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At least 7 injured in shooting at park in Washington state: Police

Police detectives believe a dispute between two groups escalated to gunshots on Wednesday evening

Israel accepts US-backed Gaza truce plan, Hamas gives cool response

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Israel backed and supported the new proposal

Harvey Weinstein weighs whether to testify in sex crimes retrial

His lawyers have spent last weekend and recent evenings talking through the pros and cons with him, and the discussions were ongoing Thursday evening

Trump admin reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices

Earlier this year, the DOGE, set up by President Trump and led by Elon Musk, proposed budget cuts across federal agencies, including ending leases for 36 MSHA offices

Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay

Wednesday's surprise ruling by the US Court of International Trade had threatened to kill or at least delay the imposition of Trump's so-called Liberation Day tariffs on imports

US ends $590 mn Moderna deal to develop bird flu vaccine using mRNA tech

The US has cancelled its $590 million contract with Moderna for a bird flu vaccine, citing safety and ethical concerns over mRNA technology, sparking debate among experts and public health officials

Trump admin tightens China chip curbs by targeting design software

The Trump administration this year banned Nvidia from selling its H20 chips to Chinese customers, the third round of such restrictions since 2022

US economy contracts 0.2% in Q1 on weak spending, record trade drag

The slight upward revision in GDP reflected stronger business investment and a greater accumulation of inventories. Federal government spending wasn't as much of a drag as originally reported

US jails 2 men for smuggling plot that froze Indian family at Canada border

Two men, including an Indian national, have been jailed in the US for a smuggling operation that led to the deaths of an Indian family of four who froze near the US-Canada border during a blizzard

Trump gives Harvard 30 days to reply on foreign student enrolment ban

The Trump administration has given Harvard 30 days to respond to a notice that could stop it from enrolling foreign students, a move the university says would impact a quarter of its student strength

2 police officers, 4 Taliban militants killed in shootout in PoK: Officials

The clash followed after the security forces, on a tip-off about the presence of militants, launched an operation in the Hussain Kot forest area in the Rawalakot district of the region

Export controls are endangering the fragile US-China truce

Just two-and-a-half weeks after agreeing to suspend tariffs, both countries are using export controls to disrupt each other's key industries

A disillusioned Musk, distanced from Trump, says he's exiting Washington

The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy

Clerics in Pakistan urge President to reject bill against child marriage

Clerics in Pakistan have urged President Asif Ali Zardari not to sign a bill banning child marriage, calling it un-Islamic and a 'western conspiracy'

Video: Massive glacier collapse crashes into Swiss village, buries homes

A glacier collapse buried most of Blatten after a preemptive evacuation; rescue teams are using drones to find a missing man as fears of flooding loom

What is TACO trade and how 'Trump chickening out' helps investors profit

US President Donald Trump says what critics call 'chickening out' on tariffs is really strategic negotiation, but investors are profiting from the volatility

Israel to establish 22 new Jewish settlements in occupied West bank

Defence Minister Israel Katz said the settlement decision strengthens our hold on Judea and Samaria, using the biblical term for the West Bank

Trump can offset tariff ruling with other taxes, says Goldman Sachs

Trump could apply Section 122 tariffs of up to 15 per cent for 150 days or initiate investigations under Section 301, though those would take longer to implement

Explainer: What Musk's 130-day DOGE tenure achieved, and what it didn't

Elon Musk is stepping down just 130 days into his 180-day appointment as a 'special employee' by US President Donald Trump to lead DOGE in cutting $2 trillion in federal spending

Poland holds presidential runoff, which Trump had sought to influence

Trump met with Nawrocki earlier this month at the White House and sent his Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to a meeting of the conservative pressure group CPAC in Poland