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Afternoon Update: two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in US; Coalition tries to mend split; and a ruinous relationship with an undercover cop

Suspect in custody after being apprehended by security staff while entering a Washington DC Jewish museum

The Guardian - AU

AP PHOTOS: 2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.

The Independent UK

Washington DC shooting latest: Elias Rodriguez charged with first-degree murder of Israeli Embassy couple

Victims named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram while suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez

The Independent UK

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Two Israeli embassy staff members shot and killed in Washington, suspect shouts 'Free Palestine'

Two Israeli embassy staff, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed in Washington near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, shouted “Free, free Palestine” when arrested.

Euronews

Pictured: Israeli embassy couple shot dead by man shouting 'free Palestine' in Washington DC

The suspected gunman has been named by police as Elias Rodriguez, 30

Evening Standard

Two Israeli Staff Shot Dead Outside Jewish Museum In Washington

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said, with US officials and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over the killings.

International Business Times

Suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – as it happened

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman

The Guardian - AU

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2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC, Noem says

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening near a Jewish museum

The Independent UK

Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington, DC

Police detain 30-year-old suspect Elias Rodriguez after deadly attack outside Capital Jewish Museum.

Al Jazeera

Two Israeli embassy staff members fatally shot near Jewish museum in Washington DC

Suspected gunman Elias Rodriguez was seen pacing outside the Capital Jewish Museum before gunshots rang out

The Independent UK

Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with baseless claims of systematic killing of white farmers

Trump accused South Africa’s government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa of not addressing what his administration believe is a genocide on white minorities in a tense meeting in the Oval Office.

Euronews

George Washington University student banned after pro-Palestinian graduation speech

Senior Cecilia Culver criticized the university’s ties to Israel and called for donations to be withheld

The Guardian - US

Mega-Tsunami Threat Could Devastate Northern California, Oregon and Washington, Study Warns

Experts warn of a potential mega-tsunami threatening Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. This catastrophic wave could arise from powerful earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone.

International Business Times UK

Oman confirms new round of US-Iran talks despite enrichment dispute

A fifth round of nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran will take place in Rome on Friday, Oman says.

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International Business Times

S.Africa's Ramaphosa Woos Trump, Musk After Tensions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will seek to reset ties with Donald Trump and Elon Musk Wednesday after Washington's unfounded claims of "genocide" against white Afrikaners sent relations plunging.

Radio France Internationale

Trump ambushes South Africa's Ramaphosa over 'genocide' accusation

President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday by playing him a video that he claimed proved genocide is being committed against white people, driving farmers to flee to the United States.

LiveScience

Amazon's new warehouse robot has a 'sense of touch' that could see it replace human workers

Amazon's Vulcan, the first warehouse robot with touch sensitivity, has begun operations in the company's Spokane, Washington, and Hamburg, Germany, fulfillment centers.

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says U.S. ban on AI chip exports "a failure," says spread of U.S. chips vital to competitive advantage

Washington, D.C.'s ban on AI chip exports is having the opposite effect, pushing China to further develop its homegrown AI chip tech.

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Euronews

EU/US aircraft trade war imminent, key lawmaker warns

The inclusion of Boeing in the Commission’s draft retaliation proposal has raised concerns among some member states over potential countermeasures from Washington targeting Airbus, according to MEP Bernd Lange, chair of the trade committee at the European Parliament.

Fortune

The U.S. is targeting Huawei’s AI chips, and China says that could undermine an uneasy truce in the trade war

Washington warned that using Huawei's chips could violate export controls. Beijing thinks that undermines "consensus" from the Geneva trade talks.

Radio France Internationale

Europe tightens sanctions on Russia as pressure builds on Washington

European powers have forged ahead with fresh sanctions on Russia, intensifying pressure on Moscow – and on Washington – to act decisively for a credible peace agreement in Ukraine.

Euronews

EU to provide €5.5 million in emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s corporate headquarters are in Washington but its journalistic base is in the Czech Republic, which has been leading the EU drive to find funds.

The Conversation

Recent spy scandals reveal how western allies are increasingly unreliable friends

Denmark’s foreign affairs minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, over highly charged allegations that Washington has instructed its intelligence agencies to…

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Khamenei slams ‘nonsense’ US nuclear demands

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran looking shaky as Iran resists US negotiator Witkoff’s ‘red line’.

International Business Times

S.Africa Says Talks With Trump Aim To Salvage Trade

Securing South Africa's trade ties with the United States will be a key aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who Monday began a Washington visit that will feature a meeting with Donald Trump, Ramaphosa's office said.

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