A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a building in New York City on Monday afternoon, killing the pilot.
The staff in the 54-storey skyscraper were moved to safety, after the incident sparked a rooftop fire.
Officials identified the pilot as Tim McCormack, and confirmed he was the only person aboard the twin-engine Agusta A109E helicopter.
The exact cause of the accident is not yet known but New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said it "could have been a much worse incident".
Family of alleged Bondi gunman unaware of 'radical mindset', say Indian police
The alleged gunman shot dead by police during Sunday's attack on Australia's Bondi beach was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and his family did not know about his 'radical mindset', Indian police said on Tuesday.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank, health ministry says
The Israeli military have shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian during a raid on the town of Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest deadly incident in a recent surge of violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Trump sues BBC for defamation, seeks up to $10 billion in damages
US President Donald Trump has sued the BBC on Monday for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair.
FBI foils 'terror plot' targeting Los Angeles
Four people are facing criminal charges in connection with what Attorney General Pam Bondi described on Monday as a foiled bomb plot that contemplated multiple targets, including US immigration agents and their vehicles.
Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in landmark security trial
Hong Kong's High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and to publish seditious material under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
The UAE has launched the sixth edition of its World’s Coolest Winter campaign, with this year themed 'Our Winter is Entrepreneurial'.
The UAE is set to significantly widen its ban on single-use plastics, with the second phase coming into effect on January 1, 2026.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has begun a pilot project using drones to clean traffic signals across the city.
