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• Un suspect a été inculpé lundi de tentative d'assassinat contre le Président Trump après avoir pris d'assaut le dîner de la White House Correspondents' Association muni de plusieurs armes en avril 2026. • L'incident a intensifié les différends partisans concernant la rhétorique politique et la violence, les deux partis se rejetant mutuellement la faute pour le langage ayant contribué à l'escalade. • La tentative d'assassinat présumée a choqué Washington et suscité des comparaisons avec la violence politique historique, déclenchant des discussions sur la sécurité et le climat politique actuel.

Le leader de Reform s'est exprimé publiquement après avoir été contacté par le Guardian, mais sa version selon laquelle l'argent était destiné à sa sécurité tient-elle la route ? Nigel Farage a reçu un don non divulgué de £5m de la part d'un milliardaire de la crypto en 2024 Nigel Farage a admis avoir reçu un don personnel de £5m de la part du méga-donateur de Reform UK Christopher Harborne peu avant les élections législatives de 2024. Il n'a pas divulgué ce don à l'époque et n'en a fait aucune mention au cours de l'année écoulée. Ce, jusqu'à mercredi matin, lorsque le Daily Telegraph a publié un article dans lequel Farage a admis avoir reçu l'argent de Harborne — affirmant qu'il était destiné à sa sécurité personnelle. Lire la suite...

• Coleen Lamarre, 63 ans, inculpée d'entrave à la justice dans le cadre du procès concernant les meurtres présumés de Luke Davies et Jesse Baird • Suivez notre blog en direct sur l'actualité australienne pour les dernières mises à jour • Recevez nos alertes info, notre application gratuite ou notre podcast d'actualités quotidien

US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than fossil fuels recently for a full month in a firstDonald Trump has wielded the full might of his administration to crush the progress of clean energy, which has called a “scam” and “stupid”. But there are signs this assault is not going to plan.In March, the US generated more of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind than it did via gas, the first time clean energy has surpassed the planet-heating fossil fuel for a full month nationally, according to data from the Ember thinktank. 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...

Vets say whale stranded for a month near Lübeck is fit to be transported in rescue effort funded by two entrepreneursGerman officials have given the green light for a fresh attempt to rescue a humpback whale that has been stranded off the country’s Baltic Sea coast for more than a month.The 13-metre (40ft) whale’s struggle for survival has gripped Germany since the creature beached on a sandbank near the city of Lübeck, far from its natural habitat. Continue reading...