Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting during the annual Bite of Seattle food and music festival at Seattle Center in the United States. The report was published and updated on July 27, 2026. Four of the injured were admitted to Harborview Medical Center, where one was listed in critical condition and the others were described as stable.

Local outlet KOMO News, citing emergency responders, said the shooting occurred while the festival was underway. The Seattle Police Department said in a post on X that it had opened an investigation into an incident involving multiple casualties and urged the public to avoid the area. Police did not immediately release further details on the injured people’s conditions.

Authorities also did not officially say whether any suspect had been detained. Videos circulating on social media showed police removing one person from the scene, but officials did not confirm whether that person was connected to the shooting. Seattle Center, near the Space Needle, had been hosting the weeklong festival with hundreds of local food vendors and musicians. Police said the investigation into the motive and the attacker’s identity remains ongoing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will travel to New York to address a United Nations session despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. The announcement, reported on July 27, 2026, comes as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Netanyahu would not be welcomed in the city.

In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu criticized Mamdani and accused him of creating divisions in society. Mamdani has consistently said Netanyahu should be arrested if he comes to the United States, while recently acknowledging that New York City does not have the authority to carry out such an arrest.

The ICC issued arrest warrants in November 2024 against Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. A recent survey found more favorable views of Mamdani than Netanyahu among Jewish US citizens, while another poll found that 46 percent of Americans believe Netanyahu should be arrested. Netanyahu accused Mamdani and his wife of supporting the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, but Mamdani has described that attack as a horrific war crime.

The Pentagon has removed the names of four US service members killed after the recent escalation between the United States and Iran from the main official war casualty list, according to an Associated Press report cited by Al Jazeera on July 27. The four personnel were moved from the primary list into a different category.

Military officials had previously cited the Defense Casualty Analysis System as the main source for conflict casualty information. Last week, the four dead service members and several injured personnel were removed from that system’s main list. Pentagon documents now show the cases under a new heading, “foreign operations.”

The new list includes the four dead service members and information on 207 injured personnel, though it remains unclear whether all those listed were directly wounded in the Iran war. Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez said the reduced figures resulted from errors and temporary data disruptions, adding that the problem was being addressed quickly. The AP report said the Pentagon has held no formal war briefing since early May, while US Central Command has stopped providing journalists with regular casualty updates.

President Donald Trump said at a White House meeting on Friday that he planned to intensify attacks on Iran, according to CNN. Vice President JD Vance and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine, who attended the meeting, voiced concern that expanding the campaign could turn it into a larger conflict. CNN cited a source familiar with the matter and a US official.

The United States had conducted continuous attacks on Iran for nearly two weeks, but Washington paused bombing on Friday night for the first time during that period. A Pentagon source told CNN on Saturday that a major military operation against Iran was on hold. Caine warned Trump about weapons and ammunition stockpiles, the risks of a prolonged war, and other potential negative effects.

White House communications director Steven Cheung said Trump still prioritized a diplomatic solution, while keeping all options open if Iran attacked the Strait of Hormuz or US allies. Trump said US officials were actively talking with Iran, though the military could continue or intensify bombing. Vance's office did not comment.

US Congressman Thomas Massie has accused the Trump administration of seriously damaging the United States' stability and resources by continuing war against Iran. In a message posted on X, formerly Twitter, Massie said the United States had become significantly weaker because of the war with Iran, according to a report published on July 27, 2026.

Expressing anger over the administration's policies, Massie said it had exhausted the country's missile defense system and emptied oil reserves. He also alleged that US service members had been made into sacrificial victims, while the cost of daily necessities had risen and the country's debt had increased.

Massie further said the administration had ignored domestic needs, arguing that all of these actions were taken for Israel. The report did not include a response from the Trump administration to his allegations or provide additional details about the war with Iran.

A federal appeals court based in Boston has refused to allow key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening mail-in voting rules to take effect before the upcoming November congressional elections in the United States. On Saturday, the First US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request by a 2-1 vote, leaving a lower-court injunction in place.

The US Justice Department had asked for the injunction to be temporarily lifted while litigation continued, arguing that relevant federal agencies had not yet finalized implementation policies and that the lawsuit was premature. The appeals court rejected that argument, saying states must prepare now as the September and November elections approach and face deadlines requiring coordination with federal authorities.

US District Judge Indira Talwani issued the injunction on June 25, finding that several parts of Trump’s March order likely exceeded presidential constitutional authority and interfered with state and congressional powers over elections. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia brought the case. The blocked provisions will remain suspended in those states through the November congressional election, though the administration may seek emergency relief from the US Supreme Court.

Sohel Rana Bayati’s film Noya Manush will open the first three-day New York Bangla Film Festival in New York, United States, on July 30. The screening is scheduled for 7 pm local time at RTV Theatre on the festival’s opening day. The festival will feature selected Bangladeshi short films, documentaries and feature films.

The film is based on A. M. M. Hasanuzzaman’s novel Bedonar Baluchore, with dialogue and screenplay by Masum Reza. Its cast includes A. M. M. Hasanuzzaman, Ashish Khandakar, Jhuna Chowdhury, Rawnak Hasan, Mousumi Hamid, Shikha Karmakar and Nilufar Wahid, among others. Bayati said Noya Manush has already been screened at film festivals in several countries.

The director said the festival is especially significant because only films by Bangladeshi filmmakers will be screened and awarded, adding that it could support the promotion of domestic cinema. The movie was filmed by Kamal Chandra Das in remote Kanudir Char in Chandpur during Super Cyclone Sitrang. The festival’s closing and award ceremony is scheduled for August 2.

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a civilian nuclear agreement on Wednesday at the US Energy Department headquarters in Washington after nearly two decades of talks. The following morning, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords for the deal to take effect. He also said Saudi Arabia would not be allowed to enrich uranium under the agreement.

CNN reported that Trump had already been dissatisfied because Energy Secretary Chris Wright set the timing for the agreement’s announcement without informing him. White House officials said the agreement was not formally final because required documents had not been sent to Congress. Spokesperson Taylor Rogers said the deal depended on Saudi participation in the Abraham Accords, while the Energy Department said it coordinated every stage with the White House and State Department.

Conservative outlets including Fox News and The Wall Street Journal had questioned granting Saudi Arabia the benefits without normalization with Israel. Nonproliferation experts raised concerns about uranium enrichment and the absence of additional International Atomic Energy Agency inspections. Israeli sources suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intervened, but the White House denied Trump spoke with him. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said Trump did not speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before or after announcing the conditions.

US President Donald Trump said Washington is holding talks with Iran while warning that Tehran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. He made the comments on Friday local time at the White House Oval Office, where he had convened a special meeting on nuclear innovation. Asked by reporters about recent remarks suggesting a possible major attack on Iran, Trump said the United States was currently in discussions with Tehran and remained militarily prepared.

Trump did not provide details of the talks, but said Iran was taking the matter seriously and should do so. The report said his comments conflicted with messages from other US officials this week, as the administration had previously indicated that diplomatic opportunities were nearly exhausted and that attention was focused on military action.

Trump said senior members of his cabinet were involved in the discussions, specifically naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance. Asked about a strategy or exit path from the ongoing conflict, he said he saw several possible routes but gave no details. He also said he was in no hurry to make a deal.

US President Donald Trump’s public support has fallen sharply following his decision to conduct a military operation in Iran, according to a new opinion poll cited in a report published on July 24, 2026. The survey indicates that his popularity over handling the Iran conflict has dropped close to its lowest level in history.

A Washington Post poll put Trump’s net approval rating for handling the Iran conflict at minus 40. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten described the result as “historically very unpopular,” according to the report.

The poll also found that support for the military operation has declined steadily since the conflict began. Current backing for the operation is among the lowest levels recorded for modern US military interventions. Analysts said the findings indicate growing opposition among the US public to the Trump administration’s military actions on the Iran issue.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he and his wife received death threats after he publicly commented on Israel and the war in Gaza. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he said the threats began before he became mayor and have continued since taking office. He did not identify who made the threats.

Mamdani said he had also faced similar threats while serving in the New York state legislature, which he linked to his criticism of US military assistance to Israel and opposition to the killing of Palestinian civilians. In a separate interview with The New York Times, he said legal proceedings should begin in The Hague against Netanyahu, referring to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Mamdani later clarified that New York City has no independent legal authority to enforce an ICC warrant and that responsibility for such action would rest with the US federal government.

Environmentalists and space experts have warned that proposed orbital data centers backed by major technology companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, could pose severe risks to Earth’s atmosphere. A petition has been filed with the US Federal Communications Commission seeking an independent review of the potential harm and calling for a pause on licenses for new space data-center projects, according to a report published on July 24, 2026.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Earthjustice and DarkSky International jointly submitted the petition. They say emissions from satellite launches and atmospheric re-entry, including black carbon, rare metals, aluminum oxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury and chlorine gas, could accumulate in the stratosphere. Scientists fear this pollution could damage the ozone layer, increase exposure to ultraviolet radiation and worsen the global climate crisis. The report says the number of active satellites has risen from about 1,400 in 2015 to about 15,000 currently, while companies have not presented a satisfactory plan to address combined pollution, collisions and debris.

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) – The United States has accused China's Moonshot AI of stealing technology from Anthropic's advanced large language model, Fable, to develop its latest K3 model. Michael Kratsios, a top Trump administration technology official, said Moonshot engaged in large-scale industrial distillation to extract proprietary U.S. technology. He added that the company had also obtained Nvidia GB300 chips and used them in Thailand to train its models. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was considering adding Moonshot AI to a trade blacklist and imposing sanctions.

The accusations come amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over artificial intelligence and technology security. A Chinese embassy spokesperson in Washington dismissed the claims as unfounded, asserting that China respects intellectual property rights. Anthropic’s public policy executive Sarah Heck warned that such alleged theft poses serious national security risks for the United States.

The dispute follows earlier reports that several Chinese AI firms, including Moonshot, used Anthropic’s Claude model through fake accounts to enhance their own systems. Moonshot recently launched its Kimi K3 model, claiming it is the world’s largest open-weight AI system, rivaling Anthropic’s Fable.

Austria has officially opened a police station in Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Braunau am Inn to prevent neo-Nazi gatherings and unwanted glorification of the Nazi past. The decision follows years of debate over how to handle the site’s dark legacy. The building, where Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, has been renovated at a cost of about 20 million euros and now hosts a special anti-drug police unit.

Authorities said the location near the German border is a key route for drug trafficking, and a permanent police presence will help curb illegal Nazi displays. Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner described the move as a “new chapter,” symbolizing democracy, rule of law, and security while acknowledging that history will not be erased.

Experts had advised against demolishing the building, arguing it would erase part of Austria’s history, while turning it into a museum could attract extremists. Public opinion surveys also favored using the site for administrative or educational purposes. The initiative comes amid political tension following the far-right Freedom Party’s recent electoral gains.

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unanimously passed new regulations to prevent satellite collisions and strengthen space safety as the number of satellites in Earth's orbit continues to rise sharply. The rules require satellite operators to share real-time tracking data, a move aimed at reducing the growing risk of orbital debris. The decision has sparked a jurisdictional dispute in Washington over which agency should oversee space traffic management.

Currently, more than 18,000 active and inactive satellites orbit the Earth, with most located in low-Earth orbit. The FCC’s new role has been questioned by members of Congress, who argue that the agency lacks clear legal authority for space traffic control. Lawmakers from both parties urged FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to delay the vote, but the commission proceeded without public response.

Despite the legal debate, the satellite industry has welcomed the FCC’s broader 2,000-page reform package, which simplifies and lowers the cost of satellite licensing. The new performance-based system is expected to benefit startups by removing bureaucratic barriers and reducing financial burdens.