A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City's Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials.
The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square, the building that hosts the city's annual New Year's Eve ball drop celebration. It is one of the most heavily touristed and policed spots in all of New York.
The 49-year-old woman from Queens pulled out two knives from a shopping bag and stabbed a 68-year-old man who had just come out of the subway station and was waiting to cross the street with his wife, striking him in the abdomen, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
Seconds later, the woman stabbed a 32-year-old woman also in the abdomen, Tisch said. Both victims were taken to the hospital. The woman died and the man is in stable condition, according to police.
Police didn't say if the victims were tourists visiting the city or residents.

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By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only go into effect if the kingdom ‌normalizes relations with Israel, a U.S. administration official told Reuters on Tuesday.
The agreement, which was reached in ‌July and would allow U.S. companies to export civilian nuclear technology to the kingdom, was sent to Congress on Monday, according to the U.S. official, who declined to be identified.
The Saudi embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It was not clear how Trump expects sending the nuclear deal to Congress, which has 90 session days to consider it, will advance his objectives.

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A man charged with drug offences after police seized cocaine worth more than £2m has appeared in court.
Arminas Sotikovas, 35, of Riverside Road in Ipswich, has been charged with possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply.
Suffolk Police said officers stopped a white van travelling on the eastbound carriageway of the A14, near Stowmarket, on Tuesday when they found the large quantity of cocaine.
Sotikovas appeared at Ipswich Magistrates' Court where he was remanded into custody ahead of his next hearing at Ipswich Crown Court on 3 September.
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By Mike Dolan
July 23 (Reuters) -
What matters in U.S. and global markets today
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A student who drowned in a river tried to remain afloat for 20 minutes while shouting for help that did not arrive in time, an inquest has heard.
Evan Geoffrey d'Andilly, 19, entered the River Ouse from a bridge in York after a night out with friends in the city in March 2025.
North Yorkshire Coroner's Court was shown CCTV footage of d'Andilly, from Scunthorpe, calling for help as a police officer on the bank told him a rescue boat was on its way. He disappeared beneath the surface before it arrived.
The University of York student was described as a "water baby" by his family, who said his death was an "unfathomable, senseless tragedy".
North Yorkshire Police officers threw a line to d'Andilly, but he was in the middle of the river channel and it could not reach him, the inquest heard.

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