Sunday, April 26, 2026

Politics

Trump evacuated from Correspondents' Dinner after shooting incident

Secret Service agents rushed President Trump, Melania Trump, the Vice President, and cabinet members out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington's Hilton Hotel after loud bangs rang out in the ballroom, sending journalists diving under tables. One person is in custody, and Trump confirmed everyone was safe, promising a press briefing within 30 minutes of the evacuation.

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World

Iran nuclear talks collapse as Trump cancels envoy mission

US-Iran diplomacy has hit a wall, with Tehran rejecting negotiations it describes as taking place under siege conditions and Trump cancelling a planned envoy trip to Pakistan — led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — after Iran failed to make a satisfactory offer. The collapse is sharpening tensions within NATO, where European allies have refused to join the US in its military posture toward Iran.

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World

Al-Qaeda-linked militants launch coordinated attacks across Mali

JNIM, the al-Qaeda affiliate operating across the Sahel, struck Bamako's international airport and four other cities simultaneously in one of Mali's largest coordinated attacks in years. The assault marks a significant escalation for a country already struggling to contain jihadist insurgency after expelling French and UN peacekeeping forces.

Politics

Trump fires all 24 NSF oversight board members

The Trump administration has dismissed every member of the National Science Foundation's oversight board, eliminating independent scrutiny of the agency that funds the majority of basic scientific research in the United States. The move follows a broader pattern of dismantling federal advisory bodies and raises immediate concerns about the future of federally funded research programmes.

World

Bomb blast kills seven in Colombia weeks before elections

A bomb attack in Colombia's Cauca department killed at least seven people and wounded 20 more on the Pan-American Highway, with regional authorities demanding decisive government action. The attack comes just over a month before presidential elections, raising fears about political violence destabilising the vote.

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