As the world asks how a would-be assassin managed to fire shots at Donald Trump during a campaign rally, a former Secret Service agent has exposed what likely went wrong with the security detail at the event. Trump was shot in the ear as he addressed supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania, his last before … Read more
US Republican congressman Ronny Jackson has revealed his nephew was wounded at the presidential campaign rally in Pennsylvania where Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Trump was shot in the ear as he addressed supporters at the rally, his last before the Republican National Convention starts on Monday in Wisconsin. The shooter has been identified … Read more
As furious speculation mounts on Joe Biden’s political future, and while his opponent fends off court actions, an unlikely star is soaring to prominence. Karine Jean-Pierre has been the face of the White House media for more than two years, holding regular press briefings for the President. The 49-year-old stepped into the role of Press … Read more
Britain’s Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been swept to power with landslide Labour victory in the UK general election. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat noting it had been a “difficult night” for his party and he took “responsibility” for their catastrophic set of results. “The Labour Party has won this general … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reunited with his wife and family after touching down on home soil a free man for the first time in more than a decade. Assange, 52, landed at RAAF Base Fairbairn in Canberra just before 7.40pm (AEST) on Wednesday after flying in on a chartered jet from Saipan, a … Read more
Julian Assange is set to land on Australian soil as a free man after more than a decade holed up in a British high-security jail and in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for exposing US war crimes. His brother Gabriel Shipton spoke to 7NEWS chief reporter Chris Reason from France on Tuesday, opening up about … Read more
The State Library of NSW has apologised after a security guard removed a student wearing a traditional Palestinian scarf. The library posted an apology on its Instagram page, explaining the guard had asked the student wearing the keffiyeh to leave the building, in the Sydney CBD. It said management had since spoken to the guard … Read more
WARNING: Graphic content Australia has decried Israel’s attack on Gaza’s last refuge as “horrific” and “unacceptable”. Israel has launched a bombing campaign on Rafah in the territory’s south after directing more than one million Palestinians to travel to the area. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today On Monday, one of its airstrikes … Read more
A man has been found dead in a park outside of London, just over a week after appearing in court charged with allegedly spying for Hong Kong’s intelligence services. British police are investigating the “unexplained death” of Matthew Trickett, 37, whose body was found by a member of the public in Grenfell Park in Berkshire’s … Read more
Israel has yet to provide evidence for its accusations that hundreds of staff with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) are members of terrorist groups, according to a review of the agency’s neutrality that could prompt some donor countries to review funding freezes. The United Nations appointed former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna to … Read more
