Tesla withstood disruption to China production and the high costs of scaling up new plants in Texas and Germany, Ukraine is getting some debt relief from western creditors, and Sri Lanka is just one of a number of developing economies facing growing pressure from soaring energy costs and a stronger US dollar. Plus Italian prime minister Mario Draghi’s government is on the brink of collapse, and Liz Truss will go head-to-head with Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister. Mentioned in this podcast: Tesla profits jump despite production disruptionsDraghi on brink after coalition partners withdraw backingUkraine secures preliminary deal to suspend debt repaymentsWhat Sri Lanka reveals about the risks in emerging marketsRishi Sunak to face Liz Truss in battle to become UK Prime MinisterThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.