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Sitting at his desk in an isolated complex north of Bucharest, the presidential favorite and far-right populist Calin Georgescu says that Romania’s western alliances remain secure provided they “serve the country’s sovereignty and nothing else.” Georgescu unexpectedly topped the polls in the first round of Romania’s presidential election on November 24, despite being a big…

There is a constant desire to find the companies of tomorrow. For the past seven years, Fortune has highlighted companies that, despite increasing competition and global volatility, have embarked on a long-term growth path. The List of the future 50 it focuses on those likely to adapt, thrive, and grow—and serves in part as a…

Police say the killing was a targeted attack and not a random act of violence. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the shooting “premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack.” The shooter was caught on camera and last seen in Central Park. They were not arrested. The motive for the murder is not known, but Thompson’s…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in a legal dispute with Elon Musk’s rivalhe said he’s “not that worried” about Musk’s influence in the incoming Trump administration. Altman told the New York Times on Wednesday that he “could be proven wrong” but firmly believes Musk will do the right thing. “It would be extremely un-American…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has accused Russia of helping North Korea’s nuclear program in exchange for Pyongyang sending troops to help its war against Ukraine, the first such claim by a senior Western official. “IN…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Scottish Government on Wednesday pledged to lift the two-child benefit cap next year, part of a package of measures to reduce child poverty and boost public services in line with First Minister John Swinney’s policy…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has nominated Peter Navarro, a former aide jailed in contempt of Congress for the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, to be a senior White House economic adviser. On his…

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that it intends to name cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner, is a “proven leader for common sense regulation.” “He believes in the promise of robust, innovative capital markets that are…

AND a tech billionaire who bought a series of space flights from Elon Musk SpaceX and spent it the first private spacewalk appointed by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA. Jared Isaacman The 41-year-old CEO and founder of a card processing company has been a close associate of Musk since buying his first…

“Hawk tuah” girl Haliey Welch is still going strong. Welch went viral this summer for her raunchy catchphrase and has since parlayed that fame into a merchandise line and a podcast with guests like Mark Cuban. Now she has found a new way to express a phrase that cannot be explained in polite society: “memecoin”…