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The Democratic Republic of Congo will create a paramilitary unit to police its mines with funding from the US and United Arab Emirates, the country’s General Inspectorate of Mines said.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on Saturday after shots were fired at the hotel hosting the event. A suspect is now in custody and being questioned, Trump said.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Hong Kong initial public offerings have raised more than HK$140 billion ($17.9 billion) this year, with the city maintaining its position as the world’s top IPO venue, Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in his weekly blog.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington Saturday after shots were fired at the hotel where the event was taking place. A suspect is now in custody and being questioned, Trump said. (Source: Bloomberg)

In early April — after a month of disruption around one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints — US President Donald Trump wrote that with “a little ​more time, we can easily OPEN THE ​HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A ⁠FORTUNE.”

President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip to Pakistan by his top envoys for negotiations over the Iran conflict, raising questions about the durability of the current ceasefire. (Source: Bloomberg)

Policymakers in the US and across the Group of Seven will probably keep interest rates steady this week while watching nervously for signs of higher energy costs fanning inflation.

Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he had information that wealthy figures linked to Viktor Orban’s outgoing government were moving assets abroad and called on authorities to detain fleeing “oligarch” families.