BBC News Briefing

27 April, 2026

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Alex Binley

Hello. The suspect in Saturday's White House correspondents' dinner shooting has appeared in court to face three charges, including attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump. In Ukraine, Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford was taken to a secret bunker to meet the man running the country's drone operations. And as King Charles arrives in the US, take a look at pictures from some of his past visits.

TOP OF THE AGENDA

Shooting suspect could face life in federal prison if found guilty

Two armed officers hold large guns and wear black helmets and vests over a navy blue uniform. They are stood in front of a table and behind the table a number of men in black suits are escorting Trump. All of them are ducking slightly. Behind them is a dark blue curtain.

Trump, seen in the centre, is escorted out of the room after shots were heard. Credit: Reuters

During a short court hearing, shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen did not enter a plea to any of the charges he faces. If found guilty, the 31-year-old could face life in prison. He'll next appear in court on Thursday for a detention hearing. Amid security concerns over what happened at the event, Trump is "standing by the leadership" of the Secret Service, a White House official told the BBC. However, in a briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt did not rule out possible changes to security protocols, with a meeting set to take place later this week. She also raised the spectre of rising political violence and blamed rhetoric from Trump's detractors for the shooting. Many Democrats accuse Trump and his administration of being responsible for similarly divisive rhetoric.

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AT THE SCENE

Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights

Robert Brovdi wears a khaki-coloured cap and military camouflage gear. He has a long grey and ginger beard and is sat down and talking. Lots of computer screens are seen behind him but they are out of focus.

Before the war, Brovdi was a well-off grain dealer with a sideline as an art collector.

Ukraine's drone forces make up just 2% of the country's military, but according to their commander, they account for a third of all targets destroyed. Drones are being used to target Russia's oil export facilities, kill soldiers and weaken morale, says Commander Robert Brovdi, who claims his forces are holding back Russia's advance.

Only Sarah Rainsford's head can be seen but she is smiling and has brown bobbed hair.

Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent

The commander of all Ukraine's unmanned systems wages war in the skies from a secret location deep underground. We're taken to meet him in a van with blacked out windows, then led down stairs and along corridors lined with sleeping pods to emerge into a high-tech cavern covered in screens from floor to ceiling.

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Brovdi hopes a high military casualty rate, combined with giant fires burning at oil export facilities deep beyond the border, can create "a certain ferment" within Russia. His aim, with every drone, is to make more Russians question the war their country is fighting and the president who started it.

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