NPR News: 05-24-2026 1AM EDT

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Dan Ronan· Host0:13

Live from NPR News, I'm Dan Roren. The Secret Service says a man is dead after he approached a White House security checkpoint Saturday evening and fired several shots at officers. Agents shot and killed the suspect. A bystander was also struck. President Trump was inside the White House, but the Secret Service says no agents or people it protects were impacted by the shooting. The White House was briefly put on lockdown, but that has since been lifted. Although the United Kingdom and other European allies initially tried to avoid getting fully involved in the conflict between the United States and Iran, the UK is stepping in by helping to remove mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Britain is deploying an autonomous vehicles to clear the strait. British Armed Forces Minister Al Carne says the war has crippled international shipping.

Al Carne· Soundbite1:04

The commercial insurance companies need absolute certainty if we're gonna get a hundred and twenty vessels flowing again through the Straits of Hormuz. That's what this capability will provide. Once that's up and running, the commercial and economic value of the Middle East both coming out and going in can get up and going.

Dan Ronan· Host1:18

Six thousand ships have been blocked from passing the strait since the conflict began. France has banned Israel's Minister of National Security from its territory in the latest reaction to the alleged