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Bad movies, good business: how sanitised biopics became a Hollywood staple
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Yet Mary is now almost certain to be usurped by Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s biopic of Michael Jackson. View image in fullscreen Antoine Fuqua, director of Michael, the most expensive music biopic ever made at about $200m. Michael is also – just to spin those box office records a little longer – the most expensive music biopic ever made, with a final budget of about $200m. Michael is not just a watershed moment for the music biopic. The same Jeff Rosen served as a producer on A Complete Unknown, the recent Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet.

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Trump tells 60 Minutes he ‘wasn’t worried’ during correspondents’ dinner shooting
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Donald Trump spoke with CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell in an interview that aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes describing his ordeal at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when shots rang out. “I wasn’t worried,” Trump said in the interview when asked how worried he was about possible injuries after hearing the gun shots. We live in a crazy world.”Trump told 60 Minutes that his curiosity probably slowed the Secret Service’s efforts to rush him to safety. The 60 Minutes interview got confrontational when O’Donnell read portions of the manifesto on air that appeared to refer to Trump as a “rapist” and a “pedophile” and asked Trump to react. You shouldn’t be reading that on 60 Minutes, you’re a disgrace, but go ahead, let’s finish the interview.

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Donald Trump tells 60 Minutes in wake of White House press dinner shooting: ‘we live in a crazy world’ – live
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Trump and his allies have repeatedly cited the shooting as evidence for why a White House ballroom is necessary. Trump will make an appearance later tonight on the CBS News program 60 Minutes , according to Steven Cheung, the White House communications director. Again, the White House correspondents’ dinner is not hosted by the White House, but by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), so it remains unclear whether a White House ballroom would be used for such events hosted by independent organizations. Notably, the White House correspondents’ dinner is hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), not the White House itself, though the president is traditionally in attendance. “We were shocked to hear the news of the horrifying incident that transpired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” the statement said.

Current Events:
Anti-Trump sentiment being examined as motive for White House press dinner shooting
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Officials have said that the shooter likely was targeting Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. An official familiar with the matter told the Guardian that the manifesto published by the Post was authentic. The AP also reported that the shooter referred to himself as the “Friendly Federal Assassin”, which matches the text in the manifesto published by the New York Post. The manifesto published by the Post begins with apologies to those who knew the suspect and lists his motives for the shooting. It said the shooter targeted administration officials with the exception of the FBI director, Kash Patel.

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Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named
NEWS | 27 April 2026
The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner that has roiled Washington has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from southern California. On the social media profile, Allen said he was an engineer with a passion for game development, based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. He was really, really smart.”View image in fullscreen Donald Trump posted an image of the suspected gunman to Truth Social. The private university has confirmed it had a student on its roll named Cole Allen who graduated that same year. A social media post by C2 Education, a tutoring and test prep firm in Torrance, named Allen, as teacher of the month in 2024.

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I’ve covered Trump for a decade. At the White House correspondents’ dinner, darkness came viscerally close
NEWS | 27 April 2026
By the time I rose to look at the dais, Donald and Melania Trump had already been rushed away. I showed my admission ticket several times and passed through an airport-style metal detector because Trump was attending the WHCA dinner for the first time as president. There were some cheers and applause as Trump entered the room to the familiar strains of Hail to the Chief. The president retreated to the White House and held a briefing for reporters, many wearing their gala finery. “I didn’t wanna say this but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we’re planning at the White House.

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UFC president Dana White says experience at press dinner shooting was ‘awesome’
NEWS | 27 April 2026
While many of those present during the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner were shocked by Saturday night’s events, UFC CEO Dana White seemed to rather enjoy himself. “All of a sudden, it just started getting noisy,” White told reporters of the aftermath of the shooting. “They came towards our table,” White said with a smile. White has bonded with Trump over the president’s enthusiasm for UFC, which has been credited with boosting his popularity among young men. Trump has announced a fight event at the White House this summer to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary.

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No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Russia and Iran, both subject to tough western sanctions, have become increasingly close in recent years. The two men were to take part in a second round of talks with Iran that had been tentatively scheduled for this weekend. Iran wants to raise a toll on passage through the strait, forcing each passing tanker to pay $2m. At least 3,375 people have been killed in Iran by joint US-Israeli strikes, according to local medical authorities. Fifteen Israeli soldiers in Lebanon, 13 US service members in the region and six UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have been killed.

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UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister
NEWS | 27 April 2026
The UK faces higher prices for food and fuel for at least eight months after the war in Iran ends, a minister has said. The UK government has urged motorists to fill up their cars as usual amid higher prices at the pumps and for air travellers not to change their plans over potential jet fuel shortages. “That’s probably going to come online not just in the next few weeks, but the next few months. There’s going to be a long tail from this.”Asked how long higher prices might remain, Jones suggested it would be around eight months after the strait of Hormuz was unblocked and a de-escalation of the conflict had taken place. “I think our best guess is eight-plus months from the point of resolution that you’ll see economic impacts coming through the system,” he said.

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Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes kill 14 in deadliest day since ceasefire began
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed 14 people on Sunday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into force over a week ago. The towns are north of the Litani River and the zone in southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops. Earlier on Sunday, Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli troops inside Lebanon as well as the rescue force that came to evacuate them. The Israeli military said it had intercepted three drones before they crossed into Israeli territory on Sunday, after sirens sounded in northern Israel. More than 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since then.

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Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un strengthens military ties with Russia and hails soldiers who fought in Kursk
NEWS | 27 April 2026
During discussions in Pyongyang, Russia and North Korea agreed to “long-term” military cooperation . North Korea has sent thousands of troops – as well as missiles and munitions – to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the troops from his country who fought alongside Russia in Kursk a year ago , state media KCNA said on Monday. Meanwhile, strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia over the past day killed at least 16 people, authorities said. The strikes sparked fires at the facility, which processes 15m tons of oil a year and produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for the Russian military.

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Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Analysts and diplomats described Saturday’s insurgent operation as one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years. “The secretary general is deeply concerned by reports of attacks in several locations across Mali,” a UN spokesperson posted on X. Saturday’s attacks are the latest sign that Mali’s government has not delivered the greater security it promised. More recently, it carried out a fuel blockade that has starved the capital’s residents and businesses of power and supplies. Mali’s foreign minister told Reuters last week that neighbouring states and foreign powers were backing terrorist groups, but declined to name the countries.

Current Events:
UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
NEWS | 27 April 2026
UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to protect Britain’s economic interests in response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. As transatlantic tensions rise, the British Chambers of Commerce said the UK’s “inadequate economic security” was putting growth and jobs at risk. Brussels’ trade bazooka, more formally known as its anti-coercion instrument, enables the bloc to impose sweeping restrictions on goods and services trade with an aggressor state. It called for UK firms to play a bigger role in UK defence procurement, and for the prime minister to create a new economic security cabinet committee. The BCC said in its report: “The government must add a ‘trade bazooka’ to its arsenal of responses to threats of economic coercion.

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Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeat
NEWS | 27 April 2026
Along the banks of the Danube, news that the Viktor Orbán era had come to an end set off an hours-long party. Meanwhile, high-level figures close to Orbán have been looking into US visa options, hoping to find work at Maga-linked institutions. It is a glimpse of the upheaval that has gripped Hungary as it prepares to turn the page on Orbán’s rule. Since the election, the Guardian has learned of three members of this inner circle who have begun moving their assets abroad. Since the election, Magyar has repeatedly said his government will work to crack down on the corruption and cronyism that, in his view, characterised Fidesz’s years in power.