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Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:10:07 +1000Trump dinner shooting as it happened: US president evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after gunshots heard
Follow our live coverage of the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and the conflict in the Middle East.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:05 +1000America is burning with political violence. It’s a fire that Trump keeps stoking
Donald Trump has already turned the attack to his own purposes: it’s now an argument for his new ballroom at the White House.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:38:44 +1000What we know about the alleged shooter arrested at the presidential dinner
The alleged gunman who tried to storm into the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC was a tutor and computer programmer from California.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:36:28 +1000Trump shooting: Suspect ‘armed with guns and knives’ charged after shots fired at presidential dinner
As guests dived under tables, the US president was rushed from the scene and later told reporters he was the likely target because “I’ve done a lot”.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +1000All of his assumptions proven wrong, Donald Trump is Iran’s newest hostage
Iran’s hardened, fanatical generals are tormenting Trump, out-trolling the master troller, and viciously mocking the president as a Bibi puppet who wants to distract from the Epstein files.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:29:00 +1000Ceasefire in doubt as US cancels trip and Iran’s top diplomat leaves Pakistan
The negotiations were meant to follow historic face-to-face talks earlier this month between the US and Iran.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:25:08 +1000Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Watch the evacuation of guests and arrest of the alleged shooter at the annual gala for White House journalists.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:13:21 +1000Moment Vice President JD Vance rushed off stage
New footage has captured the moment US Vice President JD Vance was rushed from the stage at the Correspondents' Dinner in Washington.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:05:41 +1000Palestinians vote in Gaza for first time in more than two decades
The vote in Gaza’s central city of Deir al-Balah was part of the Palestinian Authority’s effort to politically link Gaza and the West Bank, officials said.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:01:11 +1000‘Shots fired’: How the aborted gala for White House journalists unfolded
Barely had the evening started – guests had just been told to sit for dinner – when gunshots were heard inside the ballroom.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:54:25 +1000Moment alleged shooter rushed security before opening fire
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:30:02 +1000In pictures: Trump, politicians flee after shots fired at Washington hotel
US President Donald Trump was rushed from a Washington hotel in dramatic scenes, which unfolded when gunshots were fired in the lobby.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:04:46 +1000Trump safe after shots fired outside Correspondents’ Dinner ballroom
North America correspondent Michael Koziol reports from Washington DC after the US president was evacuated.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:12:29 +1000Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents' Dinner
Secret Service agents rushed the stage to escort Trump from the room after sounds resembling gunshots were heard.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:53:16 +1000Virginia Giuffre remembered as ‘hero to the ages’ on first anniversary of her death
A small crowd gathered for a memorial in Washington DC to honour Giuffre, who accused the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein of trafficking her to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor when she was 17.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:59:59 +1000King Charles faces another challenge ahead of visit to meet Trump
The UK and the US are at loggerheads over a Pentagon proposal to change its stance on ownership of the Falkland Islands.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:14:04 +1000Trump calls off sending envoys to Iran peace talks
Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have been called off, with a meeting that was planned in Pakistan today now not going ahead.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:07:41 +1000Catherine, Princess of Wales, lays wreath at London's Cenotaph on Anzac Day
Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the wreath laying and parade service as part of the Anzac Day commemorations at Cenotaph.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:45:00 +1000‘Why couldn’t I see it?’ Painful and profound reality of the Epstein elites exposed
Americans believed they lived in a land of opportunity for all, but a new class consciousness is emerging.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:38:06 +1000Princess Catherine joins veterans at Anzac Day ceremony in London
The Princess of Wales laid a wreath at the Cenotaph ceremony, after Princess Anne attended the dawn service.