The World in Brief from The Economist

The United Arab Emirates said it would leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on May 1st, after six decades of membership; In a speech to America’s Congress, King Charles III sought to salvage the countries’ battered “special relationship”, saying ties were “more important” than ever and that global challenges were “too great for any one nation to bear alone”.

America’s secretary of state dismissed as “unacceptable” a new proposal by Iran to end the war. Also, Hizbullah’s leader ruled out giving up its weapons under any deal with Israel

China blocked Meta’s $2bn acquisition of Manus, an artificial-intelligence startup, ordering both firms to cancel the transaction.

China blocked Meta’s $2bn acquisition of Manus, an artificial-intelligence startup, ordering both firms to cancel the transaction; Cole Tomas Allen, the gunman arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, as well as two firearms offenses.

The gunman arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday will be charged on Monday. Also, Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, arrived in Russia, where he is expected to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Iran.

Buckingham Palace said a state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla to America will go ahead on Monday, despite security worries after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday.

Buckingham Palace said a state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla to America will go ahead on Monday, despite security worries after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday; Mr Trump said in an interview that if Iran’s leaders wanted to make a deal they only had to call.

Donald Trump and his cabinet were safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after gunshots were fired near the event at the Washington Hilton hotel; Mr Trump cancelled the trip of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two of his envoys, to Pakistan, after Iranian officials said that peace talks there would not be face-to-face.