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A TV screen displays news on the failed assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump ahead of his formal nomination as the Republican candidate in the next US election. — AFP pic

Trump back on US election trail for Republican convention after failed assassination bid

Islamist group Hamas has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks after this weekend’s deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza. — Reuters pic

Hamas says it has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks after latest Israeli attacks

Donald Trump’s campaign is raising the armed security presence at its sites and asking staff in Washington and West Palm Beach to stay away from the office on Sunday after the former president was shot. — Reuters pic

Trump campaign raises armed security presence, Politico reports

Police cars are seen outside the residence of Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump Rally Shooter, in Pennsylvania, United States on July 14, 2024. — Anadolu Media pic via Reuters

Here’s what we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and President Emmanuel Macron during the Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue Foch in Paris July 14, 2024. — AFP pic

France’s search for PM back to square one as hopeful quits

Palestinians react near damage, following what Palestinians say was an Israeli strike at a tent camp in Al-Mawasi area, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 13, 2024. — Reuters pic

Palestinian president blames Hamas for continuing war in Gaza

A Palestinian man looks at damaged tents at the site of Israeli bombardment a day earlier on the al-Mawasi displacement camp of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip on July 14, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas group in Gaza. — AFP pic

Senior Hamas official says group withdraws from Gaza truce talks

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gets into a vehicle with the assistance of US Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.  — Reuters pic

Trump-victory trades to swell after shooting, investors say

Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli strike at a tent camp in Al-Mawasi area, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 13, 2024. — Reuters pic

At least 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight, officials say

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump is assisted by US Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania July 13, 2024. — Reuters pic

FBI identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as ‘subject involved’ in Trump rally shooting

The suspect, who is deceased, was not identified at the briefing, which was held at Butler, Pennsylvania, close to the site of the rally today. — Reuters pic

Suspected shooter was male, Pennsylvania state police says

Law enforcement officials told reporters they had tentatively identified a suspected shooter but were not ready to do so publicly. They also said they not yet identified a motive. — Reuters pic

FBI probing Trump rally shooting as assassination attempt

While many reacted in shock, some instead made darkly comic jokes, reflected on past attacks on US presidents (with many making comparisons to the shooting death of Japan’s Shinzo Abe). — Reuters pic

‘History is happening and I’m scared’: How people are reacting online to the Trump rally shooting (VIDEO)

Security personnel work after multiple shots rung out at Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump's campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2024. — Reuters pic

Security lapses in focus after Trump rally shooting

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump is assisted by US Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2024. — Reuters pic

Secret Service confirms Trump shooter dead, rally attendee killed and two others injured

The FBI is not releasing the name of the suspected shooter yet, CNN reported. — Reuters pic

FBI has identified suspected shooter at Trump rally, CNN reporter says