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A police car has been flipped on its side and a double decker bus was set alight following shocking" scenes in a UK city.

Wall Street Journal editor Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in Russia on trumped up spying charges.

An Australian woman has allegedly been gang raped in Paris by five men days out from the Olympics.

The Head of the Secret Service has been blasted by politicians in Washington DC as support for Kamala Harris grows.

A massive stock trade just before the Trump shooting that sparked frenzied conspiracy theories has now been explained by the firm involved.

The nation has been cut off from the world" amid deadly clashes between police and students. Warning: Graphic

There has been an unexpected interlude in Donald Trump's first speech after the attempt on his life.

Members of Joe Biden's cabinet have held crisis talks about whether it's time for his advisers to intervene and ask the President to step down.

It's the red line for the red hats. They will let Donald Trump do just about anything but if he pushes his luck in one area they will push him out.

American journalist Evan Gershkovich been sentenced to 16 years in prison after a Russian court ruled on espionage charges.

The effort to force Joe Biden out of the presidential race has escalated sharply - and it appears the message is finally getting through.

Thomas Matthew Crooks' chilling search history has emerged in the lead up to his almost deadly assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Within minutes of Joe Biden pulling out, Donald Trump was reacting. He had nothing good to say but Republicans are worried.

Experts have offered a chilling insight into what potentially drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, a loner" and registered Republican, to try to assassinate Donald Trump.

Just days after Donald Trump was injured in an attempted assassination, fans of the former president have taken to wearing a wild new item.

The White House has made an announcement about Joe Biden's health, after the 81-year-old president was forced to cancel a campaign appearance today.

Oscar Piastri was handed his first Formula One win after McLaren forced his begrudging teammate to give him the lead in the final stages of the Hungary Grand Prix.

A former classmate of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks has revealed what the 20-year-old gunman thought about politicians including Donald Trump.

A strange fact about the final image of Donald Trump's failed assassin before he started to shoot has now been revealed.

Donald Trump's most prominent critics have been forced to eat their words as they heap praise on him at the Republican National Convention.

The family of an Australian couple who were killed in their hotel room in The Philippines have broken down as they questioned why it happened.

A sign at the Republican National Convention might cause Aussies' eyebrows to raise but Trump supporters say they have no issue".

The ex-president will return to the campaign trail for his first rally since narrowly escaping assassination - as his doctor reveals the extent of his injuries from the bullet.

The rapid expansion of China electric vehicle industry is facing a major correction, with nearly nine in 10 existing brands on the chopping block.

If you thought Donald Trump supporters at the Republican Party convention would be the angriest at Tenacious D's Trump remarks in Sydney, you'd be wrong.

Drama has engulfed the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee, with a man shot dead by police just outside the security zone.

Jack Black and Tenacious D have cancelled their remaining tour dates amid the furore over his bandmate's evil" joke about Donald Trump.

Investigators examining the phone of Thomas Crooks have found no clear explanation for his attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Now Canberra's man in the US, Kevin Rudd has hit out at Tenacious D, saying the band's comments about Donald Trump made him ill".

Days after he was almost assassinated Donald Trump has appeared at a massive event sending the MAGA crowd into a frenzy.

JD Vance once suggested people should be more willing to stay in unhappy marriages for the sake of their kids - even if they're violent".

Footage of a woman who was sitting behind Donald Trump at a campaign rally has gone viral as many question her reaction online.

Disturbing new reports have emerged about the glaringly obvious security failures in the lead-up to the shooting of Donald Trump.

One of the criminal cases against Donald Trump, widely regarded as the most perilous he has faced, has been sensationally dismissed.

A body has been found in the weeks-long search for missing British tourist Jay Slater, who vanished after a night out in Tenerife.

A top personal protection and major event security expert has identified the several catastrophic failures" that almost saw Donald Trump killed.

As blame flies in multiple directions over the failure to stop the shooter from firing at Donald Trump, top officials are speaking out.

A family has told of the heartbreaking realisation their son almost missed boarding the ill-fated MH17 flight, with CCTV showing him running through the airport.

A top personal protection expert has pointed out the risky post-shooting move by Donald Trump that shouldn't have been allowed to happen.

To get within a kilometre of Donald Trump at a huge event this week you'll be banned from carrying scores of items - except a very worrying one.

The effort to force Joe Biden out of the presidential race has escalated sharply, with two of his party's senior leaders telling him to step aside.

The espionage trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich has resumed in a Russian court after being brought forward at the request of his defence.

The head of the Secret Service is facing calls to resign, as supporters of Donald Trump take aim at DEI and women" in the agency.

The effort to force Joe Biden out of the presidential race has escalated sharply, with two of his party's senior leaders telling him to step aside.

Chilling vision is circulating of a prominent Christian prophet predicting an assassination attempt of Donald Trump - four months ago.

The man who tried to kill Donald Trump at a rally was relentlessly bullied" at high school, his classmate says.

Melania Trump has made an emotional statement about the assassination attempt against her husband Donald, saying it brought her family close to the brink of devastating change".

New Yorkers are reacting to the shock of Donald Trump's failed assassination with dark humour. But something ominous is in the air too.

This week was shaping up to be one of the biggest of Trump's election campaign with some difficult moments. Now, all bets are off.

Donald Trump rose from the ground, blood across his face, and struck a defiant pose before secret service rushed him away.