Horrified by current events (7)
I believe the answer is:
shocked
'horrified' is the definition.
(shocking is a kind of horrifying)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shocked that I've seen before include "Impacted person's mind like sudden bad news" , "Offended, outraged" , "Traumatised" , "Struck with horror" , "Surprised" .)