Pesident presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents’ dinner shooting The shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night. The US president pressed the case for his controversial ballroom initiative at the press conference he held at the White House on Saturday and a social media post on Sunday, after an armed attacker was
A suspect has been arrested after firing shots at a security screening area at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The alleged gunman has been identified as Cole Allen, according to two sources familiar with the matter. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
Video shows suspect from WHCD shooting detained by officials
Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast As soon as petrol prices started to rise in response to the Middle East conflict, many Australians – already grappling with high living costs – changed their spending habits. Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deaths Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales attorney-general, Michael Daley, has been urged to order an inquest into the death of Nepali rough sleeper Bikram Lama in Hyde Park. The death of Lama – who was also known as “the birdman” for his love of the area’s pigeons – has prompted widespread calls for change, after Guardian Australia revealed l
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majority Florida begins a special session on Tuesday in what may be the last front of the redistricting war before the 2026 election, with Republicans trying to redraw maps to pick up more seats in Congress. Lawmakers enter the session in Tallahassee cloaked in mystery, with no preview of a proposed map to consider and no clear path for Republicans to increase their representation in wha
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’ Ryanair is to shut its Berlin operating base and cut its winter schedule to the German capital in half, blaming its decision on soaring aviation taxes in the country. The Irish budget carrier said its relocation of seven aircraft to other centres would reduce its Berlin passenger numbers from 4.5 million to 2.2 million a year, with flights in and out of the city served from October by planes
