Press Digest: Financial Times - March 2

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02/03/2026 03:56

March 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

- Air travel heavily disrupted following Iranian strikes

- Mastercard hires Whitehall veteran to bolster push for key UK contract

- Starmer will let US use UK bases for attacks on Iranian missile sites

Overview

- Air travel across the world remained heavily disrupted on Sunday, with thousands of flights cancelled and tens of thousands of travellers left stranded, on a second day of chaos sparked by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

- Mastercard MA.N is stepping up efforts to secure a leading role in upgrading Britain's payments systems by appointing Sir Jon Thompson, a veteran public servant and business leader, to chair its UK subsidiary Vocalink.

- The U.S. has been granted permission to use British military bases to launch attacks on Iranian missile storage depots and launchers, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Sunday.

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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