Trump turns media dinner into cringe-inducing roast of his enemies
Many of the president’s jokes were met with stony silence at a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Delivery driver poet heralds arrival of Chinese migrant literature
Wang Jibing wins top prize for collection inspired by his life
Letter: Politicians have never impressed British public
From Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London, London E1, UK
US lawmakers accuse Leon Black of acting in bad faith in Epstein probe
House oversight committee accuses billionaire former Apollo chief of failing to produce non-disclosure agreements
Letter: Time to sing the praises of Britain’s music festivals
From Charles Morris, London NW6, UK
Letter: Why construction alone won’t solve housing crisis
From Katie Eimear Hogben, Brussels, Belgium
Letter: An Indian TV innovation that boosted reading skills
From Mohit Dave, Director of Fundraising Partnerships, Billion Readers Initiative, New Delhi, India
Letter: Snippets of history and some unusual priorities
From Tony Mills, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK
Letter: A friendship told through five decades of postcards
From Donald McWilliams, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
Letter: Churchill’s son-in-law saw red, but he was given blue
From David Hannay, House of Lords, London SW1A, UK
Letter: Immigration does not resemble a zero-sum game
From Jan Erik Grindheim, Professor of Political Science, University of South-Eastern Norway, and affiliated to the liberal think-tank Civita, Oslo, Norway
FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,397
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Law student charged after sophisticated bomb seized near Northern Irish border
‘Radicalised republicans’ ready to mount attacks, police chief warns
ICC ousts chief prosecutor Karim Khan after misconduct probe
Member nations vote to remove him after allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied
Paramount agrees extensive delay in Warner Bros deal after states’ lawsuit
Media groups freeze merger until as late as June 2027 as court weighs objections to tie-up
France and Spain evacuate 150,000 as ‘unprecedented’ wildfires spread
Extreme heat and high winds fuel fast-moving blazes as authorities in both countries battle to contain them
US tech groups cut 140,000 jobs despite AI spending boom
Investment spree is reshaping Silicon Valley while wider US jobs market holds steady
Transcript: Burnham’s economic vision
Lucy Fisher talks to Anna Gross, Jim Pickard and Stephen Bush
Waymo explores split with Uber as robotaxi tensions deepen
Partnership between two groups has soured amid intense lobbying battle over rollout of autonomous vehicles
China investigates former securities regulator Fang Xinghai
Respected economist known as an interlocutor with foreign investors is probed for suspected ‘serious violations’
Trump threatens new EU tariffs in retaliation for fines on US tech groups
President says Washington will launch new probe into the bloc that could sharpen trade tensions
Number 10 North is no ‘gimmick’, says Andy Burnham
Prime minister remains insistent that new Manchester office sends a more important signal to rest of the country
Tory party ‘bans’ candidates who don’t back its human rights and net zero pledges
Chair Kevin Hollinrake says would-be MPs need to endorse leader Kemi Badenoch’s UK agenda