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The shooting of Donald Trump "calls on all of us to take a step back", US President Joe Biden says. Video

FBI officials said there were no indications of mental health issues or found any threatening language on the suspect's social media accounts.

The economy loses $12bn worth of exports a year because of trade barriers, Trade Minister Todd McClay says. Audio

Donald Trump's wife calls on Americans to unite in the wake of the assassination attempt on the former president.

The speaker of the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives says officials from the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI will be called for hearings.

Ronald Reagan soared in the polls after he was shot in 1981 - and Donald Trump is likely to see similar gains, an expert says.

Analysis - In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt has enraged Trump supporters and raised fears of more bloodshed ahead of the election.

Everything you need to know about the suspected assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump.

Amid a sea of red caps, the crowd dropped as shots rang out while Trump spoke. Here's what photographers captured of the events.

Analysis - Anyone closely following US politics will not be surprised that the violent rhetoric has been upgraded to an assassination attempt on a candidate, writes Tim Watkin.

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, publicly endorsed Donald Trump for the first time in the US presidential race and called him "tough".

The convicted felon and former president has said he will announce his vice presidential pick shortly before or during the Republican Party's national convention.

Christopher Luxon thinks "very deeply" about foreign affairs - here's how he says Kiwis' views are changing.

"He's played it brilliantly," one strategist says of Donald Trump. "Why take the shovel away when they're digging their own hole?"

Seeking to revive his struggling reelection campaign, President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit today, telling a cheering crowd he wasn't going to leave the race.

Analysis - The prime minister may have been a c-lister at NATO, but simply being there was a big deal, political editor Jo Moir writes.

Analysis - Americans are losing faith in the president's ability to serve another four years, writes Tim Watkin.

While explaining why he should still run for president, Joe Biden referred to his Vice President Kamala Harris as "Vice President Trump".

Every word he utters, every step he takes, the US President now has the eyes of a worried world on him. Video