US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Iran’s new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which sought to delay nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the US blockade, casting further uncertainty over US-Iran relations.
President Trump and First Lady Melania jointly called on ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over jokes deemed offensive in the wake of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, putting Disney CEO Bob Iger in a difficult position.
At least 29 people killed in armed attack on a village in Nigeria’s north-eastern Adamawa state. The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility. Militants opened fire at random on a football pitch before burning houses and places of worship.
Seoul-based NGO TJWG reports at least 153 people were executed or sentenced to death in North Korea between 2020-2024, a sharp increase from the five pre-pandemic years. Consuming K-dramas and K-pop emerged as among the most common capital offences.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in the US on April 27 for a rare state visit. In the tense atmosphere following the WHCA dinner shooting, the trip is seen as a significant diplomatic effort to repair US-UK transatlantic relations.
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chatrie v. United States today, one of the final cases of the term, centering on whether police can use ‘geofence warrants’ to mass-collect cellphone location data within specified areas.
King Charles arrives in Washington for a four-day state visit aimed at repairing the UK-US ‘special relationship’ amid tensions over the Iran war.
The suspect in Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting appears in federal court for arraignment, as the DOJ builds its case against the California teacher.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi tells BBC in a rare interview that his unit accounts for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield.
SIPRI reports global military expenditure reached a record $2.9 trillion in 2025, with Europe and Asia driving sharp increases while U.S. spending contracts.