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The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an annual gathering of politicians and reporters, has been rescheduled to July 24, following an attack on its originally scheduled date.The event was originally meant to unfold on April 25. But the dinner was disrupted when a suspect, Thomas Cole Allen, rushed the security checkpoint leading to the venue, in an apparent attempt to attack the officials inside.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThere was an exchange of gunfire, and the suspect and a security officer were injured, though not severely. Neither suffered penetrating bullet wounds, though one round lodged in the officer’s bulletproof…
Mutare, Zimbabwe – Daires Mutamangira was ferrying a customer and groceries on her electric tricycle along a dusty and unpaved footpath when traffic police arrested her in eastern Zimbabwe last month.The officers demanded to see the e-tricycle’s registration and her driver’s licence, which she could not produce. She tried to negotiate, but they fined her $15 on the spot.“It was scary,” she told Al Jazeera.“I never thought they would be that cruel considering I was riding on the outskirts of the shopping centre and far away from the highway.”Her experience reflects a growing police crackdown on e-tricycles in rural areas,…
Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek won his Senate primary Tuesday, a victory for national Democrats who helped boost him as they seek to flip the critical seat. He will face Rep. Ashley Hinson, the GOP nominee, to compete in what has become one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races, as both parties battle for control of the upper chamber. Turek, a wheelchair basketball player who was on teams that won two Paralympic gold medals, defeated state Sen. Zach Wahls in a chaotic primary election that turned into a proxy war between the Democratic Party’s leaders and its anti-establishment…
Liverpool have reached a verbal agreement with Andoni Iraola to take over as head coach following the sacking of Arne Slot.Iraola left Bournemouth at the end of the season and is the clear favourite for the role at Anfield.According to a report in The Athletic,, external Iraola is set to sign a two-year deal.Iraola has favoured short-term deals throughout his coaching career at Cypriot side AEK Larnaca, Spanish teams Mirandes and Rayo Vallecano, and Bournemouth.A formal announcement confirming Iraola’s appointment is expected this week.The 43-year-old Spaniard is keen to bring Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper, his assistants at Bournemouth, to…
The image of the “fighter” often brings to mind a man, but women have always been present on and around the battlefield – in rebellion, defence and offence alike. Their contributions have shaped wars in ways history rarely records, and are often simplified or fetishised in popular narratives.Around the world, women make up a far greater share of rebellions than of national armies. So what are the motivations, struggles and circumstances that drive women to take up arms and how significant is their impact on how battles are fought?Join Ali Rae in Episode Four of All Hail the Military –…
The UK could see a warmer-than-average summer with the potential for more heatwaves, according to latest forecasts.The Met Office released its three-month summer outlook on 1 June – the first day of meteorological summer – citing higher-than-normal chances of hotter weather during the month.And for the whole summer – which runs through to the end of August – the outlook suggests “an increased chance of heatwaves and heat-related impacts”.It comes after a late spring heatwave saw temperature records shattered across the UK.A new all-time May record of 35.1C was set in Kew Gardens, London, replacing the previous record of 32.8C…
The US and Iran have exchanged fresh missiles and drone strikes, further jeopardising efforts by Washington to secure a new ceasefire agreement with Tehran.US forces fired a Hellfire missile to disable a tanker attempting to break through the American blockade of the strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and later said they repelled Iranian reprisal attacks in the region and attacked sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with missiles and drones in response to the strike on Qeshm, a claim the US military’s Central Command (Centcom) denied.The…
Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026The administration of United States President Donald Trump is abandoning its nearly $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation” fund on the heels of a widespread political backlash and legal setbacks.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the pivot on Tuesday, in an appearance before the appropriations committee in the House of Representatives.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“We are not moving forward with the fund,” Blanche told lawmakers after intense and rare backlash from Trump’s fellow Republicans. “Period.”The blunt declaration marked an extraordinary turnabout for the Justice Department, which, just two weeks ago, had unveiled the fund as…
An election observation mission from the European Union has denied reports of malfeasance in Colombia’s recent presidential race, despite rumours to the contrary.On Tuesday, the head of the EU Election Observation Mission, Esteban Gonzalez Pons, announced the group’s preliminary assessment.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listElection observers found that Sunday’s election was “transparent, orderly, and smooth”, and Gonzalez Pons hailed it as a success for democracy.“Once again, Colombia has given a lesson in democracy,” Gonzalez Pons said in a statement.“Despite the presence of illegal armed groups in parts of the country, despite questions about the electoral system, and despite…
Charlotte Edwards says there was never any doubt around Heather Knight’s place in England’s World Cup side as the former captain returned to form in a series-clinching win in the third T20 against India.Knight, 35, made a magnificent unbeaten 70 as England emphatically chased 181 to win the series 2-1, after she had endured a lean start to the summer. In the five preceding T20s against New Zealand and India, Knight’s strike-rate had been the main cause for concern as she made scores of 19 (17), 25 (23), 18 (22), 21 (24) and 18 (14). But under pressure in the…