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排水管に隠れているところを発見された次期指導者候補の逮捕は、刷新された tactics と、cartel 内紛への懸念を浮き彫りにしている US politics live – latest updates Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) の亡き指導者 “El Mencho” の黄金の棺が埋葬されて間もなく、Mexico 軍は今週、組織の最上層部に第二の打撃を与えた。Nayarit 州の牧場に特殊部隊が降下するなか、粗い drone 映像には、El Mencho の後継者候補とされる Audias Flores（別名 “El Jardinero”）が、隠れようとした排水管から引きずり出される様子が映っていた。すべては一発の銃声も発せられることなく行われた。Continue reading...

• 2026年4月に複数の武器を持ってWhite House Correspondents' Associationの夕食会に乱入した容疑者が、月曜日にPresident Trumpを暗殺しようとした罪で起訴された。 • この事件により、政治的レトリックや暴力をめぐる党派間の対立が激化しており、両党が相手側の言動が事態悪化の一因であるとして互いを非難している。 • この暗殺未遂事件はWashingtonに衝撃を与え、歴史的な政治的暴力と比較されるとともに、警備体制や現在の政治情勢に関する議論を促している。

• Sophie Corcoranが、過少代表グループの人々と活動する10,000 Interns Foundationに異議を申し立てている • 黒人や少数民族の人々のためのインターンシップを運営する慈善団体が、白人向けの制度を設けていないとして、あるインフルエンサーがこの団体を提訴している。 • GB NewsのコメンテーターであるSophie Corcoranは、10,000 Interns FoundationがBar Councilと共同で実施していたプログラムに応募した。

弁護士（検察官）は、自撮り写真を含む新たな証拠を引用し、Cole Tomas Allen を公判まで勾留するよう申し立てを行った。Breaking News US のメールに登録して、受信トレイでニュース速報のアラートを受け取りましょう。連邦検察官は水曜日の提出書類の中で、毎年恒例の White House correspondents’ dinner に出席した 2,500 名以上の Washington 報道関係者に加わっていた Donald Trump および数名の閣僚を殺害しようとしたとされる Cole Tomas Allen の数週間に及ぶ計画について、これまでで最も詳細な説明を行った。Allen の勾留維持を目的として DC の連邦検事 Jeanine Pirro が提出したこの申し立てには、ホテルの自室の鏡の前で黒いスーツを着用し、微かな笑みを浮かべて立っている容疑者の自撮り写真が 2 枚含まれている。彼は 2 丁の銃器を装備し、ベルトには複数のナイフを差し込んでいる。検察側は、これらが襲撃後に Allen から押収されたものと同じ武器であると主張している。続きを読む...

• 国防長官がHouseの委員会で証言する中、Trumpは武器を手にした自身のAI生成画像に「NO MORE MR. NICE GUY」というキャプションを添えて投稿した。 • Pete HegsethはUS-IsraelによるIranとの戦争が「泥沼」であることを否定し、同紛争に対するWashingtonの戦略を提示するよう圧力を受ける中で、作戦の批判者たちはIran自身よりもUSにとって大きな脅威であると主張した。 • 統合参謀本部議長のGen Dan Caineと共にHouseの軍事委員会に出席したUS国防長官は、1.5兆ドルの軍事支出予算の承認を議員らに求め、その後、一部の議員を戦争遂行における「最大の課題」と表現した。続きを読む...

West Endでの絶賛を浴び、Olivier賞を受賞した公演を経て、Tim RiceとAndrew Lloyd Webberによるミュージカルのリバイバル版がNew Yorkへと進出する。数ヶ月にわたる推測を経て、受賞歴のある『Evita』のリバイバル公演が2027年春に正式にBroadwayへ移ることが決定した。West Endでの上演ではRachel Zeglerが主演を務めOlivier賞を受賞しており、彼女はNew Yorkでの公演でも同役を続投する。活動家であり俳優でもあったEva Perónを描いたTim RiceとAndrew Lloyd Webberによるミュージカルの物語を、見事に刷新した本公演は、以前『Sunset Boulevard』のリバイバルでTony賞を受賞したJamie Lloydが演出を手がけている。続きを読む...

• 重要海峡における封鎖の脅威とTrump氏の姿勢が原油価格を押し上げ、小売価格は2022年以来の最高水準に到達。 • モータークラブAAAによると、米国の平均ガソリン価格は1ガロンあたり4.23ドルと新高値を記録し、これは2022年以来、またイランとの紛争開始以来で最高となった。 • 米国のガソリン価格に影響を与える指標であるBrent原油価格は現在1バレルあたり114.60ドルとなっており、4月中旬以降の直近の低値から25%近く上昇した。なお、1年前の米ガソリン平均価格は3.16ドルであった。

• 同行は今年のGDP成長率のベースケースを0.5%と予想しており、これはIMF（国際通貨基金）が予測する英国の0.8%を下回る水準である。 • Lloydsは、中東紛争による経済的影響により、失業率とインフレの上昇、および住宅市場の減速が相まって、1億5,100万ポンドの損失が出る可能性があると警告した。 • Lloyds Bank、Halifax、Bank of Scotlandなどのブランドを展開するFTSE 100採用グループである同行は、英国および世界経済にとってのスタグフレーション（経済成長の鈍化とインフレの上昇が同時に起こる現象）の影響を反映した、弱気な経済見通しを発表した。

• NGOによると、急騰する原油価格と封鎖により、切実に支援を必要とする数百万人への食料、燃料、医薬品の配送が妨げられている。 • 米国とイスラエルによるイランへの攻撃がもたらした世界的な原油価格の変動は、食料や医療援助の到達を遅延または遮断させ、最も脆弱な人々への打撃となっている。 • 輸送コストの急騰を受け、援助団体は現在、ホルムズ海峡を通る「人道回廊」の開設を呼びかけている。

• Niesrは、最善のシナリオであっても、紛争により2026年と2027年の経済成長は鈍化すると指摘 • 有力シンクタンクの警告によれば、イラン紛争の余波がキア・スターマー政権への圧力に加わり、英国は350億ポンドの経済的打撃と年内の景気後退のリスクに直面している。 • 全国家経済社会研究所（Niesr）は、中東紛争の影響により、最善のシナリオを想定しても、今年および来年の英国経済の成長ペースは大幅に鈍化すると述べた。

Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.

A tidal wave of conspiracy theories hit social media as soon as news broke that shots were fired at the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents' dinner Saturday. That was to be expected, but some say the dynamics are shifting, with theories coming from liberals and progressives as well as right-wing accounts that are critical of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Israeli military began carrying out strikes in eastern Lebanon on Monday, expanding the scope of its bombing campaign during a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

The chief of the ​District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ​taking place, but that no motive had been determined.

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from reporters as Cole Allen, the suspect accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prepared for his first court appearance on Monday. • Allen is accused of opening fire at the annual dinner while politicians, journalists, and celebrities were in attendance, with Leavitt and other Trump Cabinet members present in the room. • The incident represents a serious security breach at a high-profile event attended by senior government officials and media figures.

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.