China's Xi Jinping, world leaders decry Trump assassination attempt

World leaders reacted with shock on Sunday after the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack on Trump as a "tragedy for our democracies." "France shares the shock and outrage of the American people," Macron wrote on the social media platform X, wishing Trump a speedy recovery.

Chinese President Xi Jinping "has expressed his condolences to Donald Trump," according to a brief statement from the Foreign Ministry in Beijing. China is "concerned about the shooting," it added.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres also "unequivocally condemned" the incident as an act of political violence, according to spokesman Stéphane Dujarric in New York. Guterres sent Trump his best wishes for a speedy recovery, Dujarric said.

The reaction from Moscow has been more muted.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the attempted assassination was a consequence of Washington's "policy of fomenting hatred."

The US should take stock of its policies on political opponents, countries and nations, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. She added that the US should focus on its internal problems instead of supplying weapons to Ukraine.