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Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 - National Security The Correspondents' Dinner Was a Security Success* *But it's time to rethink security at an event that is clearly so vulnerable. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Save Listen − 1.0x + Seek 0:00 9:05 H ere's what happened : On Saturday evening, a man carrying a shotgun, a handgun, and knives got close to the ballroom of the Washington Hilton, where more than 2,000 guests, including the president of ...

Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 - JERUSALEM — Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, and talks to end the war in Iran were in limbo, putting two Mideast truces on shaky ground. The Israeli military said that overnight it had attacked structures used across southern Lebanon by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group. The attacks were launched just days after the ceasefire in Lebanon was extended. An Israeli soldier was killed ...

Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 - Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this year The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , is facing the prospect of running against a rightwing-centrist super coalition in elections later this year after two of his most formidable political rivals combined forces in an attempt to oust him, inviting a third party leader to join them. In a move ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world. "It's always shocking when something like this happens. Happened to me, a ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - Hayam El Gamal, whose ex-husband was accused of a fatal firebombing attack in Colorado, and her five children were released after being held in detention for nearly 10 months. WASHINGTON — An Egyptian family which was released from more than 10 months of immigration detention following court orders was taken into custody again by federal authorities for several hours on Saturday, the family's legal team said. ...