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Apparation and Portkeys, probably not- I don't believe we have an MoR viewpoint experience of Apparation, but in canon the interval is noticeable. An international Portkey is described in MoR as
If the transit time increases with distance, and is perceivable from one point on Earth to another, it's probably not FTL.
Phoenices are more viable, though. The description / speculation on firetravel in Chapter 82 definitely leaves open the possibility.