Suspect due in court after shooting at Trump press dinner
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The Californian man suspected of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington attended by President Trump and other senior administration figures is due in court to face charges of assaulting a federal officer and using a firearm during a violent crime. King Charles and Queen Camilla are preparing to arrive in the US capital for a state visit amid heightened security. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has had talks in Russia with President Putin, as Tehran suggests postponing the resolution of the issue of its nuclear programme. The feud between X owner Elon Musk and Open AI boss Sam Altman is reaching court. Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving founding member of the legendary American pop group, "The Ronettes", has died. And we hear about the special shoes worn by the Kenyan, Sabastian Sawe, when he became the first person to run an official marathon in under two hours.
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| 0:27.5 | from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Ankara Desai and in the afternoon of Monday the 27th of |
| 0:35.6 | April, these are our main stories. |
| 0:43.1 | A man accused of an armed attack at a dinner in Washington attended by Donald Trump over the weekend is due to appear in court. Meanwhile, President Trump says Britain's King Charles will be |
| 0:48.0 | very safe during his state visit to the US. |
| 0:54.0 | Also in this podcast, have you ever seen a ghost? |
| 0:57.2 | Well, new research suggests that if you think you have, you might be wrong. |
| 1:01.8 | This idea that low frequency sound, and that is infrasound, it can affect us physiologically, |
| 1:07.4 | so it can affect our bodies in such a way that we may think it's some sort of |
| 1:12.9 | paranormal experience. And we look back at the life of Nedra Talley Rose, the last surviving |
| 1:18.4 | founding member of the legendary American pop group, the Ronettes, who's died at the age of 80. |
| 1:29.4 | First, the man suspected of trying to shoot President Trump or members of his administration |
| 1:34.5 | will appear in courts later, charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence |
| 1:39.9 | and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. |
| 1:47.0 | The FBI have been investigating Thomas Cole Allen, |
| 1:51.7 | as well as how he managed to get so close to the White House correspondence dinner on Saturday while heavily armed. |
| 1:54.3 | One Secret Service agent was shot as the part-time tutor rushed at security, |
| 1:59.3 | causing chaos at an event normally known as a friendly |
| 2:02.5 | mixer between the White House and the press. |
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