The 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate former United States president Donald Trump purchased 50 rounds of ammunition before carrying out the attack, American media reported on Monday (July 15). Trump did not sustain any severe wounds but suffered an injury on his right ear. 

In Pakistan, the Bannu cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, over 330 km east of Islamabad, came under heavy attack early Monday. The attack was reportedly led by several suicide bombers.

In other news from around the world, the Pakistan government would ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the political party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

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Twenty-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate former US president Donald Trump during the weekend, purchased 50 rounds of ammunition before carrying out the shooting, American media reported on Monday (July 15).

The Bannu military cantonment in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, over 330 km east of Islamabad, came under heavy attack early on Monday (July 15). The attack was reportedly led by several suicide bombers and consequent gunbattle with the security forces.

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Monday (July 15) that the government would ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the political party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

A 34-year-old man who was arrested for dumping two suitcases full of human remains at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom (UK), was on Monday (July 15) charged with two counts of murder. 

Tamil actor-turned politician ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay is planning to organise a rally similar to Indian Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India rally) that had helped the latter’s fortunes in the general elections this summer.

According to a report issued by city officials, thousands of food delivery workers have lost their employment even though the cost of having a meal delivered has skyrocketed. However, the increase in the minimum wage in New York City has increased income for those workers who have managed to stay in their jobs.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on July 15 that eight people applied under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam before 1971, and only two of them appeared for the interview.

Due to the hand sign’s stark resemblance to a far-right Turkish gesture, a city in northern Germany has become the first to completely ban its use in classrooms. The gesture is “in danger of being mistaken” for the same but indistinguishable “wolf salute” used by right-wing extremists, according to Bremen officials.

There are endless theories when it comes to why Akshay Kumar changed his name. Some people say that the Bollywood superstar changed his name from Rajiv Bhatia after a priest suggested the actor do so. 

The Copa America Final 2024 between Argentina and Columbia was not without a fight as players from both sides nearly came to blows in the extra time on Sunday (Jul 14).