US President Donald Trump was evacuated but unharmed after gunfire erupted outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington. Secret Service agents swiftly removed Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance from the venue. The suspect, a 31-year-old tutor armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, was subdued and taken into custody. An officer was shot but saved by a bulletproof vest.
In India, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has petitioned Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan to terminate the membership of seven rebel MPs who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party invoked the anti-defection law, arguing that the MPs voluntarily gave up their AAP membership. The rebel MPs include Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, and others.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the killing of a Congress worker in West Bengal. He alleged that “TMC-affiliated thugs” were responsible and called it “TMC’s reign of thuggery.” Gandhi claimed that intimidation and violence against opponents have replaced democracy in the state.
In a lighter moment, cricketer Ishan Kishan joked with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the teen scored a 37-ball century in the Indian Premier League. Sooryavanshi smashed 103 off 37 balls for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals. Kishan quipped, “When I am playing against you, please go a little easy on my team. I know all your secrets.”
Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the exclusion zone has become a thriving wildlife sanctuary. Wolves, lynx, elk, wild boar, brown bears, and European bison are flourishing despite residual radiation. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that the absence of human activity has benefited animal populations more than radiation has harmed them.
