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Britain's government remains in close cooperation with U.S. security services ahead of King Charles' visit to the United States this week, a senior minister said on Sunday, after a shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner.

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.

A fertiliser plant in Russia's Vologda region was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday, local governor Georgy Filimonov said.

Israeli military attacks killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials in the enclave said.

U.S. Central Command said it intercepted a merchant vessel trying to get through the blockade of Iran on Saturday.

A gunman fired shots in the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, causing President Donald Trump and his cabinet to be rushed out before the suspect was taken into custody.

President Donald Trump cancelled a trip by two U.S. envoys to Iran war mediator Pakistan on Saturday, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iran's foreign minister departed Islamabad after speaking only to Pakistani officials.

TradingKey - Latest reports indicate that an Iranian diplomatic source stated preparations for negotiations between Iran and the U.S. in Pakistan could reach a breakthrough "tonight or tomorrow." Meanwhile, the U.S. military announced it has boarded a tanker suspected of smuggling Iranian oil. As th

When President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, he vowed to use tariffs to reset relations with China, which he said was "killing" the United States with its trade policies.

Donald Trump seems to detest solar and wind power. Ditto the European Union. And he loves bending others to his will.

TradingKey - On April 17, Eastern Time, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be "open to all commercial vessels during the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire." International oil prices plunged more than 10% in a single day, with WTI crude oil futures dropping to $84/barr

TradingKey - On April 17, Trump declared on social media that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz has concluded, claiming that Iran has agreed to most conditions, including the full reopening of the strait, a commitment to abandon high-enriched uranium stockpiles, and the cessation of support for

Japan's industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday that supply chain bottlenecks arising from disruption to raw materials procurement including naphtha could be resolved within days, as the Iran war strains energy and petrochemical flows from the Middle East.

European governments should not excessively shield businesses and consumers from more expensive energy because that distorts the price signal to cut consumption and could be fiscally very expensive, the International Monetary Fund said.

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the Trump administration's latest strikes that have been condemned by human rights advocates.

Tehran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and U.S. officials ended their highest-level talks in decades without a breakthrough, but 11 sources familiar with the negotiations said dialogue was still alive.

TradingKey - Following the failure of US-Iran peace talks, US President Trump announced on Sunday that the US Navy will immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz and prevent any vessels that have paid transit fees to Iran from navigating in international waters. Why is Trump blockading the strait de

Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad ​Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that his country's delegation raised "forward-looking" initiatives during negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad, but the U.S. failed to gain the trust of the delegation in the talks.

By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE, April 11 (Reuters) - Costa Rica on Saturday received the first group of migrants from other countries deported from the United States under an agreement signed in March between the two countries, local authorities said.Costa Rica's General Directorate of Migration