US President Donald Trump and other top US leaders were evacuated from an annual White House correspondents dinner in Washington on Saturday night after reports of shots fired at the glitzy, high-profile event.

The president, first lady and cabinet members were uninjured as the event broke up and the first family returned to the White House.

A member of the White House press pool reported hearing the bangs as Secret Service members swarmed the banquet hall, their guns drawn, before quickly...