Israel’s strikes on Iran in videos and maps
Multiple air strikes targeted Tehran’s top military commanders, nuclear sites and bases across the country
Netanyahu takes his biggest gamble yet as Israel strikes Iran
The prime minister plunges the war-weary region into a fresh bout of conflict that threatens to be its most destructive
Oil prices surge after Israel’s attack on Iran
Traders fear renewed conflict could threaten supplies across the region
Germany wants next EU budget to focus on defence
Berlin seeks to streamline the bloc’s seven-year budget without increasing its overall size
UK financial regulators should copy Singapore model, say peers
British watchdogs are too slow and risk-averse, Lords committee states
Why I haven’t jumped on the gold-crypto trade
Equities have much of the same qualities and don’t write off bonds quite yet
Israel launches air strikes against Iran commanders and nuclear sites
Trump warns Tehran that next attacks will be ‘even more brutal’ and calls for deal
Five great gadgets for an alfresco party
A portable pizza oven, and other ideas for outdoor living
Should I be more of a team player?
It’s the right thing to do but that doesn’t mean you should
FirstFT: Israeli strikes target Iranian commanders and nuclear plant
Also in today’s newsletter, Narendra Modi visits Air India crash site and Argentina’s inflation rate falls below 2%
Private schools lose VAT court challenge
Judges dismiss three claims that new tax had breached human rights
France’s BPCE to buy Portugal’s Novo Banco in €6.4bn deal
French bank hails European cross-border tie-up for lender born out of country’s Eurozone crisis
Whitehall AI tool could help get UK building faster and smarter
Starmer unveiled Extract that can speed up decisions and bring historic paperwork into digital age
Toyota chair Toyoda re-elected with 97% shareholder support
Stronger backing comes a year after scion of carmaker’s founding family received lowest ever approval
Astier de Villatte’s Ivan Pericoli talks taste
The French ceramics workshop co-founder loves Cameron Diaz, cardigans and ‘stupid cats’
Hayley Atwell wants to tell you a bedtime story
The actor and the poet Emily Berry have collaborated on an app. It’s designed to bore you to sleep
Modi visits Air India crash site as investigation gets under way
The country’s worst civil aviation disaster in almost three decades claims more than 200 lives
Sony Music spends $2.5bn on songs in battle with ‘speculative’ investors
Spending spree comes amid rising competition from PE-backed music investment firms
US court halts order demanding Trump return control of California’s National Guard
Appellate panel temporarily blocks lower-court ruling that favoured Democratic governor Gavin Newsom
FTAV Q&A: Gappy Paleologo
Balyasny Asset Management’s head of quantitative research talks algos, hedge funds, correlations and cats
BlackRock and alternative investments
Plus geopolitics and capital flows
Trump warns Iran of ‘even more brutal attacks’ without nuclear deal
UN nuclear agency monitoring radiation levels at uranium site
Schengen anniversary overshadowed by returning border checks
Also in this newsletter: Should the EU be more aggressive against Chinese online retailers?
FTAV’s further reading
Dolly Parton trains; Greek GDP warrants; AI lawsuits; nitpicking Gladiator; 1960s pop music