The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Alleged gunman behind Israel embassy staff shootings 'faces death penalty' after being charged with murder

Elias Rodriguez is accused of murdering Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside a Jewish museum in Washington on Wednesday

Evening Standard · May 22, 2025

Suspect charged with murder for ‘killing two Israeli Embassy staff members’ in Washington DC shooting

Elias Rodriguez of Chicago told officers from the Metropolitan Police Department at the scene: ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza, I am unarmed’

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

UK and France slam Netanyahu's 'wrong side of humanity' attack on Starmer, Macron and Carney after DC shootings

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard flatly rejected the accusations made by Israel’s Prime Minister

Evening Standard · May 22, 2025

Washington DC Israeli embassy staffer shooting: what we know about the victims

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025

South Africa, US to discuss critical minerals despite tough Trump meeting

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa has up to nine critical minerals that the United States needs, and he hopes to advance discussions on bilateral trade deals with Donald Trump in Washington.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2025

Suspect charged with murder in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers

US attorney general says Chicago-based suspect believed to have acted alone in killing of couple at Jewish museum

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025

Suspected DC shooter faces murder charge

Elias Rodriguez is suspected of shooting two Israeli embassy staff members

Salon · May 22, 2025

‘A smile that would light up any room:’ Everything we know about couple gunned down in Washington, D.C.

Yaron Lischinsky, 30, was just days away from proposing to Sarah Milgrim, 26, who grew up in Kansas

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Starmer accused by Israel of 'emboldening the forces of terror' after embassy workers killed in Washington DC

Israeli ministers hit out at prime minister in wake of ‘anti-semitic’ shootings in US capital amid tensions over UK Government position on Gaza

Evening Standard · May 22, 2025

Who were the Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead days before getting engaged?

The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025