Hundreds of thousands protested across Israel on Sunday. REUTERS/Florion Goga
War in Gaza
Municipal services in several Israeli districts were disrupted today after the country's biggest labor union launched a general strike to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing to a deal to bring Israeli hostages in Gaza home.
German state elections that dealt a blow to the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition. Scholz said the results were "worrying".
This week marks the start of the vital post-Labor Day sprint to the US election. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are expected to ramp up outreach to voters.
Azerbaijan's ruling party was set to retain its majority in the country's first parliamentary election since staging a lightning offensive a year ago to recapture Karabakh.
In other news
Loud explosions rocked Ukraine's capital Kyiv early today as Russia launched a barrage of missiles. On Sunday, at least 47 people were injured after missiles struck a shopping mall and events complex in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
Climate change will be high on the agenda as Pope Francis embarks on his longest ever foreign trip, visiting Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore over 12 days. Here are some of the challenges facing the countries on his itinerary.
Britain's government will investigate how prices for concert tickets sold on official websites are hiked when demand surges, after fans seeking their spot at next year's Oasis reunion shows faced soaring costs over the weekend.
Business & Markets
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has been locked in a months-long feud with Elon Musk. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
A five-member panel of Brazil's Supreme Court will vote whether to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes' ruling to shut down social media platform X in the country. X missed a deadline on Thursday to name a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company's board of directors to slice off unnecessary businesses and revamp capital spending, according to a source familiar with the matter.
China will urge a summit of 50 African nations in Beijing this week to take more of its goods, before Western curbs kick in on its exports such as electric vehicles and solar panels, in exchange for more pledges of loans and investment.
Asian factories, including China's manufacturing sector, showed signs of a tentative recovery in August and chip makers benefitted from firm demand, but economic headwinds loom.
Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in contraction in August, with the data suggesting a recovery could be some way off as demand fell at its sharpest pace this year.
In Pictures
Men's 100m T63 Round 1 in Saint-Denis, France. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
From breaststroke to boccia to basketball, we bring you the latest highlights from the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Shanghai Museum welcomes feline visitors to peruse Egyptian cat imagery at a "Meow Night". REUTERS/Casey Hall
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, and which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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