Unstable Manhattan skyscraper triggers collapse fears
An unstable Manhattan skyscraper has triggered a major evacuation after structural columns buckled.

An unstable Manhattan skyscraper has triggered a major evacuation after structural columns buckled.

![A pro-settlement sign put up by Israeli settlers on the side of a road near Nablus City reads in Hebrew 'Welcome to northern Samaria.We have returned to our homes' in the West Bank. [FILE: Alaa Badarneh/EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/13815310-1783063702.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








Former US President Barack Obama opened his presidential centre in Chicago, using the occasion to call for unity.

Venezuela has signed an agreement with General Electric Vernova aimed at boosting electricity generation
The proposal, if passed, would mark one of the largest expansions of illegal Israeli settlements in decades.

Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines.
Tehran’s residents are living through a fragile truce and deep economic uncertainty.
A new report lays out a blueprint for how more home construction would help the middle class and the overall economy.
There needs to be a predictable and stable flow of cargo through the strait before markets can stabilise, experts say.
Legal fight over Trump’s enormous construction project will continue despite panel’s approval.
District Judge Richard Leon says construction has to stop until Congress provides statutory authorisation.

Traffic in Japan’s Osaka was brought to a standstill after residents discovered a huge steel pipe had emerged.