Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan rose 15% to $542.8 million in August, driven by increased Kuwaiti exports.

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is visiting Madrid to thank Spain for recognizing a Palestinian state. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe VI will meet with Abbas. The move has strained ties between Spain and Israel.

A young mother has expressed disappointment that her sickle cell disease was not addressed until she was diagnosed with lymphoma and underwent cancer treatment.

The UN General Assembly will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its 'unlawful presence' in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year.

The UN General Assembly will adopt a resolution demanding that Israel end its 'unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory' within 12 months. The resolution follows a July advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice that deemed Israel's occupation illegal.

The U.N. General Assembly will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its 'unlawful presence' in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year, withdraw its military forces and evacuate all settlers.

FTSE 100 expected to open lower; Reckitt Benckiser in talks for potential sale of homecare assets; Rio Tinto to develop seed farms for renewable diesel; Oil prices stabilize; Gold prices remain flat.

Robert Jenrick has called on the UK Government to proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, describing it as the 'world's chief sponsor of terror'. However, former foreign secretary Lord Cameron warned that such a move would effectively end diplomatic relations with Iran.

Pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were acquired by Hezbollah after the group's leader ordered members to stop using mobile phones, warning they could be tracked by Israeli intelligence. The explosions killed at least eight people and wounded the Iranian ambassador. Experts believe the pager explosions point to a sophisticated, long-planned operation, possibly carried out by infiltrating the supply chain and rigging the pagers with explosives before they were imported to Lebanon. Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2,700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo to discuss negotiation efforts with Egyptian officials regarding a ceasefire in Gaza. No breakthroughs are expected, and the visit aims to keep up the pressure campaign for a deal between Israel and Hamas. This comes after a series of explosions in Lebanon, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel.

Australian police have infiltrated an encrypted communications app used by criminals, resulting in multiple arrests. The app was allegedly used by various criminal organizations for drug trafficking and ordering killings. Police were able to prevent acts of violence by monitoring threats on the app.

Jihadist attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso have increased, with Human Rights Watch documenting seven attacks resulting in at least 128 civilian deaths. The attacks are often in retaliation against communities for refusing to join the jihadists or allegedly collaborating with government troops.