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UK says cooperating closely with US on security ahead of King Charles' visit

Britain's government remains in close cooperation with U.S. security services ahead of King Charles' visit to the United States this week, a senior minister said on Sunday, after a shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner.President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the dinner in Washington by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire on security personnel nearby.Asked about the incident on Sky News, Darren Jones, chief secretary to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said the British government and Buckingham Palace took the security of K

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Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting

The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence.Hundreds of agents from several law enforcement agencies were tasked with protecting the annual bash, which President Donald Trump headlined this year. Yet a suspect with a shotgun and other weapons managed to get just a floor above the Washington ballroom where an extraordinary concentration of cabinet members, high-ranking lawmakers and celebrities were

The Latest: Trump says he called off dispatching envoys to Iran talks

How the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner unfolded

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Egypt economic outlook trimmed slightly due to Iran war: Reuters poll

Analysts have shaved their forecasts for Egyptian economic growth in a Reuters poll for this year and next as the Iran war drives up energy prices and puts pressure on inflation.Gross domestic product growth will be 4.6% in the year to June, 4.6% next year and 5.5% in 2027/28, according to the median estimate of 12 economists surveyed April 8-23.In a January poll, before the war broke out, economists had predicted growth of 4.9%, thinking reforms taken under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme two years earlier were bearing fruit faster than anticipated. "We expect energy prices t

4 vying to be the next UN chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up

Talks in Pakistan on hold as Iran's top diplomat leaves Islamabad and Trump's envoys are a no-show

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1 Chicago police officer killed, another wounded when suspect transported for treatment opens fire at hospital, officials say

One Chicago police officer was fatally shot and another critically wounded Saturday by a robbery suspect they were escorting inside a hospital, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said Saturday.It’s unclear how the suspect, who the hospital said was screened with a metal detection wand on entry and was escorted by law enforcement throughout the facility, was able to get a firearm. The superintendent said, “It’s still under investigation.”The alleged shooter was able to flee the scene and reportedly entered a private home several blocks away, according to CNN affiliate WBBM.Pol

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US agrees Venezuelan government can pay Maduro’s legal fees, ending weekslong standoff

The US has agreed to allow the Venezuelan government to fund the defense of ousted President Nicolás Maduro, ending a legal standoff that has clouded the case for weeks.Federal prosecutors and attorneys for the Maduros informed the judge overseeing the case in a joint letter filed late Friday night that the Treasury Department agreed to amend a license allowing for payments to attorneys for Maduro and his wife, who is also facing criminal charges, without violating US sanctions laws. Maduro and his wife have pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges.“The amended licenses authorize defe

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The Latest: Trump uninjured after security incident at White House Correspondents' dinner

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner. Trump unharmed

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service agents as guests dived under tables at the sound of shots being fired. The president was uninjured and was rushed off the stage. The armed man, who officials said was a guest at the Washington Hilton where the dinner was being held, was taken into custody and was expected in court Monday. Police believe he opened fire and acted alone but did not s

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Hung Cao said the military should be filled with ‘alpha males and alpha females.’ Now he’s Trump’s acting Navy secretary

As undersecretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain and former Republican Senate candidate in Virginia, was supposed to have a broad portfolio as the service’s No. 2 civilian, which included personnel issues and safeguarding the Navy’s “warfighter ethos.”But in reality, Cao was often cut out of decision-making by his boss, Navy Secretary John Phelan, one source familiar with the situation told CNN, who said Phelan put Cao “in a box”Cao was isolated from Navy decision making and wasn’t allowed to represent Phelan in official meetings that Phelan didn’t attend, someth

California to weigh tighter restrictions on voter registration amid US debate on election security

Todd Pletcher's Renegade draws the inside No. 1 post and opens as the Kentucky Derby favorite

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In Supreme Court fight against deportation shield, Trump says judges have no role

Among President Donald Trump's main arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court defending his moves to rescind humanitarian protections that shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, one stands out: Courts cannot review his administration's decisions in this area. Federal judges in New York and Washington, D.C., barred Trump's administration from stripping from more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians a legal status provided by the U.S. government that protects them from deportation. Citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism and kidnapping, the administration currently warn

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A bank robber's cellphone gave him away. Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

Okello Chatrie's cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to a powerful technological tool that erected a virtual fence and allowed them collect the location history of cellphone users near the crime scene. The geofence warrant police served on Google found that Chatrie's cellphone was among a handful of devices in the vicinity of the bank around the time it was robbed. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether geofence warrants violate the F

Gaza holds first elections in 20 years amid stalled ceasefire process – but only in one city

Trump cancels envoys' Pakistan trip, in blow to hopes for Iran war breakthrough

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Mexico says 2 US federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation

Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. The role of the two CIA agents who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua remains unclear. Local government officials have said they were part of a convoy when their car drove off a ravine last weekend and the vehicle exploded. Two Mexican officers also were killed. The Americans killed were from the CIA, T

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Why your dream summer vacation might be slipping out of reach

After deciding to cancel her June trip with friends to Dubai when the emirate became the target of Iranian strikes, Lorna Davis was determined to find a new summer vacation elsewhere for the group.Davis, who lives in London, began looking into fares for alternative breaks in destinations such as the Maldives, Mauritius and Bali. But she was stunned when she saw how expensive the flights were.“Prices have gone up…” Davis tells CNN Travel. “At this moment, prices are so high.”Undeterred, she reasoned that options closer to home would be cheaper, and researched vacations to Greece, but