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April 27 Overnight Brief
In the UK
Police and emergency services had a busy night. In County Durham, the A1(M) remains shut in both directions after a serious crash left two men in hospital, one critically ill. In Kent, a 63-year-old motorcyclist died after his Harley Davidson hit the central reservation on the M2. And in Gravesend, Kent Police say two men and three boys have been charged after reports that a teenage girl was raped at a private property.
Separately, police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at Pink Punters, an LGBTQ+ nightclub near Milton Keynes. Officers are urging people not to speculate, which, in a world of instant opinions, is almost nostalgic.
In Northern Ireland, police are investigating a car bomb outside a station in Dunmurry, near Belfast. Two minors were evacuated from the area, and the New IRA is suspected.
In the Middle East
Lebanese minister Kamal Shehadi says the Israel-Hezbollah truce is fraying, and that both sides are drifting back to the tactics they used before the ceasefire. In a separate but related strain on the region, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is now hitting Europe’s energy security, with tanker traffic disrupted and flows of Gulf LNG and oil reduced or halted.
In the U.S.
Donald Trump lashed out at CBS correspondent Norah O'Donnell during a 60 Minutes interview after she quoted passages from the alleged manifesto of the gunman who attacked the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Trump called her a disgrace. The interview was airing on a channel that still seems surprised by the concept of a president speaking in capital letters.
Also in Washington, King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting the United States at a tense moment in the relationship with London, as the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary and Congress prepares to hear from the king.
In Asia
North Korea has opened a memorial museum honoring troops it sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine, according to state media. It is a stark reminder that the war’s reach is still widening, even when the front line does not.
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