Morning Briefing: April 27, 2026

Merve Berker

Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including the suspect in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting saying that he targeted Trump officials, US President Donald Trump saying that Britain’s King Charles will visit the US despite the shooting incident, and an explosion being heard outside a police station in Northern Ireland.

TOP STORIES

• Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting said he targeted Trump officials: Report

The suspect in a shooting incident outside the White House correspondents’ dinner told authorities he intended to target officials from US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Citing law enforcement sources, CBS News reported Sunday that the suspect, identified as Cole Allen, made the statement following his arrest.

Sources said the suspect did not specify Trump as a target but referred broadly to “administration officials.”

• Trump says King Charles to visit US despite shooting incident

US President Donald Trump confirmed that Britian’s King Charles III would proceed with his planned visit to the US despite a shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner at a hotel.

“King Charles is coming, and he’s a great guy,” Trump told Fox News, adding that the monarch is “a fantastic person and a tremendous representative” of his country.

“He’s coming, and we’re going to have a great time,” he said.

• Explosion heard outside police station in Northern Ireland: Report

An explosion was heard outside a police station in the Dunmurry area on the outskirts of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, media reports said.

Videos on social media showed a car on fire outside a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) base in the Kingsway area, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

Police confirmed that homes in the vicinity were being evacuated.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the evolving regional situation and mediation efforts to end the war between Iran, the US and Israel.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Pakistan again after his current trip to Oman before heading to Russia, Iran’s state news agency IRNA said, citing the Foreign Ministry.
• The Strait of Hormuz will not revert to pre-war conditions, a senior Iranian lawmaker said amid Iranian restrictions on shipping in the strategic waterway and a US blockade on Iranian ports.
• Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the shooting incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi returned to Islamabad after a brief trip to Oman amid efforts to revive talks between the US and Iran, Pakistani government sources told Anadolu.
• Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid are set to announce a joint electoral bid in Israel’s upcoming legislative elections.
• US President Donald Trump described the suspect in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner as a deeply hateful individual driven by anti-Christian sentiment, telling Fox News the attacker’s manifesto revealed a person consumed by religious hatred.
• US President Donald Trump said he was not “overly disappointed” with China’s role in the Iran conflict, suggesting Beijing’s support for Tehran had been limited.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, the Turkish Communications Directorate said in a post on the US social media company X’s platform.
• At least 14 people including two children were killed and 37 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon, marking an escalation since a ceasefire took effect on April 17.
• A cargo vessel has reportedly been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, with unauthorized individuals taking control and redirecting it into territorial waters, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• Months needed to rebalance global oil market after Hormuz blockade, senior Russian official says

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said he expects that it will take several months for the oil market to recover to its previous level, even if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.

Speaking in an interview with the Russian VGTRK broadcasting company, Novak said the crisis in the Middle East has led to a large global undersupply of energy resources that will not be easy to overcome in a short period of time.

“The crisis is very deep — a very large number of barrels of oil did not reach the market during this period, and a large number of ships have accumulated in the Strait of Hormuz. Therefore, of course, it will take some time to rebalance and recover to the previous level. In our view, that will be several months,” Novak said.

• Egypt ends early closing hours policy imposed amid energy crisis caused by Iran war

Egypt has ended early closure measures imposed on shops, restaurants and commercial centers after nearly a month, scrapping one of its main emergency steps introduced to contain the impact of the energy crisis caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The government said businesses would return to normal operating hours after suspending the previous decision that required shops, malls and restaurants to close at 11 pm local time (2000GMT).

The measure was introduced in late March to reduce fuel consumption after the war drove up global energy costs and sharply increased Egypt’s import bill.

• Gaza’s cash crisis turns digital wallet outages into daily hardships

In Gaza, a technical problem in one digital wallet can mean no food on the table, no transport home and no way to complete the simplest daily transactions.

That reality became clear Sunday when a disruption in the local PalPay service caused hours of confusion across the enclave, halting shopping, transport and financial dealings in a place where life has become heavily dependent on electronic payments.

What would be a minor technical issue elsewhere quickly turned into another humanitarian burden in Gaza, where war, severe cash shortages and the collapse of normal banking systems have pushed Palestinians into a near-total reliance on digital wallets.