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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran can call ‘if they want to talk’ amid impasse on negotiations

US president says there’s ‘no reason to meet’ Tehran unless they agree never to have nuclear weaponsWelcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.Donald Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistan’s leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran.Iran gave the US a new proposal on reopening the strait and ending the war, with nuclear negotiations...

White House press dinner shooting suspect to face criminal charges

Alleged shooter expected to appear in federal court and could be charged with trying to assassinate TrumpThe suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was expected to appear in federal court to face criminal charges on Monday.The alleged shooter, identified by law enforcement agencies as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance in southern California, faces charges including assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a fed...

Labor senator deletes Anzac Day video after mistakenly including raunchy rap song in Instagram post

Images in Helen Polley’s post included a marching band, people laying wreaths and ex-serving members giving speeches set to a track by US rapper ChingyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA federal Labor senator has deleted a social media video which mistakenly included audio of an explicit rap song over a carousel of photos of Anzac Day commemorations.Senator Helen Polley, a former shadow minister and current chair of parliament’s committee on law enforcement, posted a vid...

Trump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violence

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violencePresident Trump said on 60 Minutes that political violence has ‘always been there’ and that he is unsure if there is ‘any more now than there was’Owen Scott Monday 27 April 2026 10:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":...

Opposition parties ‘playing silly political games’ calling for PM to face probe

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King Charles jets to US for 4-day trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and shooting

Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive in the United States later on Monday for a four-day trip, a tour which has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’s reign, marks the 250th anniversary of the US declaration of independence from British rule, and is the first visit to the country by a British monarch for two decad...

How the Secret Service was able to stop the WHCA dinner shooting suspect: ANALYSIS

Hotels, like the Washington Hilton, where the shooting took place, are inherently complex to secure.

West’s actions harm global security architecture — Russian official

The world is undergoing an era of global change, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexey Shevtsov noted

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Iran presents mediators with three-stage plan laying out conditions for talks with US — TV

According to the broadcaster, the Iranian side is demanding that the first phase of negotiations "focus on ending the war and obtaining guarantees" that military operations against Iran and Lebanon will not resume

Violent clashes in Indonesia as hundreds of protesters demand military withdrawal

NewsWorldAsiaViolent clashes in Indonesia as hundreds of protesters demand military withdrawalHundreds of protesters took to the streets on Monday, and clashes with police broke outAnanda Teresia Monday 27 April 2026 10:03 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965477","articleM...

Supreme Court considers lawfulness of broad police requests for cell phone location data

Supreme CourtSupreme Court considers lawfulness of broad police requests for cell phone location dataThe justices are considering whether law enforcement violated a convicted armed robber's constitutional rights by identifying him via a broad search of cell phone users at the scene.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00In a similar case, the court ruled in 2017 that warrants are required to obtain location information derived from cell phone tower data.NBC News; Getty ImagesSh...

Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter set to appear in federal court

Politics Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter set to appear in federal court April 27, 20265:00 AM ET By  Joe Hernandez Secret Service agents responded to a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening. President Trump and other administration officials were rushed out, and a suspect was arrested. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Polit...

After WHCD shooting, Republicans blame Dems for political rhetoric

It’s becoming a pattern: A possible threat to President Donald Trump’s life. Calls from both sides to turn down the temperature. And then, a pivot. Republicans on Sunday rushed to turn the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner into a campaign cudgel, accusing Democrats of opening the door to political violence with “dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric” against the president. And they’re leveraging the attempted security breach to try and break the congressional stalemate over Depar...

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Trump shooting eyewitness describes panic after gunshots at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

An eyewitness to the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner said that he does not believe that it was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. On Saturday, 25 April, a suspected gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel at 8:30 p.m., with shots fired before he was apprehended by the Secret Service. Hundreds of reporters, gathered for the annual dinner, ducked for cover. The Independent White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg c...

Suspect in shooting at Trump press dinner to appear in court

A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court on Monday over a shooting that marks the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America. Administration officials said the suspect in Saturday night’s shocking attack apparently aimed to kill Trump and senior officials at the press dinner in a Washington hotel, in what would be the third attempt on the president’s life in two years. Trump, who was rushed out of the ballroom...

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Anti-immigration group asked followers before Anzac Day if they would boo welcome to country ceremonies

Booing by right-wing groups of Indigenous leaders giving speeches marred Anzac Day ceremonies for a second year runningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn anti-immigration group asked followers how loud they would be booing welcome to country ceremonies at Anzac Day dawn services before multiple events were disrupted on Saturday. But the group has denied orchestrating a campaign, despite doubling down on its criticism of what it called “woke rituals”.Booing by right-wi...

The war on Iran is eroding nuclear non-proliferation

US-Israeli attacks on Iran under the pretext of ending a nuclear weapons programme are damaging confidence in the NPT.