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Israel Gaza war: Latest news from BBC News

<div>Israel Gaza war which started after armed attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023</div>

Boom Logistics Ltd (ASX:BOL) (FY 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: NPAT Surges 37. ...

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/cv/apiv2/social/images/yahoo-finance-default-logo.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Underlying profit and free cash flow soar as the company prioritizes returns over revenue, securing a major seven-year contract with BHP's Olympic Dam.</div></div>

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc (ZTO) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Profit Surge and ...

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/cv/apiv2/social/images/yahoo-finance-default-logo.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>ZTO's adjusted net income jumps 50.3% year-over-year as parcel volume hits 10.49 billion, with AI and digitalization initiatives driving significant cost reductions.</div></div>

Dollar Tree climbs after Jefferies upgrades stock on improving traffic

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/cv/apiv2/social/images/yahoo-finance-default-logo.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Investing.com -- Jefferies upgraded Dollar Tree to Hold from Underperform, highlighting signs that traffic trends are inflecting positively and limited near-term risk of further share loss.</div></div>

Nigeria election 2027: Can Tinubu win a second term as cost of living bites?

Campaigning kicks off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing inflation and President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms.

Somalia: Dozens killed in fighting to control key city of Baidoa

Armed forces repelled rebel fighters in the key city after hours of intense fighting that left nearly 100 wounded.

Samsung hikes chipmaking prices by up to 15% on demand spike, sources say

Samsung Electronics has raised prices for some advanced contract chipmaking services by up to 15% for new orders, two people familiar with the matter said, as demand for AI chips tightens capacity in a business long dominated by TSMC. Demand from Chinese ‌customers has been particularly strong, but Samsung has been unable to meet all orders because it must serve U.S. customers and reserve part ‌of its capacity to support its own chip production, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of an

Global bond rout pauses as sovereign yields back off multi-decade highs

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/cv/apiv2/social/images/yahoo-finance-default-logo.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Investing.com - Global fixed-income markets captured a tentative breather on Wednesday, as a brutal selloff paused and bargain-hunting investors stepped in to absorb sovereign debt that had been battered to multi-decade yield highs.</div></div>

Nigerian influencer arrested over alleged international cocaine trafficking network

Nigerian authorities have arrested a social media personality they say was a senior figure in an international cocaine trafficking operation following the seizure of 184.5kg of the drug in Lagos.

Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 US deportees under Trump migration deal

Liberia has agreed to accept hundreds of people deported from the United States, in one of the largest such arrangements under the Trump administration’s migration policy. The deportees will arrive over a year, with the first group of 20 expected Thursday.

SK Hynix stock jumps amid $29B treasury buyback plan

The ​move comes amid growing pressure from investors for SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics to return a bigger share of excess cash through dividends or share buybacks, after the chipmakers offered scant detail on ‌capital returns despite ⁠reporting record profits fuelled by booming demand for AI memory chips. Those calls have intensified as SK Hynix ⁠and Samsung shares retreated after hitting record highs in June amid concerns about the durability of AI spending, though their stock prices ​remain

The IRS is scrutinizing how UnitedHealth moved money through foreign subsidiaries—and whether it underpaid taxes

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/50AC4D6E04E163DC8D433AB99EF27B9C718D04E35DF1E7BC80A004BDDD34B6FF/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1200_h800;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffortune_175%2F62e3d1ac58b2ed6f12a8b3520ef6927a.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The agency wants to raise the health giant's taxable income for four straight years. Neither side will say how much is at stake.</div></div>

Tesla asked Las Vegas for 5,000 robotaxi permits. Sin City gave it 10, capped the speed at 45mph, and banned airport trips

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/3808687E8ECF370D47B629712E5FACB03E0EBA17F77D14BABFC8793AA14B21CB/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1200_h800;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffortune_175%2F25c71d97ccda1851d880833c3647ac1a.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Nevada capped Tesla's fleet at a fraction of its request and kept it away from Harry Reid airport.</div></div>

Nelson Peltz might take Wendy’s private following six straight quarterly sales declines as customers flee its poor franchise models and bad marketing

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/0AFBBD395A96DD5D5B7F42ABE71FFEE85F5DDD79D7CE6F917D94728726BA42B6/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1200_h800;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffortune_175%2F40c346c5a6d13f7de2c0339c2ed36a3b.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Peltz spent two decades helping shape Wendy's into the burger conglomerate it is today. Now he's considering buying the rest of the struggling chain.</div></div>

Inside the $8 billion cybersecurity acquisition that rescued ServiceNow from the ‘Saaspocalypse’

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/8BA27654FAD244A6014B2F10697500C5B421C9469F43E2EF53A14EB1300FBB35/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1200_h970;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffortune_175%2F817c0e3a0f065d975224d98df94904cf.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The deal for Yevgeny Dibrov’s Armis was Israel’s second-largest tech startup exit ever.</div></div>

Angélique Kidjo makes history as first black African honoured on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Seat Seoul at the table for tactical nuclear weapons discussion

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. When US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby addressed the Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium on August 5, he described an effort to provide the president with more “sensible nuclear options,” including greater emphasis on low-yield nuclear capabilities for regional contingencies. While Colby’s remarks had [&#8230;]The post Seat Seoul at the table for tactical nuclear weapons discussion appeared f

Geberit posts H1 sales growth on strong volumes, price increases; outlook held

<div><img src="https://content-media.investing.com/news/Traders_800x533_L_1644236697.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Geberit posts H1 sales growth on strong volumes, price increases; outlook held</div></div>

Asian AI, chip stocks tumble as higher yields revive valuation concerns

<div><img src="https://content-media.investing.com/news/moved_LYNXMPEM7H0WP_L.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Asian AI, chip stocks tumble as higher yields revive valuation concerns</div></div>

WHO says attacks on ambulances affecting DRC Ebola response

Hostility from local communities at the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is leading to regular attacks on WHO ambulances, one of the lead doctors involved in the epidemic response says at a briefing.