- European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Windsor this morning to hold talks with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak aimed at finalising the Brexit deal to revamp Northern Ireland’s trading regime and end a bitter dispute.
- The proposed agreement is designed not only to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland but also to improve the UK’s relations with the EU and the US.
- Israeli settlers set fire to cars and buildings in the occupied West Bank yesterday evening, after a Palestinian gunman killed two settlers in the territory.
- Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, the head of UniCredit’s remuneration committee, resigned following unsubstantiated allegations of leaking from the board.
- Tens of thousands of people turned out across Mexico yesterday to protest against cuts to the electoral agency’s budget, fearing the changes will put the country’s hard-fought democracy at risk.
FirstFT: UK and EU aim to seal N Ireland deal today
Also in today’s newsletter, global bond rally crumbles and West Bank violence
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