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U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. First Lady Melania stand together, in Washington, on April 27, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday (April 27, 2026) after a joke last week in which the late-night comic described the first lady as having “the glow of an expectant widow.”The remark about the President's wife was part of a routine on Thursday's (April 23, 2026) “Jimmy Kimmel Live” where the host pretended to deliver a comedy routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Published - April 28, 2026 09:19 am IST

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from media at a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters A top White House official has convened a meeting of the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security later this week to review security for U.S. President Donald Trump after the shooting incident at the annual journalists’ dinner on Saturday (April 25, 2026).The foiled attack at the Washington Hilton hotel, the venue of the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, has also brought into focus the presidential line of succession as several cabinet secretaries were present at the event.Susan Wiles, the White House chief of staff, has called a meeting of the Secret Service and the DHS leadership to discuss protocol and practices as Mr. Trump is set to participate in several public events in the run-up to the 250th anniversary of American Independence on July 4. Published - April 28, 2026 10:19 am IST

Representational image | Photo Credit: REUTERS The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump launched a military offensive against Iran on February 28, in tandem with Israeli strikes across the region. Tehran’s retaliation, entailing missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf countries such as the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others, as well as its blockade of the critical oil transportation route through the Strait of Hormuz, led Washington deeper into the military engagement against Iran. Despite a fragile ceasefire and the U.S.’s counter-blockade of the Iranian ports and naval manoeuvres giving it a measure of control of the strait, the overall war plans of the Trump administration might be in jeopardy due to a provision of the U.S. constitution – the War Powers Act (WPA). The Act requires the President to seek authorisation from Congress for the continued use of military force in hostilities abroad beyond 60 days of such involvement, yet going by past record, Mr. Trump may have several options to circumvent this requirement and persist with the ongoing military engagement in West Asia.The Act, known formally as the War Powers Resolution of 1973, was introduced into U.S. law in the context of President Richard Nixon’s support for clandestine hostilities in Cambodia during the Vietnam War, carried out sans Congressional consent. Mr. Nixon vetoed the bill, yet it was overridden by Congress and enacted into law as a means for Congress to limit presidential authority to wage war. Published - April 27, 2026 11:07 pm IST

Press TV and other Iranian media reported that the death toll from a strike on a primary school in Minab has been revised to 155 people. The figures include 73 boys and 47 girls killed in the attack, which occurred on the first day of the war on 28 February.  The reports said 26 teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver and a pharmacist also died in the strike. The updated total is lower than earlier estimates of more than 175 fatalities, according to state media.  Images of children killed in a US-Israeli missile strike in Minab are strung along the wall of a mosque in the capital Tehran on 25 April 2026. AFP

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S. on April 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States and Iran clashed over Tehran's nuclear programme as a review of the treaty meant to prevent the spread of atomic weapons got underway on Monday (April 27, 2026) at the United Nations, a confrontation almost certain to be repeated during the monthlong meeting.At issue was the election of Iran as one of 34 Vice-Presidents of the conference, where 191 parties to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty are reviewing its implementation as they have done every five years since it took effect in 1970. Published - April 28, 2026 05:43 am IST

The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on Monday with attempting to assassinate the US president and could face life in prison if convicted.Cole Tomas Allen, 31, wore a blue jail-issue V-neck shirt and pants at his first appearance in Washington federal court, two days after authorities said he launched an unsuccessful attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, an annual black-tie gathering of journalists and politicians.His hands were cuffed ‌behind his back as he was led into and out of the courtroom. “He attempted to assassinate the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump,” prosecutor Jocelyn Ballantine said.The incident is the latest in a pattern of political violence in the United States. Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead at a rally last September, months after a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were killed. Trump himself was the target of two assassination attempts in the 2024 presidential campaign.Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney in Washington, points at a picture of a shotgun carried by Cole Tomas Allen. Photo: ReutersActing Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters after the hearing that investigators believe Allen targeted Trump in part because he appeared to refer to the president as a “traitor” and called him other epithets in an email he ⁠sent to relatives the night of the incident.

A gunman breached security and fired shots at the annual dinner gala of the White House Correspondents’ Association in Washington DC, which included U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior administration officials, all of whom escaped unharmed. The suspected shooter, said to be Cole Tomas Allen (31) of Torrance, California, was arrested. This is the third incident of violence apparently targeting Mr. Trump, after a previous occasion on which a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed the President’s ear at a campaign rally, and another in which a gunman was apprehended near a golf course frequented by Mr. Trump. The suspect in this case is said to have “clearly stated” that he wanted to target administration officials, according to the White House, and in a note by the suspect shared by law enforcement officials, he said that he could no longer allow a “traitor to coat my hands with his crimes”. The incident comes in the wake of several high-profile attacks on political figures in recent years. These include the September 2025 killing of Charlie Kirk in Utah, the murder of Minnesota Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband a few months earlier, and the 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It also comes after more than a year of Mr. Trump’s second term in office, a period marked by increasing polarisation over key policies, including immigration, and his association with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.While bitter partisanship has long marked U.S. politics, it is the ubiquitous proliferation of guns that has truly supplied a deadly edge to disagreements in the public discourse. Ironically, the Trump administration has been at the forefront of efforts to protect the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, to the point where…

⁠Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan Donald Trump even as the US president has differed with the British government over the Iran war.The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’ reign, marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence from British rule, and is the first to the country by a British ‌monarch in two decades.After landing at Joint Base Andrews, the site of a brief arrival ceremony, Charles and Camilla proceeded to the White House, where they were greeted by Trump and first lady Melania Trump, who exchanged kisses on the cheek with the king and queen while the president shook their hands. The four stood briefly for photographers before retreating inside for a private tea.The king and queen later appeared at a garden party at the British ambassador’s recently renovated residence, where a choir sang the British and American national anthems.US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump host King Charles and Queen Camilla for afternoon tea. Photo: ReutersCharles and Camilla mingled with a crowd that included media leaders, Washington socialites and officials such ⁠as US Senator Ted Cruz, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and ambassadors from other countries.The week’s schedule also includes a Tuesday address to Congress, a lavish state dinner at the White ‌House and a Wednesday stop in New York City.