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The FBI is investigating a “possible assassination attempt” against Donald Trump after a suspect was arrested and an assault rifle and scope were recovered at Trump’s golf course in Florida.
Authorities said Secret Service agents patrolling ahead of the course where Trump was playing saw a gun protruding from a fence at the Trump International Club in West Palm Beach. Agents opened fire and the suspect fled but was later arrested, Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw said.
Trump was unharmed in Sunday’s incident, two months after he was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. Following the incident, Joe Biden said he was “relieved” that Trump was unharmed and would ensure the Secret Service “does every possible thing” to protect the former president.
What do we know about the suspect? The motive is unclear, but the suspect’s son, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, said his father was passionate about defending Ukraine from Russia and had traveled to the country as a volunteer.
Has Ukraine commented? Oleksandr Shagli, head of the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, told CNN that Routh was “delusional” about supporting the war.
Hamas official says new generation being recruited as conflict continues
A new generation of fighters has been recruited since the October 7 attack, a senior Hamas official told AFP, contradicting recent claims by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that Hamas “no longer exists” as a military force in the Gaza Strip.
Osama Hamdan argued that Hamas has a “high capacity to continue. There have been martyrs and victims, but in exchange, experience has been accumulated and a new generation has joined the resistance.”
Gallant said last week that the 11-month war, which has left at least 41,206 Palestinians dead and more than 95,337 wounded, according to Gaza’s health ministry, has severely weakened Hamas’ military capabilities.
‘Seems like karma to me’: Hillary Clinton on Trump’s hush money conviction
Hillary Clinton acknowledged tears welled up in her eyes on Sunday when Donald Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to hide an alleged affair before he lost the 2016 presidential election.
During a lengthy interview on CBS News’ Sunday Morning, Clinton said it “seems like karma to me,” referring to Trump’s “lock her up” chants and calling her “crooked Hillary” during the campaign and his subsequent conviction.
She said the case seemed to her to be one of “election interference.” “This case, which was incorrectly called the ‘hush money’ case, was an election interference case. Why did he do that? He was trying to hide information so that the American people would turn their back on him and not vote for me. So this is a pretty clear case of election interference.”
Are Trump’s legal woes over? Not at all. He is awaiting sentencing on 34 felony counts in the hush-money case, while also facing criminal charges for possessing classified documents and attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
In other news…
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance acknowledged that he enjoyed “inventing stories” during the campaign, including the unsubstantiated claim that Haitian immigrants were kidnapping and eating pets in an Ohio town.
The Shogun was the first non-English language series to win an Emmy for best drama, while The Bear won most of the comedy categories and controversial hit Baby Reindeer won four.
A man wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan has become the first person in Hong Kong to be convicted under the new national security law passed in March.
Eight people have drowned in Austria, Poland and Romania and a further four are missing in the Czech Republic as Storm Boris batters central and eastern Europe, forcing thousands to evacuate due to flooding.
Stats of the day: Nearly one-third of Myanmar’s population in need of humanitarian aid after typhoon
Myanmar’s military junta said the death toll from floods had risen to at least 113, following Typhoon Yaji, which also caused devastation in Vietnam and Thailand. In Malaysia, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, 320,000 people were forced to evacuate and 64 are still missing. Meanwhile, about a third of Myanmar’s population of 55 million is in need of humanitarian aid.
Don’t miss: The Western health industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense tree to extinction
Frankincense might conjure images of churches and Christmas tales, but this ancient resin has recently attracted the attention of the health industry for its purported health benefits, leading to a surge in demand. But while things have changed in the 21st century – a 15ml bottle can sell for $115 – the supply chain remains opaque and tied to exploitation. Fred Harter speaks to farmers, thieves and experts in northern Ethiopia about how this disconnect is pushing the frankincense tree towards extinction.
Finally: Unusual smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest
New Zealand’s Bird of the Year contest is no stranger to scandal. In 2021, a bat won, following accusations of Russian interference in 2019 and Australian interference the year before. Last year, British-American talk show host John Oliver launched a global campaign for the endangered puteketeke (a grunting and spitting bird), whose efforts were rewarded when the 2023 winner was selected. This year was calmer than usual, with the endangered treecreeper penguin winning. The largest penguin species living on the New Zealand mainland, it is called hoiho, which means “noisy screamer” in Maori, due to its high-pitched cry and has a distinctive fishy smell.
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