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The gunman at the White House correspondents’ dinner “set out to target folks that work in the administration, likely including the president,” the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday.
· Devlin Barrett
US-Iran conflict: What’s the latest as the Islamabad talks stall?
United States President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had been expected to explore indirect talks, which remain deadlocked over issues that include the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Florida is latest US state to enter redistricting war ahead of 2026 election
Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majority
· George Chidi
White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen seen on local news segment from 2017 touting his invention
A 2017 local TV news segment featuring a man identified as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect has resurfaced online in the wake of the incident.
· Ariel Zilber
World leaders express shock, support after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
World leaders reacted on Sunday with shock and support for U.S. President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday before being apprehended by U.S. Secret Service agents.
· Azhar Sukri
US officials trying to figure out how suspect got gun into Trump venue
Todd Blanche said the suspect was likely targeting administration officials.
· Jacob Wendler
Trump pide unidad y sanación tras otro incidente violento. ¿Durará?
El presidente Donald Trump llegando a la sala de prensa de la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 25 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Tom Brenner)
· Will Weissert
Why TikTok is being deliberately ruined by its new American owners
The popular social media platform, once owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, has been turned into an AI-enabled exploitation and censorship machine
· Alex Lo
Tiroteio em jantar de Donald Trump com jornalistas
Os líderes das instituições europeias e vários chefes de Estado e de Governo condenaram este domingo (26.04) o tiroteio ocorrido na noite de sábado durante o jantar anual da Associação de Correspondentes da Casa Branca, em Washington, nos Estados Unidos, onde se encontrava o Presidente norte-americano, Donald Trump.
· Redação DW África
Starmer and Trump discuss 'urgent need' to restore shipping in Strait of Hormuz
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed the urgent need to get shipping moving again in the Strait of Hormuz during a call, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
· Middleeasteye
Trump again calls for unity. But for how long?
He addressed the media at the White House, after he, the First Lady and senior U.S. leaders were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a security incident.
· Will Weissert
Trump and US officials 'likely' targets of shooting, acting attorney general says | The National
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday he believes the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman was targeting President Donald Trump and members of his administration.
· The National
Melania Trump has stunned reaction as gunfire erupts at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A viral image capturing first lady Melania Trump’s stunned expression at the moment gunfire erupted outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night is spreading rapidly online.
· Ariel Zilber
Iran foreign minister to return to Pakistan despite Trump cancelling envoys’ trip
Iran’s foreign minister is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for peace talks, despite US President Donald Trump calling off his envoys’ planned trip to Islamabad.
· Middleeasteye
Ohio primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has won the endorsements of President Donald Trump and the state GOP in his race for Ohio governor. Yet, before the billionaire can face Democrat Amy Acton this fall, he must get through a primary. (AP Video: Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
· Julie Carr Smyth
Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again | Bill McKibben
With his stand against Trump, the pope has shown the far right doesn’t have a monopoly on Christianity. If people of good faith push hard, the future could be redefined
Iran foreign minister to return to Pakistan despite Trump cancelling envoys’ trip
Iran’s foreign minister is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for peace talks, despite US President Donald Trump calling off his envoys’ planned trip to Islamabad.
· Middleeasteye
Lawler foe championed secret ‘Gender Support’ policy that let schools bypass parents on transitioning children
WASHINGTON — A Democrat vying to take down Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler once championed a policy that allowed children to secretly coordinate with their school about their transgender status.
· Ryan King
Suspected gunman likely targeting Trump administration officials at White House press dinner, acting attorney general says – live
Todd Blanche says 31-year-old suspect will be charged with assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer
· Vivian Ho, Lucy Campbell, Davidsmith
O que se sabe de tiroteio em jantar de Trump com jornalistas
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e a primeira-dama Melania Trump foram retirados às pressas de um jantar com jornalistas em Washington na noite deste sábado (25/04), após um homem trocar tiros com seguranças na entrada do evento.
· Deutsche Welle
O que se sabe sobre ataque em jantar de Trump e jornalistas
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e a primeira-dama Melania Trump foram retirados às pressas de um jantar com jornalistas em Washington na noite deste sábado (25/04), após um homem trocar tiros com seguranças na entrada do evento.
· Deutsche Welle
FBI raids home of suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen outside Los Angeles
TORRANCE, California — The FBI raided the home of suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen late Saturday after swarming the property in the quiet Los Angeles suburbs.
· Jared Downing, Caitlin McCormack
Secretario de Justicia dice que el atacante en cena de Trump buscaba a funcionarios del gobierno
Miembros del Servicio Secreto de EEUU se ven en el escenario tras disparos en el salón de baile de la Casa Blanca el sábado 25 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Eric Tucker
Shooting raises questions about Trump security
"I can't imagine that there's any profession that is more dangerous," President Donald Trump told reporters, just hours after he was at the centre of yet another major security incident.
· Jake Lapham
Gunman at Trump dinner was believed to be targeting top officials
Police officers arrived at an address in Torrance, California, connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House correspondents’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night. The president was uninjured and was rushed off the stage.
· Eric Tucker
Pete Hegseth’s Iran war messaging echoes sermons from his extremist church
US defense secretary’s openly Christian nationalist church continues to have growing influence in the White House
· Wilson Jason
Strait of Hormuz should not reopen on Tehran’s terms - opinion
For the United States, reopening the Strait of Hormuz is a must-do, but how Washington does so determines whether it is a win or a strategic defeat.
· AIDIN PANAHI, SAEED GHASSEMINEJAD
Timeline: Trump assassination attempts and security incidents
Donald Trump and top White House officials were evacuated from an annual media gala event after an armed man stormed the lobby and opened fire.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Best photos of April 26: Trump's security agents react to a shooter to Public Art on the Abu Dhabi corniche | The National
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· The National
Alleged gunman to face court after shooting at event attended by Trump
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· Associated Press
The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran
Exposure of world’s reliance on Middle East supplies accelerates global shift towards new energy superpowers
· Jillian Ambrose
White House Correspondents Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen admits he was targeting Trump officials: report
The suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman was targeting Trump administration officials when he attempted to storm past Secret Service agents and into the packed ballroom Saturday night, according to a report.
· Nicholas McEntyre
Shots fired at White House, prompting Trump's evacuation, as IDF strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon
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· JERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
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Engineer and game developer: The US press gala shooting suspect
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The suspected attacker in a shooting that plunged a press gala attended by US President Donald Trump into chaos has been identified by news media as a 31-year-old mechanical engineer from California.
· Agence France-Presse
I’ve covered Trump for a decade. At the White House correspondents’ dinner, darkness came viscerally close
Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to me
· Davidsmith
Israeli embassy worker in Washington describes 'shouting, panic' at White House dinner shooting
Tal Naim, spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, was attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night and described the panic in an interview with Channel 12 on Sunday, several hours after the incident.
· MAARIV
King will have 'appropriate security' for US trip, minister says
The King's state visit to the US will have "appropriate security in place in relation to the risk", a minister has told the BBC after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington.
· Maia Davies
Trump says shooting at press dinner ‘won’t deter him’ from Iran war
US President Donald Trump said that a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner would not deter him from the war on Iran, adding that the incident was not likely linked to the conflict.
· Middleeasteye
What we know about press dinner shooting suspect
The man arrested after shots were fired inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held on Saturday night has been named to the BBC's US news partner CBS by law enforcement sources as Cole Tomas Allen.
· Jaroslav Lukiv
Trump é tirado às pressas de jantar após tiroteio
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e a primeira-dama Melania Trump foram retirados às pressas de um jantar com jornalistas em Washington na noite deste sábado (25/04), após um homem trocar tiros com seguranças na entrada do evento.
· Deutsche Welle
Trump é tirado às pressas de jantar em Washington após tiros
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e a primeira-dama Melania Trump foram retirados às pressas de um jantar com jornalistas em Washington na noite deste sábado (25/04), após um homem trocar tiros com seguranças na entrada do evento.
· Deutsche Welle
Cole Tomas Allen: What we know about suspect in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting | The National
The suspect arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been identified by a law enforcement official as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from the Los Angeles area who appears, based on social media profiles, to have a background in engineering, teaching and game development.
· The National
‘Violence has no place’: EU leaders condemn attack at Trump dinner
European leaders rushed to condemn political violence on Sunday after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint and opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner the night before, sparking chaos and forcing U.S. President Donald Trump and guests to be evacuated.
· Milena Wälde
Footage shows getting Trump out of harm’s way was far from smooth
In the immediate aftermath of the latest possible attempt on Donald Trump’s life, much of the fast-flowing information was wrong – an irony given it came from the hundreds of reporters and newsroom executives who were inside the Washington ballroom when the first shots rang out.
· Bevan Shields
What to know about alleged White House correspondents’ dinner attacker
Police in the United States have arrested a suspected gunman who stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, at a hotel in Washington, DC.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Alleged gunman charges White House event
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'Not particularly secure': Questions raised over security after shooting at White House dinner
The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence.
· REUTERS
US cancels envoy travel, shifts from talks to pressure as Iran’s divisions deepen - analysis
US President Donald Trump canceled the trip of envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan over the weekend. Trump appeared to indicate that he felt the long flight would be a waste of time.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN