26-04-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has been evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired outside the event. Trump was rushed offstage at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday evening after gunfire broke out outside the ballroom where the annual media gala …

26-04-2026 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations with the UK. When asked in a phone interview whether the visit could help repair the relationship, Trump said: “Absolutely. He’s fantastic. He’s a fantastic man. Absolutely the …

26-04-2026 DODOMA: A total of 518 people died in Tanzania from “unnatural causes” including 197 who were shot dead, in the widespread protests that followed last year’s general election, the commission of inquiry set up to investigate the violence has announced. However, commission chairman Mohamed Chande Othman did not say …

26-04-2026 WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday accused China of stealing US artificial intelligence labs’ intellectual property on an industrial scale in a memo that threatens ‌to strain relations ahead of a summit between US and Chinese leaders next month. “The US government has information indicating that foreign entities, principally …

26-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department on Thursday announced preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos, the latest in a string of tariffs imposed ‌over a decade on solar imports from Asia. With the decision, federal trade officials sided …

26-04-2026 NEW YORK: Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10 percent of its workforce, the company has said as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. On Thursday, the company said it was making the cuts for the sake …

26-04-2026 BEIRUT: At a store in Beirut, a shopowner breaks into laughter. “No, I don’t want to comment on the negotiations,” he told Al Jazeera, referring to Thursday evening’s direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, DC. “If I say the wrong thing, someone might come hit me.” His …

26-04-2026 ROME: Pope Leo has criticized the world’s treatment of migrants and refugees, claiming that they are often viewed as “worse than house pets or animals”. Leo, who has previously attacked United States President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, called for better treatment of migrants as he flew back to …

25-04-2026 BEIRUT: Senior Iranian officials have blamed Washington for stalled peace negotiations due to the United States naval blockade of the country’s ports. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it captured two foreign vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and opened fire on a third ship for violating maritime regulations. Iran’s President …

25-04-2026 CONAKRY: Pope Leo has criticized the treatment of prisoners in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of a visit to a jail known for its dire conditions. He addressed the Central African nation on Wednesday at a Mass that drew some 100,000 people, including Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the country’s leader and …