New Delhi, March 3 -- President Donald Trump has announced that he will attend and speak at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will appear at the event as president after previously shunning it throughout his first term and again last year.

The decision represents a striking departure from a long-running boycott that symbolised his adversarial relationship with the national press corps. The annual dinner, a fixture of Washington's political calendar since the early 20th century, is scheduled for April 25.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump confirmed his attendance, writing: "The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year's Dinner."

He...