Nidec to sue founder for role in Japan’s biggest accounting fraud in a decade

Decision comes after report said Shigenobu Nagamori should bear liability for issues that inflated profits by $1bn over multiple years

Jordan launches air strikes in Syria after church attack

Jordanian authorities say strikes targeted Isis but Syrian authorities say the move had not been co-ordinated with them

Chinese brands put boot into Mbappé after viral ‘dictator’ meme

Real Madrid footballer’s comment on image sparks online backlash in world’s second-biggest economy

EU uncertainty is damaging British business, says minister

‘Long-term relationship’ with EU must be resolved, says Reynolds, in advance of new talks

Closer EU ties would give Burnham’s growth agenda real clout

Potential economic gains from rejoining the single market may tempt PM to tear up red lines on Brexit

Two men charged over plot at RAF Fairford

Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir were both charged under the National Security Act

The Putin whisperers: how three men tried to stop nuclear Armageddon

An American lawyer, a banker and a former spy hatched a plan to prevent nuclear Armageddon. They just needed to tell the Russian president

Porsche rules out US production despite VW’s Audi deal with Trump

CFO’s comments come as German sports-car maker returns to the black as restructuring gathers pace

Healey poised to increase adult minimum wage by 3.9 per cent

Chancellor will hold back from bigger increases in the rate for younger workers despite Labour manifesto pledge

Tech stocks rise as AI trade regains steam

Asia follows Wall Street higher in wake of Anthropic’s long-awaited IPO filing

Reckitt cuts sales outlook as Lysol and China businesses hit

Group’s European business returned to growth despite ‘challenging’ consumer environment and lower cold and flu incidence

HSBC shares fall as results disappoint

Third-quarter profits and revenues at Europe’s biggest bank miss expectations

FTAV’s further reading

Society; Tesla; training; business schools; credibility; repo; Civilization

EU’s border agency to boost powers to return irregular migrants

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So near, and yet solar

FirstFT: What Healey plans for his first UK Budget

Also in today’s newsletter: Israel elections and French finances

Anthropic’s constitutional order

Plus, Lula’s victory

Bank of Japan to remain on quarterly tightening path

Read the BoJ’s October forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

India’s outsourcers defy AI threat

IT services groups now make 10% of revenue from helping companies integrate the new technology

Anthropic’s big financial reveal

Here are the big takeaways from the start-up’s IPO prospectus

Bank of England orders review of Revolut’s product approval processes

Section 166 order came earlier this year and is focused on risks around rapid launches of new financial products

EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming

Climate commissioner says member states must take ownership of damage caused by floods, heatwaves and fires

UK’s post-Brexit powers hit by landmark test over Chinese diggers

World’s largest maker of construction equipment fights to overturn 18.81% anti-dumping duty imposed by Trade Remedies Authority

Insurers bullish on private markets even as government bond yields rise

Three-quarters of the groups surveyed in a BlackRock poll are looking to increase their allocations to unlisted assets