Claudia Rankine’s Triage explores a harder America under Trump 2.0
A hybrid work of poetry, fiction and memoir challenges both its writer and readers to consider what kind of world they want to live in
India plans to tighten rules on foreign-funded NGOs
Charities and religious groups fear new bill could lead to government confiscating assets
Why must a socialist also be woke?
If the left could separate economics from culture, capitalism would have more to fear
How will El Niño hit the world economy?
Disruptive climate event is likely to be one of the strongest on record
Who is Anthropic’s auditor — and why should we care?
Magic bean counters
Can Phoebe Bridgers escape the fussy songwriting she helped invent?
New album ‘Lost Weekend’, dedicated to her estranged late father, may be her strongest yet
British skies are growing too hot for swifts
Warmer summers are attracting more migratory birds but the nests are emptying before their time
Zhu Rongji, reforming Chinese premier, 1928-2026
Jiang Zemin’s right-hand man laid the foundation for the country’s leap to economic superpower
FirstFT: Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers
Also in today’s newsletter: Moderate Democrat wins in Wisconsin, and Bank of America commits $250bn to US infrastructure projects
Colombian earthquake disrupts key coffee export road
Operations paused at port handling most of Colombia’s bean shipments
Cambridge to carry out independent probe into Jason Arday appointment
Move follows pressure from senior academics after university’s youngest-ever Black professor quit last week over plagiarism allegations
Moderate Democrat unexpectedly beats socialist in tight Wisconsin primary race
David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong for party’s gubernatorial candidate
Vestas shares soar as wind turbine orders bounce back
Copenhagen-listed group raises profit guidance and announces share buyback
How journalists stoked 19th-century antisemitism | The Story of Money
The Jewish population became a scapegoat after the 1873 stock market crash
Taiwan hits out at China over naval drill with Indonesia
Rare joint exercises raise concerns over Beijing’s more assertive conduct in disputed waters
Bank of America commits $250bn to US projects in boost to ‘America First’ agenda
Pledge comes after president snubbed chief executive of US’s second-largest lender this year
Burnham to hold emergency Cobra meeting in response to heatwaves
Prime minister’s move comes as several areas in UK tackle wildfires and drought amid extreme high temperatures
Why Burnham could be tempted by an early election gamble
A bold move to seek a fresh mandate seems underpriced to me, even though the risks are formidable
In this variation of a standard play, timing is indeed everything
You learnt ‘lead from nothing up to something’ as a beginner. Utilise it here to bring home a tough little contract
UK power supplies likely to be stretched during solar eclipse
Grid operator calls for extra generation capacity to be made available on Wednesday evening
World prepares for one of nature’s greatest spectacles: a total solar eclipse
Spectators and scientists gather to witness full or partial blocking of the Sun across the northern hemisphere
Tata chair to step down as succession row escalates
N Chandrasekaran to depart India’s largest conglomerate amid dispute with Noel Tata
Transcript: How a stock market crash gave birth to modern antisemitism
Robin Wigglesworth talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed
HSBC’s global insurance head steps down
Europe’s largest bank continues to overhaul its operations as industry grapples with uncertainties over China tax