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• 潛在繼任領導人藏身排水管被捕，突顯了最新戰術 —— 以及對 cartel 內鬥的擔憂。US politics live – latest updates • Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) 已故領導人「El Mencho」的金色棺木才剛入土，Mexico 軍方本週便對該組織的高層給予了第二次打擊。 • 當特種部隊突襲 Nayarit 州的一個農場時，模糊的無人機畫面顯示 El Mencho 的可能繼任者 Audias Flores（別名「El Jardinero」）被從他試圖藏身的排水管中拉了出來，整個過程未開一槍。Continue reading...

• 一名嫌犯因在 2026 年 4 月攜帶多種武器闖入 White House Correspondents' Association 晚宴，於週一被控企圖刺殺 Trump 總統。 • 此事件加劇了關於政治言論與暴力的黨派爭議，雙方均將局勢升級歸咎於對方的言論。 • 這起涉嫌的刺殺企圖震驚了 Washington，並引發了與歷史上政治暴力的比較，促使人們針對安保及當前政治氣候進行討論。

• Sophie Corcoran 正對 10,000 Interns Foundation 提出挑戰，該機構致力於幫助代表性不足的群體。 • 一名影響力人士正將一家為黑人及少數種族提供實習機會的慈善機構告上法庭，原因是該機構沒有為白人設計相關計劃。 • GB News 評論員 Sophie Corcoran 申請了 10,000 Interns Foundation 與 Bar Council 共同運行的計劃。她表示，「震驚地發現該計劃僅限於特定種族背景的申請者」。

• 律師引用包括自拍照在內的新證據，提交申請要求在審判前拘留 Cole Tomas Allen。 • 聯邦檢察官在週三提交的文件中，詳細描述了 Cole Tomas Allen 涉嫌策劃數週的計畫，意圖殺害 Donald Trump 及多名內閣成員，當時他們與 2,500 多名華盛頓記者團成員一同參加年度白宮記者晚宴。 • 該申請由華盛頓特區美國檢察官 Jeanine Pirro 提交，旨在維持對 Allen 的拘留，其中包含兩張涉嫌槍擊者的自拍照：照片中他身穿黑色西裝站在飯店房間的鏡子前，臉上帶著一絲冷笑，腰間插著兩把槍及多把小刀。檢方指稱，這些正是攻擊事件後從 Allen 身上沒收的武器。

當其國防部長在眾議院委員會作證時，Trump 發布了一張自己持有武器的 AI 生成圖像，並配文「不再當好人」（NO MORE MR. NICE GUY）。Pete Hegseth 否認美國與以色列針對伊朗的戰爭是「一個泥潭」，並聲稱反對該行動的人對美國造成的威脅比伊朗本身更大，與此同時，他面臨著必須闡明華盛頓針對該衝突策略的壓力。在與參謀長聯席會議主席 Gen Dan Caine 一起出席眾議院軍事服務委員會時，這位美國國防部長請求立法者批准 1.5 兆美元的軍費預算，隨後他將其中一些立法者形容為對戰爭努力的「最大挑戰」。詳情請繼續閱讀...

在 West End 獲得好評並奪得 Olivier 獎後，Tim Rice 與 Andrew Lloyd Webber 的音樂劇復刻版將轉場至紐約。

• 關鍵海峽受封鎖威脅以及 Trump 的立場推高原油價格，使加油站價格達到 2022 年以來最高水平。 • 根據汽車俱樂部 AAA 的數據，美國平均汽油價格已達到每加侖 4.23 美元的新高，這是自 2022 年以來最高，也是自伊朗戰爭開始以來的紀錄。 • 影響美國汽油價格基準的 Brent crude 價格目前為每桶 114.60 美元，較 4 月中旬以來的近期低點上升近 25%。一年前的美國平均汽油價格為 3.16 美元。

• 該銀行預計今年 GDP 成長的基準情境為 0.5%，低於 IMF 對英國預測的 0.8%。 • Lloyds 警告，在中東衝突導致失業率與通貨膨脹上升以及房地產市場放緩的情況下，經濟影響可能使其損失 1.51 億英鎊。 • 這家旗下品牌包括 Lloyds Bank、Halifax 以及 Bank of Scotland 的 FTSE 100 集團發布了低迷的經濟預測，表示這反映了英國及全球經濟面臨的滯脹後果——即經濟成長放緩與通貨膨脹上升同時發生的雙重打擊。

• 非政府組織表示，飆升的油價與封鎖行動正阻礙食物、燃料和藥品遞送到數百萬急需援助的人民手中。 • 美國與以色列對伊朗的戰爭導致全球油價劇烈波動，使得食物和醫療援助地緩慢或無法送達，對最弱勢群體造成沉重打擊。 • 在運輸成本飆升之際，援助組織目前呼籲在霍爾木茲海峽開闢一條「人道主義通道」。

Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflictBritain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government, a leading thinktank has warned.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said that even under a best-case scenario the UK economy would grow at a much slower pace this year and next because of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading...

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.