Gunman suspected of trying to kill Trump charged with attempted assassination

A view of the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and US Courthouse during a hearing on the detention of Ryan Wesley Routh, suspected of the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 23, 2024. (AFP/File)
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Updated 25 September 2024
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Gunman suspected of trying to kill Trump charged with attempted assassination

MIAMI:  The gunman accused of planning to kill Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was indicted Tuesday on three additional counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, the US Department of Justice announced.

The indictment for Ryan Routh was issued by a grand jury in Miami, according to the Department of Justice, and court documents indicated that the case was assigned at random to Judge Aileen Cannon — a Trump appointee who stopped criminal proceedings against the former president over his retention of top-secret documents at his private residence.


Somalia’s Al-Shabab vows to fight any Israeli use of Somaliland

Updated 27 December 2025
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Somalia’s Al-Shabab vows to fight any Israeli use of Somaliland

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabab vowed Saturday to fight any attempt by Israel “to claim or use parts of Somaliland” following its recognition of the breakaway territory.
“We will not accept it, and we will fight against it,” Al-Shabab said in a statement.
It said Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state showed it “has decided to expand into parts of the Somali territories” to support “the apostate administration in the northwest regions.”