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The man accused of storming a gala dinner to attack President Trump is due to appear in court over a shooting. We speak to journalists, who witnessed events on Saturday night. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting the US this week - the first British state visit to the country since Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 2007. We speak to royal fans eagerly waiting for the visit. Heavy fighting over the weekend has triggered a major security shift in northern Mali, with Russian mercenary forces acknowledging they've now withdrawn from the city of Kidal. Our reporter gives the latest. The German Chancellor says Iran is humiliating the United States and has questioned whether Washington has an exit strategy from its war. We speak to BBC Persian about the latest. The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces has told the BBC they are killing as many soldiers as Moscow can mobilise every month. We speak to our correspondent who interviewed Commander Robert Brovdi. Presenter: Rahul Tandon. (Presenter: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from media at a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington. Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

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