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El arresto del posible próximo líder, hallado escondido en una tubería de drenaje, destaca tácticas renovadas y temores a pugnas internas entre cárteles. Política de EE. UU. en vivo – últimas actualizaciones El ataúd de oro de “El Mencho”, el difunto líder del Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), apenas había sido bajado a la tierra cuando el ejército mexicano asestó un segundo golpe a la cúpula de la organización esta semana. Mientras las fuerzas especiales descendieron sobre un rancho en el estado de Nayarit, imágenes granulosas de un dron mostraron al posible sucesor de El Mencho, Audias Flores, alias “El Jardinero”, siendo sacado de una tubería de drenaje en la que había intentado esconderse, todo sin realizar un solo disparo. Continuar leyendo...

• Un sospechoso fue acusado el lunes de intentar asesinar al presidente Trump tras irrumpir en la cena de la White House Correspondents' Association con múltiples armas en abril de 2026. • El incidente ha intensificado las disputas partidistas sobre la retórica política y la violencia, y ambos partidos culpan al lenguaje del otro de contribuir a la escalada. • El presunto intento de magnicidio ha conmocionado a Washington y ha generado comparaciones con la violencia política histórica, provocando debates sobre la seguridad y el clima político actual.

Sophie Corcoran desafía a 10,000 Interns Foundation, que trabaja con personas de grupos subrepresentados. Una influencer llevará a los tribunales a una organización benéfica que organiza pasantías para personas negras y de minorías étnicas porque no organizan programas para personas blancas. Sophie Corcoran, comentarista de GB News, solicitó un programa que la 10,000 Interns Foundation estaba llevando a cabo con el Bar Council. Dijo que se sintió “conmocionada al descubrir que el programa está restringido a solicitantes de un origen racial específico”. Continuar leyendo...

Los abogados, citando nuevas pruebas que incluyen selfis, presentaron una moción para detener a Cole Tomas Allen hasta su juicio. Regístrese en el correo electrónico de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de boletines en su bandeja de entrada. Los fiscales federales proporcionaron el miércoles en un expediente el relato más detallado hasta la fecha del presunto plan de semanas de duración de Cole Tomas Allen para asesinar a Donald Trump y a varios miembros de su gabinete, quienes se habían unido a más de 2,500 miembros del cuerpo de prensa de Washington para su cena anual de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca. La moción, destinada a mantener a Allen detenido y presentada por la fiscal de EE. UU. para el Distrito de Columbia (DC), Jeanine Pirro, incluye dos selfis del presunto tirador parado frente a un espejo en su habitación de hotel con un traje negro, con una leve sonrisa burlona en su rostro. Está equipado con dos armas de fuego y varios cuchillos metidos en su cinturón. Los fiscales alegan que son las mismas armas que fueron confiscadas a Allen tras el ataque. Siga leyendo...

Mientras su secretario de defensa testificaba ante un comité de la Cámara de Representantes, Trump publicó una imagen de sí mismo generada por IA con un arma y una leyenda que decía «NO MORE MR. NICE GUY». Pete Hegseth ha negado que la guerra de EE. UU. e Israel contra Irán sea un «atolladero» y afirmó que los críticos de la operación representaban una amenaza mayor para EE. UU. que el propio Irán, al verse bajo presión para detallar la estrategia de Washington para el conflicto. Al comparecer ante el comité de servicios armados de la Cámara de Representantes junto al general Dan Caine, presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el secretario de defensa de EE. UU. pidió a los legisladores que aprobaran un presupuesto de 1,5 billones de dólares en gasto militar, y luego describió a algunos de ellos como «el mayor desafío» para el esfuerzo bélico. Continuar leyendo...

Tras una aclamada temporada en el West End, ganadora del Olivier, la reposición del musical de Tim Rice y Andrew Lloyd Webber se trasladará a New York. Tras meses de especulaciones, la galardonada reposición de Evita se trasladará oficialmente a Broadway en la primavera de 2027. La temporada del West End fue protagonizada por Rachel Zegler en el papel principal, otorgándole a la actriz un premio Olivier, y ella seguirá a la reposición a New York. Esta triunfante nueva versión del relato musical de Tim Rice y Andrew Lloyd Webber sobre la activista y actriz Eva Perón está dirigida por Jamie Lloyd, quien anteriormente ganó un Tony por la reposición de Sunset Boulevard. Continuar leyendo...

• La amenaza de bloqueo en el estrecho vital y la postura de Trump elevan el precio del crudo, impulsando los precios en el surtidor a su nivel más alto desde 2022 • Regístrese en el correo electrónico de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de boletines en su bandeja de entrada • El precio promedio de la gasolina en EE. UU. ha alcanzado un nuevo máximo de $4.23 por galón, el más alto desde 2022 y un récord desde el inicio de la guerra con Irán, según el club automovilístico AAA

El banco espera que su base case para el crecimiento del GDP sea del 0,5% este año, inferior a la predicción del 0,8% de IMF para Britain Business live – latest updates Lloyds ha advertido que el economic fallout del conflicto en Middle East podría costarle £151m ante el aumento del desempleo y la inflación y una desaceleración en el housing market. El grupo FTSE 100, cuyas marcas incluyen Lloyds Bank, Halifax y Bank of Scotland, emitió un economic forecast pesimista que, según indicó, refleja las consecuencias de la stagflation —el doble impacto del aumento de la inflación al mismo tiempo que un crecimiento económico más lento— para UK y las economías globales. Continue reading...

El aumento de los precios del petróleo y el bloqueo impiden que alimentos, combustible y medicinas lleguen a millones de personas con necesidades desesperadas, afirman las NGOs La volatilidad de los precios mundiales del petróleo causada por la guerra de US e Israel contra Iran está pasando factura a las personas más vulnerables, al ralentizar o bloquear la llegada de ayuda alimentaria y médica. Ahora las organizaciones de ayuda piden la apertura de un “humanitarian corridor” a través del strait of Hormuz ante el aumento vertiginoso de los costes de transporte. Continue reading...

El Niesr afirma que, incluso en el mejor de los casos, la economía crecería a un ritmo más lento en 2026 y 2027 debido al conflicto. Britain se enfrenta a un golpe económico de £35bn y al riesgo de una recesión este año, ya que las consecuencias de la guerra de Iran se suman a la presión sobre el gobierno de Keir Starmer, según ha advertido un destacado thinktank. El National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) señaló que, incluso bajo el mejor de los escenarios, la economía del UK crecería a un ritmo mucho más lento este año y el próximo a causa del conflicto en el Middle East. Continuar leyendo...

• Los automovilistas se ven obligados a hacer colas de hasta seis horas para obtener combustible o pagar más en el mercado negro, mientras que los agricultores carecen de combustible para operar maquinaria y cosechar cultivos.

El jefe del departamento de policía del District of Columbia afirmó que los investigadores creen que el sospechoso era un huésped del hotel Washington Hilton, donde se llevaba a cabo la cena anual, aunque no se ha determinado el motivo.

Una ola de teorías conspirativas inundó las redes sociales tan pronto como se dio a conocer que se produjeron disparos en el hotel Washington Hilton durante la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el sábado. Esto era de esperarse, pero algunos afirman que la dinámica está cambiando, ya que las teorías provienen tanto de liberales y progresistas como de cuentas de derecha críticas con el presidente de los EE. UU., Donald Trump.

El ejército israelí comenzó a llevar a cabo ataques en el este de Líbano el lunes, ampliando el alcance de su campaña de bombardeos durante un alto el fuego que no ha logrado detener completamente las hostilidades con el grupo armado libanés Hezbollah.

• La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt, respondió a las preguntas de los reporteros mientras Cole Allen, el sospechoso acusado de abrir fuego en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, se preparaba para su primera comparecencia judicial el lunes. • Allen es acusado de abrir fuego durante la cena anual mientras políticos, periodistas y celebridades estaban presentes, encontrándose Leavitt y otros miembros del gabinete de Trump en la sala. • El incidente representa una grave brecha de seguridad en un evento de alto perfil asistido por altos funcionarios gubernamentales y figuras de los medios de comunicación.

Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruelUK politics live – latest updatesA protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretary’s claim that he was a white liberal as “laughable”.Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretary’s proposed immigration reforms would have left him, and thousands of children like him, in limbo. Continue reading...

Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspect accused of trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was charged on Monday with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.What was his motive? Investigators have yet to release one. However, to establish the charge of attempted assassination, the affidavit quotes from a part of a manifesto Allen allegedly sent to family members that states: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”Was lax security to blame? While many have praised the actions of law enforcement officers in swiftly stopping the attack, Allen’s alleged manifesto mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner.What is the Trump administration saying about the attack? Several officials, including the president, have seized on the incident to advance their case for the completion of Trump’s $40m White House ballroom project, with the justice department pressuring a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction.Will there be an Oval Office meeting? Sources told the Guardian that Charles will pose for the cameras at the start of his centerpiece bilateral meeting on Tuesday, but that British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting to be held off camera, for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in front of the world’s press.What challenges does the king face with this visit? Relations between the UK and the US are already tense following Trump’s public criticism of Britain’s refusal to back military action against Iran, but Charles is also meeting Trump under the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein. Charles’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connection with Epstein. Continue reading...

Bank’s chief executive points to rising fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationBusiness live – latest updatesBarclays is pulling back from lending to risky borrowers, as its chief executive warned of increasing numbers of fraud cases and the bank took a £228m hit from the failure of a mortgage lender.The mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) collapsed in February amid allegations of fraud and the UK’s financial regulator has since launched an investigation into the scandal. Continue reading...

Lawyers for Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent say legal claim backed by 1,300 people is ‘entirely inferential’Lawyers for one of the country’s biggest producers of industrially farmed chicken have attacked a claim that they are responsible for pollution in the River Wye and River Usk.More than 1,300 people have signed up to sue Avara Foods, its subsidiary Freemans of Newent and the local sewage company Welsh Water for extensive and widespread pollution in the rivers and their catchment areas. Continue reading...

Severe storms put nearly 50 million at risk and follow a deadly weekend after tornado killed two people in TexasSevere storms are expected to sweep across the mid-Mississippi valley and midwest regions of the US on Monday, putting nearly 50 million people at risk.The storm prediction center has issued a level 4 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms across south-west Illinois and south-east Missouri, including major cities such as St Louis. Forecasters warned of “multiple strong to intense tornadoes, widespread severe/damaging wind gusts and scattered large to very large hail”, with some hail potentially reaching baseball size. Continue reading...

Details about the shooting at the White House correspondents gala have started to surface as the alleged shooter is set to be charged.The suspect was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior officials were gathered, before law enforcement stopped him. It happened less than two years since Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a subsequent attempt at a golf course in Florida.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith, who was in attendance. Continue reading...

Manifesto reportedly written by suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list. Plus, the world’s first marathon run in under two hoursGood morning.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.What will he be charged with? He faces charges of assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer, but Blanche said depending on how the investigation went, he might also be charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.What’s the mood like in Washington? A stunned Washington is soul-searching about political violence, while questions are also being asked about security.Follow the latest updates in our liveblog here.What has Donald Trump said about it? Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistan’s leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran. Continue reading...

Former prime minister says policies will lose support without continued lower prices, while Malcolm Turnbull points to some progress in USGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKevin Rudd has described Donald Trump’s cuts to support for green industries as “unfortunate”, warning that Australians would conclude the clean transition was “bullshit” if it did not offer tangible benefits to their lives.But – in some of his first comments since finishing his term as Australia’s ambassador to the US – the former prime minister said climate policies would have staying power if they delivered affordable prices, a reliable energy supply and new job opportunities. Continue reading...

Secret Service director says security succeeded in stopping shooter before he could do further harm but others disagreeThe shooting in the White House correspondents’ gala has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior administration officials were gathered and many others praising the actions of law enforcement that swiftly stopped the attack.As details about the shooting at the Washington Hilton continued to surface, the alleged shooter Cole Tomas Allen, 31, mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner in a manifesto reportedly send to his family 10 minutes before his assault started. Continue reading...

Alleged shooter expected to appear in federal court and could be charged with trying to assassinate TrumpThe suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was expected to appear in federal court to face criminal charges on Monday.The alleged shooter, identified by law enforcement agencies as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance in southern California, faces charges including assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer. Continue reading...

Suspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court todayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Continue reading...

In today’s newsletter: After the dramatic events of Saturday night, White House security arrangements are under scrutiny and political violence is once again in the spotlightGood morning. On Saturday night the annual Washington ritual of the White House correspondents’ dinner descended into chaos as the US president and first lady were evacuated after the event was interrupted by gunfire.Journalists ducked under tables as authorities rushed Donald Trump and members of his cabinet out of the room. The president and his wife were unharmed, and a suspect is in custody – identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from southern California. In today’s newsletter, I will bring you the latest updates on what we know about the incident. First, the headlines.UK politics | Labour figures from across rival factions have begun circulating informal proposals for an “orderly transition” of power away from Keir Starmer, the Guardian understands, shifting their discussions from whether the prime minister could be removed to how.Europe news | Private jets laden with the spoils of those whose wealth swelled during Viktor Orbán’s years in power have been taking off from Vienna, while other individuals are racing to invest their assets abroad.Trade | UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to protect Britain’s economic interests in response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump.Middle East | Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of a deadlock in the nearly two-month-long conflict.Science | Simultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change’s impacts likely contributes to the broad global drop in fertility. Continue reading...

• Following an incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where shots were fired, President Trump called for national unity and extended overtures to the press corps he had previously criticized as enemies of the people. • The shooting occurred at the Washington Hilton, a venue that has hosted the black-tie event for over 50 years, with suspect Cole Thomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, taken into custody. • Trump appeared calm following his evacuation and held a press briefing expressing dismay at the violent disruption, signaling a temporary thaw in his combative relationship with the mainstream media.