Demolition: Israel's military is destroying homes, raising fears that it plans to permanently remove the city's residents. The U.S. ambassador to Israel said Washington discussed with Gulf Arab states the possibility of administering the territory after the war.
In New York: Trump will headline the U.N. General Assembly after slashing support for its missions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the gathering on Friday. So will Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, but he'll do it by video after the U.S. denied him a visa. Australia, Belgium, Britain and Canada are expected to recognize an independent Palestinian state.
Findings: U.N. investigators said the authorities practiced "grand corruption," including paying $1.7 billion to companies affiliated with the vice president for road-construction work that never happened. Borrowing costs in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are rising because of policy weakness, poor market conditions and inflation, Moody's Ratings said.
No, really: Trump said publicly traded companies shouldn't have to report quarterly financial results. Climate-conscious money managers say this might push companies to focus more on the future and less on meeting their numbers every three months.
Trump's Federal Reserve pick Stephen Miran didn't get the rate cut he wanted when the central bank met this week, but he said the president held no sway over his stance.
The UKis trying the unidentified "Soldier F" for murder in the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil-rights marchers in Northern Ireland. Britain will scrap its Legacy Act, which offered immunity from prosecution to ex-soldiers and militants who fought during the Troubles.
Albania's prime minister nominated an AI-generated bot to manage and award public tenders to private companies. Opponents said this is unconstitutional because the bot lacks Albanian nationality and is not human. The bot countered that it lacks personal ambition or interests.
Colombia asked the U.N.'s aviation agency to support global standards for transporting pets on airplanes following cases of dogs dying during flights.
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