## 📰 Today's Top News Headlines - April 26, 2026 ### 🚨 **BREAKING: Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner** - **Suspected gunman arrested** after shots fired at Washington Hilton hotel during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner - **President Trump and Vice President Vance rushed off stage** as gunshots rang out - **Suspect identified as Cole Tomas Allen**, a 31-year-old Californian and former teacher - **Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche** says preliminary findings suggest the gunman was specifically targeting members of the Trump administration - **Third security incident** involving Trump in three years ### 🌍 **International News** **Iran-Pakistan Relations** - **Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan** for Iran peace talks - **Iran's top diplomat returns to Pakistan** despite cancelled US delegation visit - **Tensions escalate** as Iran and US remain in standoff **Chernobyl Anniversary** - **40 years since the world's worst nuclear accident** - BBC visits the abandoned city of Pripyat - **Chernobyl's wildlife** has adapted in unexpected ways, research shows **Mali Conflict** - **Coordinated militant attacks** across Mali described as largest jihadist assault in years - **Mali's defense minister reported dead** in major weekend assault **Middle East** - **Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah** in Lebanon - **Six people killed** by Israeli strikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire extension ### 🏃 **Sports** - **Kenya's Sabastian Sawe makes history** at London Marathon as first person to run sub-two-hour marathon in competitive race ### 🇺🇸 **US Domestic News** **Politics** - **Thom Tillis agrees to move forward** with Kevin Warsh's Fed nomination - **Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump** on redistricting; voters may thwart his revenge push - **King Charles III to visit Washington** amid diplomatic tension with Trump administration **Crime & Justice** - **Roommate charged with murder** in deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students - **Chicago police officer killed**, another wounded in shooting at Swedish Hospital **Weather** - **Tornado warnings and severe storms** across North Texas; at least 2 dead, 40,000 without power ### 📊 **Other Notable Stories** - **Gaza holds municipal elections** for first time in 20 years - **Pope condemns death penalty** as Trump administration pushes for firing squads - **Meta to cut 10% of staff** as it pours billions into AI - **IRS using AI for audits** - what are your chances? --- **Sources:** CNN, BBC News, Google News, Al Jazeera, AP News, Washington Post **Date:** April 26, 2026