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A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with U.S. Secret Service agents killing the assailant in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck, authorities said. President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time - on a day when he was working to negotiate a deal with Iran - but was not impacted by the incident, Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. The confrontation took place just after 6 p.m. (22:00

Tokyo and Seoul have agreed to strengthen cooperation on securing energy supplies, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a visit to South Korea on Tuesday, as both nations grapple with the fallout of the Middle East war. A view of South Korean and Japanese national flags in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2023 Takaichi said she and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung outlined a framework to bolster energy stockpiles in the Asia Pacific and would work towards "enhancing

President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia's "unyielding" ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump's visit to the Asian superpower economy. Russia's President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi upon his arrival at Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing late on May 19, 2026 After the U.S. president was received with pomp last week but left without major breakthroughs including

Xi greeted Trump at the opulent Great Hall of the People at just past 10:00 a.m. (0200 GMT), a grand reception that belies the deep tensions between the world's biggest economies. U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025 Accompanied by Trump, Xi shook hands with several U.S. officials, including Pentagon Peter Hegseth and Secretary of State Mar

Former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced ​to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state ‌news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday, underscoring the severity of the purge in the military. China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu (L) and China's State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe The armed forces have been one of the main targets of a broad corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi Jinping after coming to pow

The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on April 27 with attempting to assassinate the U.S. president and could face life in prison if convicted. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro points at a picture of a shotgun carried by Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in a shooting incident targetting Donald Trump, with acting Attorney-General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel next to her at a press conference at

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni underwent "successful" surgery in Beijing on April 20, former Cambodian leader Hun Sen said, after the royal announced he had prostate cancer. King Sihamoni, 72, shared his diagnosis earlier in April, saying he would stay in China for prolonged treatment. Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni The monarch had surgery at a Beijing hospital on April 20, the royal palace in Phnom Penh said in a statement. Chinese doctors were requiring him to stay in h

U.S. President ​Donald Trump said on Thursday that ‌if a deal with Iran to conclude the war is reached and signed in Islamabad, ​he might go, and that Iran ​has agreed to almost everything. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House, April 16, 2026 Trump struck ⁠an optimistic tone about Iran as he spoke with reporters on the White House lawn on his way to a trip to Nevada and Arizona. He said he could extend a U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire nex