/2024/09/06/nyr… via @NYTimes

.roula khalaf's panel w/ the American and British spy chiefs at the FT Weekend festival is a must watch if you're interested in foreign policy -> youtube.com/watch?v=rp5Peo…

How Sudan’s devastating civil war became a global battleground. ft.com/content/da1c7b… Andres Schipani reporting from Omdurman

Scoop - Turkish President Erdoğan will meet 20 top US executives, including from JPMorgan and Goldman, when he is in NYC for the UN General Assembly later this month. He’s also bringing an entourage of ministers who will try to court corporate America. on.ft.com/4enwDRW

From blaming the “interest rate lobby” in 2018 for a painful currency crisis and accusing JPM of “misleading & manipulative” advice …now to courting Wall Street banks to help with #Turkey’s massive economic turnaround.

Hundreds injured after Hizbollah members’ pagers explode in Lebanon via Financial Times on.ft.com/4erg7QC

Turkey has agreed a 10-year LNG supply deal with France’s TotalEnergies, as Ankara seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian energy and position itself as a European gas hub.  on.ft.com/4d6kEHb FT Breaking News

From Taipei to Budapest: the mysterious trail of the exploding pagers - top reporting here from Mehul Srivastava Kathrin Hille Marton Dunai with a lot of fresh detail and news ft.com/content/72edfe…

India overtakes China in world’s biggest investable stock benchmark via Financial Times on.ft.com/4et3YLb

“A good rumour can be juicy, spicy, salty and delicious, in ways that a good PowerPoint presentation cannot.” Fantastic stuff from Bryce Elder on the importance of lunchtime gossip. First 200 clicks free—> on.ft.com/3Bks9Ns

Bryce Elder is the best food writer in the building, but his actual job is the sort of “core FT” finance beat I would struggle to explain. Today, those two things have come together and it’s an absolute joy…. on.ft.com/3zyS9UP

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s… via AP

“Murdered in search of the truth”: The killers of Sander Thoenes have yet to face justice via ⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/3ZtmAGL