Shots were heard near the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, sending guests diving under tables before the situation was brought under control. President Trump was not harmed. The annual black-tie event, held in Washington D.C., brings together journalists, politicians, and celebrities for a formal dinner that has long served as a press freedom tradition. The sudden sound of gunfire triggered an immediate security response and widespread panic inside the venue. Details on the source of the shots, whether anyone was injured nearby, and the full sequence of the security response had not been confirmed in the source reporting. Authorities were working to establish what happened. The incident will likely prompt fresh scrutiny of security protocols around high-profile events attended by senior government officials. What to watch: official confirmation of the source of the shots, any injuries reported outside the venue, and the Secret Service's account of the response.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
