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US President Donald Trump said a gunman who “charged a security checkpoint, armed with multiple weapons” was quickly overpowered by Secret Service personnel after shots were fired near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, describing the incident as “very unexpected” while praising law enforcement agencies. Speaking at the White House after being evacuated…

At least 14 people were killed and 38 others injured in a highway bomb attack in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, underscoring a surge in violence just weeks ahead of the country’s presidential election.The bomb detonated after assailants brought traffic to a halt, using a bus and another vehicle to block the road.Authorities said the blast…

The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump was hurriedly evacuated from a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday night after shots rang outside the banquet hall shortly before he was to deliver his speech. The US Secret Service said in a statement soon after that it is…

Erika Kirk crying (Screengrab from video on social media) A tearful Erika Kirk was seen being escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after gunfire triggered panic and evacuation at the venue. In a video, shared by CNN reporter and circulated widely on social media she is heard saying, “I just want to go…

More than four decades after the then–US President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt at the Washington Hilton hotel, a similar scene of panic unfolded at the same venue on Saturday night.The venue for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Washington Hilton, is sometimes colloquially referred to by locals as the “Hinckley Hilton,” a reference…

US President Donald Trump was rushed to safety after gunshots were heard during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night, triggering panic inside the venue and a massive security response.Trump, who was seated at the main table, appeared startled as the sound of shots rang out. First Lady Melania Trump was seen…

The Wikimedia Foundation said on Saturday that it has found a compromise with the Indonesian govt, which had threatened to block Wikipedia over domestic registration rules the foundation feared were overly invasive. Under a 2020 regulation, all electronic system providers (PSEs) must register in Indonesia for what the govt calls legal and user protection purposes…

FILE – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File) Mexico said Saturday two US agents who died after an operation to dismantle a suspected Mexican narcotics lab had no permission to be carrying out operations of this…

Dhaka: Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (HBCUC) on Saturday strongly condemned the brutal murder of Nayan Sadhu and demanded tough punishment for those responsible.On April 22, the charred body of Nayan Sadhu, who served at Sri Sri Sarvajanin Shiv Kali Temple at Khurmanshkul Union of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila, was found hanging from a…

Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores with US agents The United States will allow Venezuela to pay for Nicolas Maduro’s legal defence, a court filing showed, lifting a roadblock on the ousted leader’s trial on drug and other charges in New York.US Treasury sanctions on Venezuela had previously blocked Venezuela — now ruled by Maduro’s…