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.
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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.”
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.
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.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
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 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.
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.
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