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Thomas Matthew Crooks has been named as the gunman in the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday evening.Mr Trump's ear was hit in the shooting, which killed one person and injured two others. Shooting latest: Trump releases statement after assassination attemptThe US Secret Service said the gunman was "neutralised".Here is everything we know about Crooks at this point. Who was the alleged gunman?The FBI named him as Thomas Matthew […]

Video captured by a helicopter over the Donald Trump rally shows a man lying on a roof with what appears to be a rifle next to him. A second video, taken at ground level by a member of the public, shows a man wearing camouflage-style clothing lying on top of the roof.A person behind the camera says: "You can see the guy there. I think they hit him. The guy... […]

Dr Ruth Westheimer, who was one of the most famous sex therapists in the United States, has died at the age of 96.The media star and best-selling author died on Friday at her New York City home, surrounded by her family, according to her publicist and friend Pierre Lehu. As a 50-something psychiatrist, Westheimer found fame on radio, television and in bookstores during the 1980s by talking honestly in public […]

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, will remain in jail despite being acquitted of unlawful marriage charges.Khan and his third wife Bushra Khan, who married in 2018, were sentenced to seven years in prison after a court found him guilty of breaking Islamic law. The couple were found to have not observed the legally required three-month interval between the divorce from a previous marriage and their own.Bushra was […]

Billionaire Elon Musk has donated to a political group working to elect presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to reports.According to Bloomberg, citing sources, the amount was not known but it was "a sizable amount" given to a group called America PAC. Bloomberg reported that the PAC - a group that can receive unlimited contributions for political activity - is next required to disclose its list of donors on 15 July.In […]

Five people convicted of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador have been jailed.The journalist and former legislator was shot as he left a rally in August 2023, becoming the most prominent victim of the South American country's spiralling violence. According to the attorney general's office, Carlos Edwin Angulo Lara, known as The Invisible, gave the order to murder Villavicencio from prison, while Laura Dayanara Castillo was in charge of […]

President Joe Biden has faced more calls from fellow Democrats to step aside in the race for the White House after making further major gaffes at the NATO summit.His performance at the Washington event was seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last month. However, speaking at the end of the three-day summit he mistakenly referred to the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]

A three-legged lion survived crocodile-infested waters in what scientists believe is the longest swim ever made by the animal - all to find a lioness.Jacob, a 10-year-old lion whose leg was amputated after getting caught in a poacher's trap four years ago, swam 1.5km across Uganda's Kazinga Channel with brother Tibu. The waterway is home to one of the densest populations of crocodiles in Africa, with hippos also lurking in […]

Prince Harry was honoured at a ceremony in the US despite the mother of the award's namesake arguing others were more deserving.The Duke of Sussex received the Pat Tillman Award for Service from sports channel ESPN, given to individuals in the sporting world who have made significant contributions to the lives of others. The award is named after former NFL player and US Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who was killed […]