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Composite image: to the left, close up of US President Donald Trump in a tuxedo standing in the White House's press briefing room. To the right, Trump is escorted out of a ballroom by US Secret Service agents as two heavily armed officers stand guard in front of them
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Trump says he 'wasn't worried' during shooting, with suspect due to appear in court

In an interview after the shooting, President Trump says: "I wasn’t worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world."


A photo appearing to show the suspected gunman on the floor of the Washington Hilton hotel

Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump has been named in US media as Cole Tomas Allen from California.

7 hrs ago
US & Canada
President Trump and King Charles laugh and talk sitting at the table at the banquet while the president was on a trip to the UK in September.

Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks

The state visit will go ahead despite concerns raised after a gunman targeted an event attended by the president.

25 mins ago
UK

Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights

In a rare interview, Commander Robert Brovdi shared how his unit accounts for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield.

4 hrs ago
Europe
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Iranian foreign minister blames US for talks breakdown as he visits Russia

Meanwhile, Lebanon's Ministry of Health says Israeli strikes on the country on Sunday killed 14 people, including two children and two women.

The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas

Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.

2 hrs ago
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Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased

The UK's maritime monitor reports at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.

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Chernobyl’s wildlife: Surviving in a poisoned land

It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power plant.

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How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific

Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.


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With presidents, cowboys and A-listers - King Charles pictured in US over the years

The British monarch returns to the US on Monday, a country he has been visiting for decades.

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French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore

The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.

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Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks

A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.

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Oil prices rise as US-Iran peace talks stall

President Trump said the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.

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Indian Dalit man's alleged custodial death and a family's wait for justice

Akash Delison's death in Tamil Nadu state has revived concerns about alleged custody killings in India.

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Wide shot showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking to soldiers wearing military uniforms as he stands on a monument in Pyongyang for Russian soldiers who died in the Ukraine war

Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.

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An Aboriginal girl wearing a pink dress and blue backpack poses for a picture, holding up the peace sign

Missing 5-year-old girl likely abducted from Outback home, police say

Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.

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The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

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Moment Trump rushed from White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunshots heard

The US president was midway through a conversation before loud bangs rang out at the venue and he was quickly escorted to safety.

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JD Vance evacuated from ballroom stage after shots heard

Moments after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the US vice-president was quickly escorted off stage

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President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed off the stage, after gunshots were heard at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel.

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'You just didn't know': BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents' dinner

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Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.

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The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

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As Indian tiger reserves implement a full ban on mobile phones during safaris, do we need to rethink how we behave as wildlife tourists?
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With Rai's passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments.

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Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $111bn takeover

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Sport

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Tottenham and Netherlands attacking midfielder Xavi Simons is "heartbroken" to have injured his anterior cruciate ligament.

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Technology

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A huge armada of vehicles were used to clean up the radioactive aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster 40 years ago. Many of them still lie rusting inside the exclusion zone.

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World's Table

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Earth

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