Police fatally shot the assailant after he ignored at least 20 demands to drop the weapon, said NYPD.

Police fatally shot the assailant after he ignored at least 20 demands to drop the weapon, said NYPD.

The festival in California was also forced to cancel a set by DJ Anyma on Friday because of strong winds.

The festival in California was also forced to cancel a set by DJ Anyma on Friday because of strong winds.

The new monument, if approved, would be taller than the US Capitol building and the Lincoln Memorial.

Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.

Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.

Demonstrations due to high prices caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran are affecting traffic on several roads.

BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.

Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, has extended his already 27-year rule in a poll boycotted by the main opposition candidates.

Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.

Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.

The mishap occurred as a tarp was pulled off a bronze figure immortalising Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

The mishap occurred as a tarp was pulled off a bronze figure immortalising Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.

Planet Labs says it is restricting coverage of Iran and parts of the Middle East indefinitely.

Planet Labs says it is restricting coverage of Iran and parts of the Middle East indefinitely.

Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".

She has now placed herself squarely into the Epstein story and at odds with the administration, which wants to end the investigation.