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Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge checkpoint

6 hours 52 min ago
Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.
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What it was like in the room as shots rang out at correspondents' dinner

6 hours 56 min ago
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.
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'You just didn't know': Gary O'Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents' dinner

7 hours 11 min ago
Police say a man charged security outside of the dining room and was armed with multiple weapons.
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Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

10 hours 45 min ago
The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.
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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war

13 hours 45 min ago
Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

15 hours 57 min ago
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.
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Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

15 hours 57 min ago
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.
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Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community

16 hours 56 min ago
The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.
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Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

17 hours 39 min ago
The two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab.
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Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

17 hours 42 min ago
More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.
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Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

17 hours 42 min ago
More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.
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Hope in Gaza as 300 couples get married at one time

18 hours 44 min ago
The 300 couples were selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people to be a part of the joint celebration.
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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

April 25, 2026 - 21:29
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.
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Mali army says armed groups launch coordinated attacks across country

April 25, 2026 - 19:33
Witnesses report explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital, Bamako.
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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

April 25, 2026 - 19:24
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.
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Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections

April 25, 2026 - 17:53
Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.
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Thirty-one sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

April 25, 2026 - 13:02
Many died due to conditions at a warehouse they'd been shipped to, while others arrived dead, authorities say.
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Dozens of sloths died before opening of Sloth World attraction in Florida

April 25, 2026 - 10:42
Many died due to conditions at a Florida warehouse where they'd been shipped, while others arrived from South America dead, authorities say.
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Heated Rivalry, The Housemaid and Fourth Wing: TikTok launches BookTok bestseller list

April 25, 2026 - 10:38
The inaugural top 20 is entirely made up of female authors, with Chloe Walsh appearing most frequently.
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The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts

April 25, 2026 - 10:18
The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.
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