World
North America
These bagels are illegal in South Korea
It garnishes everything from bagels and scrambled eggs to fried chicken. In South Korea, it tops something else: a list of unexpected goods travellers are banned from bringing in.
- by Eve Sampson
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Trump appears wearing bandage on injured ear
Donald Trump makes a surprise appearance at the Republican convention in Milwaukee, wearing a bandage on his injured ear.
Republican National Convention 2024 as it happened: Donald Trump appears 48 hours after shooting, selects J.D. Vance as running mate
The Republican Party’s national convention kicked off on Monday (US time), where the party has nominated Donald Trump to be the party’s presidential candidate.
- by Paul Sakkal
J.D. Vance’s journey from a ‘Never Trumper’ to Trump’s running mate
Vance once reportedly told a former roommate that Trump was either a “cynical a--hole” or “America’s Hitler”. Now he’s in the running to be the third-youngest vice president.
- by Amy B Wang and Meryl Kornfield
J.D. Vance is a bestselling author. Now he’s a US vice presidential hopeful
In this Good Weekend piece in 2017, J.D. Vance spoke to Nick O’Malley following the success of Hillbilly Elegy. Fast-forward to 2024 and he’s Donald Trump’s running mate ahead of the US election.
- by Nick O'Malley
Five things to watch at the Republican National Convention
More than 50,000 people are expected to descend on Milwaukee to watch Donald Trump’s nomination, just days after he escaped an assassination attempt.
- by Farrah Tomazin
From a bestselling memoir to Trump’s VP pick: What we know about J.D. Vance
The former US president made the announcement as the four-day Republican National Convention got under way in Milwaukee.
Opinion
US politics
Assassination in the USA: Why does America take aim at its leaders?
Access to guns does not fully explain the intensity of American political violence. There must be something more.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Lawless, outlier decision’: Trump classified documents case dismissed
The move is the second significant legal victory for former US president Donald Trump in as many weeks. It has brought condemnation for Judge Aileen Cannon.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Biden planned to ramp up his attacks on Trump. Now those plans are in disarray
The US president faces a delicate balancing act in his campaign for re-election as America reels from the attempted assassination.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Updated
US Votes 2024
Gunman first came to the attention of authorities while acting strangely outside Trump event
The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Pennsylvania, as the man to have shot Donald Trump. Here is what we know so far about Crooks.
- by Michael Biesecker