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“We were terrified”: Survivor recounts horror of deadly New York shooting

On Monday, July 28, a tragic mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan left five people dead, including the gunman. Among the survivors was Jessica Chen, an American woman who witnessed the horror unfold from inside the building. In an emotional interview with ABC News, she recounted the terrifying minutes......

U.S. job market slows as unemployment rises to 4.2%

The U.S. labor market showed clear signs of weakening in July, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.2%, according to official figures released on Friday. This marks a concerning development for the world's largest economy, as job creation has slowed significantly in recent months. Only 73,000......

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza amid humanitarian outcry

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East under President Donald Trump, visited a humanitarian aid center in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip on Friday, as international criticism mounts over the dire conditions in the Palestinian enclave. The visit comes as Gaza teeters on the brink of famine......

Major US museum removes all references to Trump’s impeachments

A significant controversy has erupted after the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, quietly removed all references to the two impeachment trials of former President Donald Trump from one of its permanent exhibitions. The exhibition, titled “The......

Washington evaluates Chareh before removing Syria from terrorism sponsors list

Washington is taking a cautious approach before making any formal decisions to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. According to U.S. presidential envoy Tom Barrack, the Biden administration is closely monitoring the actions of Syria’s interim president Ahmad el-Chareh before......

Canada expresses disappointment over new U.S. tariffs on non-trade-deal goods

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his disappointment on Friday regarding the recent decision by the United States to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian products not covered under existing trade agreements. Speaking from Ottawa, Carney stated that Washington’s move is “disappointing,”......

Severe turbulence forces Delta flight to divert: 25 injured

A Delta Airlines flight en route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday evening after encountering severe turbulence, leaving 25 people injured. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff aboard Delta Flight 56, operated by an Airbus A330-900 carrying......

Iran denounces new US sanctions as “malicious”

Iran has sharply criticized the latest round of U.S. sanctions targeting a fleet of oil tankers and container ships allegedly operated by the son of a key political advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei described the measures as “malicious,”......

Canada announces intention to recognize Palestine, Israel strongly condemns move

Ottawa has declared its plan to recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2025. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed the announcement on Wednesday, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the urgent......

Gunman Shane Tamura's second suicide note uncovered in Las Vegas home

Shane Tamura, the gunman who fatally shot an NYPD officer and three civilians before taking his own life at a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper, left a second suicide note addressed to his parents in his Las Vegas home, police revealed Wednesday. The note, recovered from his studio apartment, expressed deep......

Trump increases pressure on Brazil in support of Bolsonaro

The U.S. government escalated its pressure on Brazil on Wednesday, announcing new sanctions against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes while reaffirming plans to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. The measures, widely seen as support for former President Jair Bolsonaro, further......

Teen critically injured and two children wounded in Philadelphia rec center shooting

A violent altercation outside a West Philadelphia recreation center on Wednesday afternoon left a teenage boy in critical condition and injured two children and a facility worker. The incident unfolded at the A.W. Christy Recreation Center during the opening day of its pool. Police say the shooting......

Washington imposes sanctions on Iranian-linked shipping fleet tied to regime elite

The U.S. government announced on Wednesday a sweeping new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting over 50 individuals, entities, and more than 50 ships allegedly connected to a commercial fleet controlled by the son of a prominent Iranian official. In what it described as the “largest Iran-related......

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