Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was out of her post on Friday after just five days on the job, according to U.S. media reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had advised her to reconsider serving in the position.
"I said to her, 'Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider,'" Trump told reporters at the White House. "Maybe it's not for her."
Zacharia took over as White House press secretary on Monday, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, and held her first briefing on Tuesday.
Over the past week, Zacharia has faced growing scrutiny over whether she actually passed the bar exam.
Man killed in NYC subway station shooting
A man was killed in a shooting at a subway station in Midtown Manhattan, New York City on Saturday, police said.
The shooting took place around 12:20 p.m. Eastern Time (1620 GMT) on the E train platform at the station at 7th Avenue and 53rd Street, several blocks from Times Square, a police spokesperson said.
The victim, an adult man, was shot in the chest and taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
Officials said two men got into a dispute on the platform. The altercation spilled onto a train that had pulled into the station before moving back onto the platform.
Palestinian factions conclude 2nd round of dialogue in Cairo
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Saturday that the second round of Palestinian dialogue had ended in Cairo under Egyptian sponsorship, with both sides describing the talks as positive.
Monzer al-Hayek, Fatah spokesperson in the Gaza Strip and member of its Revolutionary Council, said in a press statement that the talks aimed to build common ground on political, national and organizational issues.
He said the discussions sought to promote Palestinian unity and protect the Palestinian national project, including the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the program and commitments of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Fatah's delegation, headed by Jibril Rajoub, secretary of its Central Committee, praised Egypt for hosting the talks and supporting Palestinian unity, according to the statement.
Houthis say downed Saudi Apache helicopter near border
Yemen's Houthi group said Saturday that its forces shot down a Saudi Apache attack helicopter near the border region of Najran, as Saudi warplanes carried out 53 airstrikes in Yemen over the past 24 hours.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement on social media platform X that the Apache was downed with an "appropriate weapon" while carrying out what he described as "hostile operations" against Houthi positions along the border, without providing further details on the weapon, the crew's fate, or the exact location.
There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia, and the claim could not be independently verified.
In an earlier statement, Sarea said the Saudi strikes hit Sanaa and the provinces of Taiz, Ibb, Lahj, Saada and Amran, with F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets taking off from Saudi air bases in Khamis Mushait and Taif.■
