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Three suspects were arrested after a CBS News Chicago television crew was attacked while setting up for a live broadcast near the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

Christine Lagarde defends the European Central Bank's recent rate hike as a necessary measure to combat inflationary pressures. The bank raised its benchmark rate to 2.25% in June, the first rate move in a year.

A JetBlue pilot reported hitting a drone while landing at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The plane landed safely despite the incident.

A takeover at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in North Carolina has been brought under control by law enforcement officers, several hours after inmates overpowered correctional staff. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. on Monday.

A severe heatwave is spreading eastward, forcing cancellations and delays of outdoor activities. 'Feels-like' temperatures are expected to soar above 100F, with actual temperatures reaching the 90s.

The US Supreme Court has denied a request by former President Donald Trump to overturn a $5 million jury verdict in a sexual abuse case brought by E. Jean Carroll. The verdict, which was handed down in 2022, found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll.

President Trump purchased up to $5 million in stock in Axon, a company that makes police body cameras and Taser stun guns, before a $220 million contract proposal from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A 4.6 magnitude aftershock has struck northern Venezuela, causing widespread panic and disrupting rescue efforts five days after the devastating twin earthquakes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a Ukrainian-made Flamingo missile struck a Russian military plant in Volgograd, causing a fire. This comes after Zelensky told Putin to 'get out of Ukraine' and 'take that step toward peace'.

The whereabouts of nearly 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are unknown, hindering efforts to track and contain the spread of the virus. Projections suggest 8,210 cases and 1,420 deaths by mid-September.

An Australian man has been arrested at a Thai airport in connection with the alleged murder of a 17-year-old girl whose naked body was found in a suitcase. The suspect denies involvement in the teenager's alleged abduction and murder.

Eleven people have been killed in a plane crash in northeastern France after a skydiving aircraft crashed in the town of Tomblaine, in Nancy. Local media reported that several independent nurses, who were skydiving for the first time, are among the victims.

A father and his 11-year-old daughter were hospitalized after getting caught in the crossfire of a shooting outside a McDonald's in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Police are now looking for multiple suspects.

A record-breaking heatwave continues to spread across Europe, causing hundreds of excess deaths and disrupting daily life. Wildfires are becoming a growing concern, with Italy and the Balkans feeling the impact.

A shooting at a youth centre in Stade, Germany has left five adults dead. Two people have been detained, including the suspected shooter. The motive behind the attack is still unclear.

President Donald Trump has slammed the Supreme Court for handing him a 'tremendous loss' after five of the court's nine justices said federal law did not preempt Mississippi's law allowing mail-in ballots received after Election Day to count if postmarked before Election Day.

India denies involvement in Karachi attack, Pakistan urged to take action against terror infrastructure. Multiple terror attacks rock Pakistan, groups like Jamaatul Ahrar and BLA allegedly involved.

A report has raised concerns that Bangladesh's defence deal with China may lead to long-term dependency, emphasizing the need for strategic balance in the country's foreign policy. Defence modernisation should be pursued in line with the country's economic capacity, technology development, and human resource growth.

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan while jolts were felt in Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR. The earthquake hit at a depth of 215 km with no immediate reports of casualties.

OpenAI has announced a limited initial rollout of its new GPT-5.6 models, Sol, Terra, and Luna, to trusted partners, with a broader release planned in the coming weeks. The decision follows a request from the US government.