Can Sanae Takaichi govern Japan on star power alone?
The new prime minister has revived the LDP, which had looked as if it might collapse. But if she wins this week’s elections, she will face harsh realities
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan dictator, killed in attack
Son and heir-apparent of former strongman Muammer Gaddafi targeted by ‘unknown assailants’ at his home in Zintan
Warsh faces Senate battle as lawmakers object to Trump’s attacks on Fed
Democrats on banking committee threaten to stymie appointment if justice department does not halt probe into Jay Powell
Letter: AI economy still needs the ‘human in the loop’
From Sander van ’t Noordende, CEO of global talent company Randstad, Diemen, The Netherlands
Letter: The question for Europe’s military space ambitions
From Ben Kitson, Head of Business Development, Precision Micro, Birmingham, UK
Letter: Nations should spurn calls for food self-sufficiency
From Robert Horster, Senior Fellow, Erasmus University’s Commodity & Trade Centre, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Letter: Tennyson’s ‘Tithonus’
From Sharon Footerman, London NW4, UK
Letter: From champagne fairs to the Hanseatic League
From James C McGrath, Merion Station, PA, US
Food and drink companies suffer as US shopper sentiment sinks
Groups report soft sales and plans to cut prices as consumer confidence falls to its weakest level in more than a decade
Letter: Waking up and getting out of bed: there is a difference
From Christopher Cooney, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, UK
Letter: Where mortality is recast as an engineering problem
From Dr Sasi S Senga, Neurosurgical Oncologist; Former Programme Director, Molecular Genetics & Ethics, Stanford University
Use more AI and video hearings to fix English courts system, report says
UK government is grappling with unprecedented backlog of 80,000 criminal cases
NHS drugs deal with US to cost £1bn over next three years
Science minister Patrick Vallance says Department of Health will fund the extra spending out of its existing budget
Can Tesla make its own chips?
History suggests such a venture is particularly prone to value destruction
Peter Mandelson quits Lords in wake of Epstein files revelations
‘I don’t know how we could have repeatedly chosen someone with such poor judgment’
FT Crossword: Number 18,285
Citadel’s Ken Griffin says Trump White House has ‘enriched’ family members
Wall Street figure and Republican donor offers rare public criticism of perceived administration’s self-dealing
Police launch criminal investigation into Mandelson over Epstein scandal
Peer provided convicted sex offender with sensitive UK government information while a minister, emails show
Former prince discussed with Epstein ways to get round investment rules
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared official documents while serving as a UK trade envoy
Trump signs bill to end partial US government shutdown
House lawmakers advanced legislation despite looming fight over funding for Department of Homeland Security
Tribunal upholds UK regulator’s decision to fine Banque Havilland
Lawyers say Financial Conduct Authority has reinforced its ability to hold companies to account
Santander agrees $12.2bn deal to buy north-east US bank Webster Financial
Spanish lender is latest European group to make a bid for American retail banking customers
US stocks drop on fears AI will hit software and analytics groups
New Anthropic legal tool sends shares in companies including S&P Global and Intuit sliding
US shoots down Iranian drone as Middle East tensions escalate
Iranian gunboats also challenged US-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz days before planned negotiations