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Tal Naim, spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, was attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night and described the panic in an interview with Channel 12 on Sunday, several hours after the incident.
The King's state visit to the US will have "appropriate security in place in relation to the risk", a minister has told the BBC after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington.
US President Donald Trump said that a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner would not deter him from the war on Iran, adding that the incident was not likely linked to the conflict.
The man arrested after shots were fired inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held on Saturday night has been named to the BBC's US news partner CBS by law enforcement sources as Cole Tomas Allen.
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e a primeira-dama Melania Trump foram retirados às pressas de um jantar com jornalistas em Washington na noite deste sábado (25/04), após um homem trocar tiros com seguranças na entrada do evento.
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e a primeira-dama Melania Trump foram retirados às pressas de um jantar com jornalistas em Washington na noite deste sábado (25/04), após um homem trocar tiros com seguranças na entrada do evento.
The suspect arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been identified by a law enforcement official as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from the Los Angeles area who appears, based on social media profiles, to have a background in engineering, teaching and game development.
European leaders rushed to condemn political violence on Sunday after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint and opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner the night before, sparking chaos and forcing U.S. President Donald Trump and guests to be evacuated.
In the immediate aftermath of the latest possible attempt on Donald Trump’s life, much of the fast-flowing information was wrong – an irony given it came from the hundreds of reporters and newsroom executives who were inside the Washington ballroom when the first shots rang out.
Police in the United States have arrested a suspected gunman who stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, at a hotel in Washington, DC.
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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.
US President Donald Trump canceled the trip of envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan over the weekend. Trump appeared to indicate that he felt the long flight would be a waste of time.
President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association on Saturday night after an unspecified threat.
A Secret Service officer who was shot as a gunman rushed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night is “in great shape,” President Trump said.
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The attack suggests that even the most extensive personal security apparatus in the US has vulnerabilities
The attack suggests that even the most extensive personal security apparatus in the US has vulnerabilities
The United States is taking stock of a shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, where President Donald Trump was rushed from the scene.
It's always a hotly anticipated event on the US political calendar, but this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner was being watched more closely than usual.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, offering condolences to the American people.
SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called political violence a "grave threat" to democracy that cannot be justified under any circumstances, following a shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner.
Donald Trump has been rushed out of the White House correspondents’ dinner at a hotel in Washington, DC, after a gunman fired shots and tried to breach security.
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The man who allegedly carried out a shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which President Donald Trump attended, told law enforcement following his arrest that he wanted to shoot Trump administration officials, CBS News reported on Sunday, citing two sources.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner in an X/Twitter post on Sunday, saying he and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, were "shocked" by the attack against US President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer.
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Ironically for president ‘drill, baby, drill’, this crisis may prove an irreversible tipping point for clean energy
Updated April 26, 2026 — 5:00pm,first published 4:58pm
The alleged gunman who tried to storm into the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC was a tutor and computer programmer from California.
The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran’s top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad.
Un policía pone cinta policial cerca de una vivienda relacionada con Cole Tomas Allen, sospechoso de disparar en la Cena de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el sábado 25 de abril de 2026 en Torrance, California. (AP Foto/Ethan Swope)
Allen, accused of opening fire at the White House correspondents’ dinner, is a computer programmer from California
Allen, accused of opening fire at the White House correspondents’ dinner, is a computer programmer from California
US President Donald Trump held a press conference shortly after being evacuated. (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
Investigators say the motive remains unclear in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, with interim police chief Jeffery Carroll saying it is too early to determine who the suspect intended to target.
Security video appears to show suspect running towards White House correspondents’ dinner
April 26, 2026 — 3:30pm
Islamabad: Attempts at ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran fell flat after Tehran’s top diplomat left Pakistan and US President Donald Trump’s envoys stayed away, after he told them not to travel to Islamabad.
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It was 10:31 p.m. on Saturday when President Trump walked into the White House briefing room, still dressed in his tuxedo and bow tie, to talk about what may have been yet another attempt on his life.
WASHINGTON — Chilling security footage released by President Trump shows the wild moment that a gunman attempted to rush past security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Una mujer sostiene una bandera iraní para una campaña progobierno en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el sábado 25 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Leaders of Canada, Mexico and Australia denounce political violence and voice their appreciation that Donald Trump and guests at correspondents dinner are unharmed
President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’
Staff clean up after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The Republican Party is working to reshape its strategy ahead of the November midterm elections as rising fuel prices and declining approval ratings for US President Donald Trump pose challenges. The economic strain linked to the war with Iran has become a central concern for voters.
Washington DC: ”Shots fired!” Those were the words that sent White House journalists, lobbyists, political staffers and the most senior members of the Trump administration ducking for cover under tables on what was supposed to be the night of nights for Washington’s media and political class.
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