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No place for violence: World leaders condemn correspondent's dinner firing

Leaders voiced relief after a shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner left US President Donald Trump, the First Lady unharmed, stressing that political violence has no place in democracy

US-Iran peace negotiations stall as conflict approaches two-month mark

While a ceasefire has mostly held since early April, both countries are maintaining a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, making the key energy chokepoint virtually impassable

US Fed, G7 central banks likely to keep interest rates on hold this week

Three days of decisions in Washington, Ottawa, London, Frankfurt and Tokyo are widely anticipated to result in unchanged borrowing costs across the club of rich nations

Who is Cole Allen, the suspect in WH correspondents' dinner shooting?

Allen, approximately 31 years of age, is a resident of Torrance, California, a coastal town that is part of the South Bay area adjacent to Los Angeles abutting Santa Monica Bay

Shots fired at White House Correspondents' dinner: What we know so far

Gunfire outside Washington Hilton forces evacuation of Trump, top US leaders; suspect arrested as officials confirm lone-actor theory and say no ongoing public threat

Talks in Pak on hold as Iran's diplomat leaves, Trump's envoys are no-show

The negotiations were meant to follow historic face-to-face talks earlier this month between the US, led by Vice President JD Vance, and Iran, led by Parliament Speaker

What we know about security measures at White House correspondents' dinner

Security is always tight when the President attends, especially given the venue's history - 45 years ago, the Washington Hilton was the site of an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan

Firm building Trump's ballroom got secret no-bid contract for nearby job

The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual

Suspect was armed with multiple weapons at WH correspondents' dinner: Trump

Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom

Trump uninjured after security threat at White House correspondents dinner

There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter opened fire

Trump's renewed crypto push fails to stop his memecoin's deep slide

In his speech, Trump reiterated support for passing the crypto market-structure legislation known as the Clarity Act, which has stalled in Congress

Iran sent new offers 10 minutes after US team's Pak trip cancelled: Trump

Trump said he cancelled the latest rounds of negotiations with Iran because it was "a lot of travelling" and because his negotiators, weren't meeting with the leaders of Iran

Chinese FM Wang Yi visits Myanmar, meets military-backed president

China, which has major geopolitical and economic interests in Myanmar, is Myanmar's biggest trading partner and a longstanding ally

'We have all the cards': Trump cancels US negotiators' Pakistan trip

The development came shortly after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi concluded his visit to Pakistan

Araghchi leaves Islamabad, conveys Tehran's demands to end war to Pakistan

Aragchi's visit comes amid regional tensions and efforts by Islamabad to facilitate a second round of talks between the United States and Iran

Macron says EU's defence push aims to strengthen Nato, not replace it

Emmanuel Macron said Europe mustn't act to weaken NATO, which connects the continent with its American ally

Iran's foreign minister Araghchi meets Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir

First round of US-Iran talks held failed to produce a breakthrough, prompting a flurry of diplomatic efforts by host Pakistan to cool tensions and revive hopes for another round of dialogue

China hints fourth aircraft carrier may be nuclear-powered in new video

The video also highlighted China's "blue-water" navy capable of deep-sea operations, including footage from real-life drills in the western Pacific far from home and the use of advanced equipment

US says it's hunting for explosive mines in latest push to open Hormuz

The US has also blockaded Iran's ports, seized ships tied to Tehran and planned to take part in a second round of ceasefire talks in Pakistan this weekend

Luxury giants slump as West Asia demand seizes up due to prolonged war

Shoppers in the West Asia are some of the world's biggest spenders, splashing out at retail hubs like Dubai and other luxury destinations including Paris and Milan