Trump faces growing backlash against immigration crackdown after shooting
US president says his administration is reviewing incident in Minneapolis as some Republicans break ranks
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Ukraine keeps pushing for early EU entry as peace plan talks rumble on
Also in this newsletter: Meloni leads European outrage at Trump’s Nato troops jibe
Vanguard CEO plots international expansion
Plus, Elliott’s Citgo deal, Chris Hohn and Van Gogh’s obsession with yellow
School economics class: The reality of trying to make US manufacturing great again
International Trade
FirstFT: Trump faces backlash against immigration crackdown
Also in today’s newsletter: IPO market and sanctioned Iranian’s European properties
What students should know about UK and US politics
Read a selection of FT articles on parties, voting and interest groups picked by our teacher advisers
School politics class: UK’s Supreme Court president to retire from role next year
UK Supreme Court
Gold rises past $5,000 for first time
Bullion extends rally after biggest weekly gain since 2008 financial crisis
IB Geography class
Read a selection of FT articles and classroom questions
School IB Geography class: Why China’s women are having fewer babies
Population distribution
Business school professors’ picks
Topical FT articles and suggested classroom questions
Transcript: Trump faces backlash on immigration crackdown after shooting
Victoria Craig speaks to Claire Jones and James Fontanella-Khan
The best of TV and streaming this week
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ is a raucous Game of Thrones spin-off; ‘Steal’ is an impressive heist thriller starring Sophie Turner; a virus that makes you beautiful comes with an ugly cost in ‘The Beauty’; corporate thriller ‘Industry’ is back with a breathless season 4; ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven
‘We are the Good Samaritans’: Minneapolis hits back at ICE
A network of ordinary people is trying to hold officers involved in Donald Trump’s sweeping Minnesota crackdown to account
Italy’s €2 tax on small parcels misfires
Packages are being rerouted to other EU locations to dodge levy on low-value packages from companies such as Shein
Starmer prepares for Chinese charm offensive
UK prime minister will use his visit to build ties with Beijing on issues from illegal migration to financial services
Water companies press for faster abolition of regulator
Ofwat is likely to be making decisions that affect household bills and infrastructure improvements for another decade
European IPO market starts 2026 at record pace, sparking hope of revival
Investment bankers embrace ‘intense’ pitching as groups in defence, tech and wider economy prepare to go public
Rheinmetall in talks over Starlink-style service for German army
Tank producer negotiating with satellite company over bid for slice of country’s €35bn military space budget
AI productivity is about to become visible and investable
Stock market’s biggest winners may come from unexpected places
Trump threats fuel concern over UK reliance on US defence and military satellites
Contest between Airbus and Lockheed Martin to supply SkyNet 6 programme has become lightning rod for Whitehall debate
Trump is the wrong answer to the right questions
The US president has an uncanny ability to spot the faultlines in the old order and manipulate them to his advantage