Gunfire at the Washington Hilton Saturday night abruptly halted the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. A man allegedly armed with two firearms and knives breached a Secret Service checkpoint outside the ballroom. He was stopped by law enforcement before he could reach the dinner where President Trump and 2,600 guests had gathered. A Secret …
April 26 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held talks in Oman on Sunday and discussed security in the Strait of Hormuz and broader Gulf waters and diplomatic efforts to end the Iran-U.S. conflict, according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement. In talks in Muscat with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, Araqchi said …
JERUSALEM, April 26 (Reuters) – Israel’s president said on Sunday that he will consider Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pardon request in his long-running corruption trial only after efforts to reach a plea deal are exhausted, signalling no decision will come soon. Netanyahu’s legal troubles, which began with investigations around a decade ago, have polarised Israelis …
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – Until this month, Democrats have displayed military-like discipline in staying on message about the economy. Then came U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran, his portrayal of himself as a Christ-like figure on social media and his attacks on the pope. Since then, nearly 40% of House Democrats – 84 …
April 26 (Reuters) – Israel’s military issued an evacuation warning to residents of seven towns north of Litani river, saying it would act forcefully against Hezbollah over ceasefire violations. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Ahmed Elimam;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
April 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in Bayer’s bid to limit thousands of lawsuits alleging that the German company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer in a case that is one part of sprawling yearslong litigation over the product. Here is a look at how the court’s decision, which is expected …
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Separatists in northern Mali said they joined Islamic militants in launching one of the biggest coordinated attacks on the Malian army in the capital and several other cities that left at least 16 wounded. It was the first time that a Tuareg-led separatist group, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), said it …
ZURICH/MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) – Switzerland will charge Rome for the costs its health system sustained to treat Italian nationals wounded in the New Year’s Eve fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort, which claimed 41 lives, the government’s office in charge of social insurance matters said. The expense claim adds further strain to the relationship …
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first public trial in Syria of officials linked to the rule of former President Bashar Assad opened in Damascus Sunday. Atef Najib, a former Syrian army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad, appeared in the courtroom to face charges …
BUDAPEST, April 26 (Reuters) – Hungary’s incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday he would go to Brussels on Wednesday for informal talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to unblock funds frozen by the bloc over disputes with his predecessor. “There is no time to waste,” Magyar, whose landslide victory in …