Two Israeli embassy staff killed and suspect in custody after Washington DC shooting
Officials Hold Presser On Israeli Staff Shooting
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Summary
Two Israeli embassy staff have been shot dead leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC, officials say
Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were a couple and "in the prime of their lives" before they were killed, Israel's embassy in the US says
The suspect has been detained and identified by police as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago
Police say he shouted "free Palestine" after being taken into custody, and officers will "look into ties to potential terrorism"
US President Trump says the attack is "so sad" and "based obviously on antisemitism"
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says security will be increased at Israeli embassies worldwide, while Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said the shooting was a "direct result of toxic, antisemitic incitement against Israel and Jews around the world"
Capital Jewish Museum to re-open 'in the coming days'
We're just hearing from Capital Jewish Museum - outside of which Wednesday's shooting took place.
"We are heartbroken by the murders of Yaron Lishinsky and Sarah Milgrim, and send our sincere condolences to their families and friends," executive director of the museum, Dr Beatrice Gurwitz says in a statement.
What would Russia’s peace deal demands really mean for Ukraine? – visualised
Trump on Monday again failed to persuade Putin to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine as a first step toward a peace deal. But what might a deal even look like, and what would it mean for the Ukrainian people?
Thu 22 May 2025 10.56 BST
One of the few explicit peace proposals is a US outline reportedly seen by Reuters last month. It asks Ukraine to accept de jure recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and de facto recognition of its occupation of large parts of several oblasts in the country’s east. On Monday, Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia is demanding Ukrainian troops abandon five oblasts as a precondition not for peace, but for a ceasefire and the opening of negotiations.
Before the war, those oblasts were home to about 11 million Ukrainians. To put that into context, we visualised some broadly comparable populated areas in three European countries and one US state, in each case starting from the north-east corner. The shaded areas represent populations of about 11 million French, British, Italian and US citizens.
Romania: Top court rejects appeal to annul election results
Romania's Constitutional Court confirmed Nicusor Dan's victory in the May 18 presidential election after rejecting a request by his far-right rival to annul the election results.
Romania's Constitutional Court on Thursday validated the results of the presidential runoff vote, which was won by Nicusor Dan, the pro-European mayor of Bucharest.
Prior to the ruling, the court unanimously rejected an appeal by his far-right rival, George Simion, who lost the race decisively on Sunday.
Dan beat him with 53.6% of the vote in the runoff, winning by more than 829,000 votes. In the first-round vote on May 4, Simion won almost twice as many votes as Dan.
North Korea state media reports 'serious' accident at warship launch ceremony
A serious accident occurred during the launch of a new North Korean warship on Wednesday while leader Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with him calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated, state media KCNA reported. South Korean media reported that the destroyer was lying sideways in the water.
A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a "criminal act".
At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton destroyer in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday "a serious accident occurred," the official Korean Central News Agency said.
Starmer signs deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-ditch legal challenge
After an urgent hearing on Thursday, Mr Justice Chamberlain said the injunction against signing the Chagos deal should be discharged triggering a race to prevent a late appeal by Chagossians
Sir Keir Starmer has signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a scramble to prevent a further legal challenge after a last-minute injunction to halt the move failed on Thursday morning.
The deal will see the UK give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and pay £101 million per year for 99 years to lease the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia back from the government.
Iran says will hold US responsible for any Israeli attack on nuclear sites
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also warns that Israel will receive a ‘devastating and decisive response’ if it attacks Tehran.
The United States would be held responsible in the event of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s foreign minister has warned, after CNN reported that Israel could be preparing strikes.
Iran and the US, Israel’s closest ally, will hold a fifth round of nuclear talks on Friday amid deep disagreement over uranium enrichment in Iran, which Washington says could lead to developing nuclear bombs.
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