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Israel's President Isaac Herzog has responded, saying he is "devastated" by the shooting. "This is a despicable act of hatred, of antisemitism," he writes on X. "Our hearts are with the loved ones of those murdered and our immediate prayers are with the injured." He adds that he sends his "full support" to staff at the embassy and stands with the Jewish community in the US. "America and Israel will stand united in defence of our people and our shared values. Terror and hate will not break us," he writes. The two people killed were a young couple about to be engaged, Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US told a news conference a short while ago. "The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem.  two people died in DC "They were a beautiful couple,” Leiter says.

Trump ambushes South African president in Oval Office with claims of 'white persecution' That was an extraordinary meeting between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump. Here's a digest of the key moments: The two leaders fought over control of the conversation: Trump wanted to talk about violence against white people in South Africa but Ramaphosa wanted to talk trade Trump seemed to ambush Ramaphosa with a video of opposition party leader Julius Malema singing an apartheid-era song: Shoot the Boer (which can be translated as: Shoot the white farmer) as well as printed news articles of attacks on white farmers Ramaphosa distanced himself from the song, said there is free expression in South Africa and that his government's policy doesn't align with Malema's Golf legends Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, part of the South African delegation, weighed in, saying crime in South Africa was colour-bli...

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