A high-profile White House shooting prompted immediate security questions and political discussions, alongside King Charles's state visit to the US, and ongoing Supreme Court deliberations on privacy and weedkiller lawsuits.

• King Charles and Queen Camilla meet Trumps at White House — The Guardian -
• US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy — The Guardian -
• Virginia weighs legality of new congressional map favoring Democrats that could reshape US House — The Guardian -

• Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover during shooting — BBC World -
• Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke — BBC World -
• US supreme court weighs blocking lawsuits against Roundup makers alleging weedkiller causes cancer — The Guardian -
• US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz — The Guardian -
• A Tennessee woman needed an abortion to save her life. She then joined a lawsuit against the state’s ban — The Guardian -
• Florida’s Republican governor unveils plan for redrawn congressional maps — The Guardian -
• Sadiq Khan may try to stop Scotland Yard signing Palantir contract — The Guardian -
• King Charles to meet Trump off camera over fears of Zelenskyy-style clash — The Guardian -
• Melania Trump urges ABC to ‘take a stand’ against Jimmy Kimmel over monologue — The Guardian -
• ‘Sense of disbelief’: how White House press dinner attack unfolded – The Latest — The Guardian -
• US supreme court reinstates Texas electoral map favoring Republicans — The Guardian -
• Cool as a cucumber: man calmly ate salad as press dinner shooting unfolded — The Guardian -
• California billionaire tax proposal garners enough signatures to head to ballot — The Guardian -
• US immigration agents left a refugee to die in the cold. His community is demanding justice — The Guardian -
• King Charles Is Coming to the U.S. at a Very Delicate Time — New York Times World -
• DoJ pressures group to drop lawsuit against Trump’s ballroom after gala shooting — The Guardian -
• What we're learning about suspected Washington press dinner gunman — BBC World -
• First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined — The Guardian -
• 8 Memorable Moments From Past British Royal Visits to the U.S. — New York Times World -
• White House press dinner shooting raises questions over security at event — The Guardian -
• What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla’s U.S. State Visit Hosted by Trump — New York Times World -
• Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks — BBC World -
• Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks — BBC World -
• Monday briefing: Everything we know about the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting — The Guardian -
• How a Trump Event Shooting Unfolded — New York Times World -
• Trump says he 'wasn't worried' during Washington press dinner shooting — BBC World -
• Can King Charles Help Heal the U.S.-British Rupture? — New York Times World -
• King Charles visits Trump: what are the potential pitfalls for the monarch? — The Guardian -
• Trump tells 60 Minutes in testy interview he ‘wasn’t worried’ during Washington shooting — The Guardian -
• Anti-Trump sentiment being examined as motive for White House press dinner shooting — The Guardian -
• King’s US visit to go ahead as planned, Trump says – as it happened — The Guardian -

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated with deadly strikes, while Iraq moved to form a new government, and Iran's stalled peace talks with the US continued to impact global oil prices and spark international condemnation over tanker seizures.

• Afghanistan says Pakistani strikes kill seven and wound 85 in first attack since peace talks — The Guardian -
• Iraq Taps Businessman, Ali al-Zaidi, to Form New Government — New York Times World -
• Middle East crisis: Iran’s foreign ministry condemns US seizure of Iranian-linked tankers as ‘piracy and armed robbery’ – as it happened — The Guardian -

• The Art of the Nuclear Deal — New York Times World -
• Iran Offers Plan to Focus on Strait of Hormuz and Delay Nuclear Talks — New York Times World -
• Iran’s Foreign Minister Is in Russia for Talks With Putin on Middle East War — New York Times World -
• Hezbollah Vows to Keep Its Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14 — New York Times World -
• Pro-Palestine activists appear in court over attack on Israeli arms factory in Germany — The Guardian -
• Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university — BBC World -
• Odesa bears brunt of latest Russian attacks on Ukraine – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Oil prices rise as US-Iran peace talks stall — BBC World -
• Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights — BBC World -
• Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights — BBC World -
• ‘Israel must change direction’: Netanyahu rivals join forces for next election — The Guardian -
• Fighting ‘Sacred’ War in Ukraine, North Korea and Russia Pledge to Deepen Ties — New York Times World -
• Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war — BBC World -
• Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war — BBC World -
• Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis — The Guardian -
• Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes kill 14 in deadliest day since ceasefire began — The Guardian -

Concerns over youth unemployment and deteriorating school conditions were highlighted, as political scrutiny intensified around the Mandelson vetting process and proposals for gambling reform and a potential rent freeze were debated.

• First teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse recorded in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study — The Guardian -
• Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds — The Guardian -

• Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert — The Guardian -
• Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting — The Guardian -
• Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left — The Guardian -
• Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership — The Guardian -
• Call for UK gambling reform after ‘generous and caring’ woman takes her own life — The Guardian -
• Birmingham council leader says end of city’s bin strike ‘within sight’ — The Guardian -
• Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout — The Guardian -
• Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses — The Guardian -
• UK information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation — The Guardian -
• No 10 publishes previously confidential memo to refute claim that Starmer misled MPs over Mandelson appointment – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• MPs to vote on whether to hold inquiry into Starmer over Mandelson — The Guardian -
• Swinney will call vote on referendum powers after Scottish elections — The Guardian -
• Remains of baby boy found wrapped in 1910 newspaper laid to rest in UK — The Guardian -
• Back to the 90s: Tate exhibition to explore decade’s art and fashion — The Guardian -
• Starmer says ‘tide could be turning’ on shoplifting in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• Police assess evidence on £40,000 donation to Robert Jenrick’s campaign — The Guardian -
• UK spring sunshine prompts warnings over unsafe fake designer sunglasses — The Guardian -
• Senior Labour figures say call for new Mandelson investigation is a ‘political stunt’ — The Guardian -
• Man arrested in connection with fire at LGBTQ+ nightclub near Milton Keynes — The Guardian -
• Nationwide could have first customer on board for nearly 25 years — The Guardian -
• Dozens of toys recalled in the UK after asbestos found in play sand — The Guardian -
• Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable — The Guardian -
• People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds — The Guardian -
• Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health — The Guardian -

Mali experienced severe insurgent attacks, resulting in government official deaths and Russian troop withdrawals, while Nigeria faced deadly gunmen attacks on a football pitch and an orphanage, alongside fatal clashes in Chad and piracy off Somalia.

• Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says — The Guardian -
• Mali Rebels Strike Major Blow Against Junta and Russia’s Africa Corps — New York Times World -
• Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks — BBC World -

• Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks — BBC World -
• Mali Terror Attack: Defense Minister Killed by Al Qaeda-Linked JNIM — New York Times World -
• Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 15 on board — BBC World -
• Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children — BBC World -
• Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 14 on board — BBC World -
• Mali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in Africa — The Guardian -
• Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister — The Guardian -
• Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks — The Guardian -
• At least 42 killed in Chad after water well dispute escalates — BBC World -
• At least 42 killed in Chad after water well dispute escalates — BBC World -
• Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased — BBC World -
• Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased — BBC World -

China's economy showed signs of strain from the Iran war and faced an EU trade surplus challenge, while Canada launched a new sovereign wealth fund, and reports emerged of the US Mint purchasing cartel-linked gold.

• Homeowners Fight for Control of Their Community in China — New York Times World -
• Carney to Launch Sovereign Wealth Fund to Distance Canada’s Economy From U.S. — New York Times World -
• Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It. — New York Times World -

• Iran War Shakes Global Economy, but the U.S. Has Mostly Been Spared — New York Times World -
• China’s Economy Starts to Show Cracks From Iran War — New York Times World -
• Canada's Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it? — BBC World -
• EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc — The Guardian -
• China Will Require Meta to Unwind Acquisition of AI Start-Up Manus — New York Times World -
• United Airlines Says It Pitched American on Merger but Was Rebuffed — New York Times World -
• How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel — New York Times World -
• U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’ — New York Times World -
• Australians will call ‘bullshit’ on green energy without clear benefits, Rudd warns — The Guardian -
• Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It. — New York Times World -
• HSBC ‘reviewing’ private school perk for bankers in Hong Kong — The Guardian -
• The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas — BBC World -
• The Rising Chinese Automaker Not Named BYD — New York Times World -
• McDonald’s to open on Melbourne street once dubbed ‘world’s coolest’ after winning legal challenge — The Guardian -

Major legal developments included a guilty plea in the Jam Master Jay murder case and Supreme Court hearings on digital privacy and weedkiller lawsuits, alongside human rights concerns over North Korean executions and controversies surrounding Indigenous acknowledgments in Australia.

• Man pleads guilty to role in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay — The Guardian -
• Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report — The Guardian -
• Mexico warns US involvement in anti-drug operation should not be repeated — The Guardian -

• Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence — The Guardian -
• Man charged with killing Florida doctoral students allegedly consulted ChatGPT — The Guardian -
• Indigenous woman dies weeks after giving birth and being evicted from public housing: ‘She was failed completely’ — The Guardian -
• Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage — BBC World -
• Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage — BBC World -
• Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack — BBC World -
• Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack — BBC World -
• DNA milestone may move US to disinter unidentified Pearl Harbor victims — The Guardian -
• Anti-immigration group claims it did not organise Anzac Day booing despite post asking ‘how loud will you be’ — The Guardian -
• Jacinta Allan asks Liberals to ‘please explain’ preference deal – as it happened — The Guardian -
• U.S. Military Strikes Another Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3 — New York Times World -
• Men accused of raping cellmates mistakenly allowed to stay in shared cells by Queensland prison staff — The Guardian -
• Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead — New York Times World -
• US strike kills three on alleged narco boat as campaign death toll hits 185 — The Guardian -
• Missing 5-year-old girl likely abducted from Outback home, police say — BBC World -

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe achieved a historic sub-two-hour marathon win, while the Michael Jackson biopic broke box office records, and Taylor Swift took steps to trademark her voice amid rising AI concerns.

• Euphoria in Kenya After Sabastian Sawe’s Record-Breaking Win — New York Times World -
• ‘Chonkers’ the large sea lion charms the San Francisco Bay area — The Guardian -
• German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt — The Guardian -

• Venice opera house drops incoming music director after nepotism remarks — BBC World -
• Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse — The Guardian -
• Archbishop of Canterbury praises Pope Leo for speaking powerfully on injustice — The Guardian -
• The ‘wizards’ behind the online version of Magic: the Gathering are unionizing — The Guardian -
• Archbishop of Canterbury Prays With Pope Leo at the Vatican in Historic Meeting — New York Times World -
• Pro-choice campaigners in Malta create lockboxes containing abortion pills — The Guardian -
• Venice opera house fires government-linked music director after months of protests — The Guardian -
• How Kenya's Sabastian Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier at the London Marathon — BBC World -
• Archbishop praises Pope's anti-war comments during Vatican visit — BBC World -
• Polish influencer’s nine-day, non-stop live stream raises £50m for cancer charity — The Guardian -
• Labor senator deletes Anzac Day Instagram post after mistakenly including raunchy rap song — The Guardian -
• Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record — BBC World -
• Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record — BBC World -
• Remembering Raghu Rai: The photographer who showed India to itself — BBC World -
• French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore — BBC World -
• Gina Rinehart calls for immigrants’ social media to be screened in Anzac memorial speech — The Guardian -
• Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, dies aged 80 — The Guardian -
• Michael moonwalks to $217m opening weekend, shattering box office records for a biopic — The Guardian -

Wildfires continued to rage in drought-stricken Georgia, while torrential rains caused flooding fears in southern China, and Australia braced for a drier, hotter winter with a potential El Niño event.

• Heavy rain not ‘nearly enough’ to tame two wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia — The Guardian -
• Tornadoes, hail and high winds forecast to hit midwest and Mississippi valley — The Guardian -
• Lake Superior’s wolves thriving as packs prey on moose, researchers say — The Guardian -

• Weather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fears — The Guardian -
• Australia’s south-east set for drier and hotter winter as BoM forecasts potential El Niño — The Guardian -
• Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends — The Guardian -
• Father and four children escaped blaze that killed two others at home in Blue Mountains foothills — The Guardian -