Hezbollah, which emerged weakened from a war with Israel, now faces an existential crisis as it struggles to cope with sweeping changes across the Middle East

President Donald Trump said peace talks to end the war in Gaza are "at their final stages," and could lead to a wider peace in the region, according to Axios.

In Asia, Japan -0.3%. Hong Kong +0.9%. China +0.5%. India -0.1%. In Europe, at midday, London -0.1%. Paris -0.4%. Frankfurt flat. Futures at 6:30, Dow -0.3%. S&P -0.2%. Nasdaq -0.2%. Crude -1.1% to $62.78. Gold -0.5% to $3,837.30. Bitcoin +0.6% to $112,879. Ten-year Treasury Yield -1 bp to 4.13%.

Chinese autonomous-driving companies have been looking abroad to scale up their fleets and hit the critical mass needed for profitability.

As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice.

Israeli U.N. Amb. Danny Danon reflects on the U.N. General Assembly, including the scheduling of Middle East talks on a Jewish holiday and the walkout ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech.

Yemen’s first large-scale solar plant is helping to alleviate electricity shortages in the southern port city of Aden, bringing some relief to residents and businesses which suffer losses particularly when the intense summer heat hits.

Despite no longer having an official role in the White House during his father-in-law’s second administration, Jared Kushner is increasingly becoming more entrenched in his ties to the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia,