More than two dozen settlers, some masked, attacked the Al-Taqwa mosque in the village of Al-Tuwani during the night and set it alight, according to Mohammed Rabie, head of the village council, who spoke to AFP. A factory was also reported torched in the assault.
Iran has announced the execution of two people convicted in connection with anti-government protests. According to the indictment, the two had filmed the scene of a killing and transmitted the footage to television channels based abroad.
Donald Trump has launched Trump Accounts, a savings programme giving every eligible newborn $1,000 from the government to begin investing at birth. Parents and other contributors can add up to $5,000 a year. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the compounding could grow the account substantially over a child's early decades.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiations with the United States should continue even if the chance of success is only 10 percent, signalling Tehran's willingness to keep diplomatic channels open. He spoke amid renewed tension with Washington and Israel over a ceasefire framework, while accusing the US of undermining talks.
Fighting has resumed in the Middle East despite a June ceasefire, with fresh strikes and Donald Trump reimposing a naval blockade. Oil prices jumped more than 8 percent on the announcement amid fears of disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Higher energy costs feed inflation, which could raise the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients.
Actor Elisha Cuthbert has sold her longtime Los Angeles home for $1.93 million after more than a year on and off the market. The Canadian actor, known for 24, Old School and House of Wax, first listed it in July 2025 at $3.13 million, cutting the price repeatedly before relisting at $2.095 million in June.
Researchers at Japan's RIKEN Institute and Tokyo-based OrganTech have identified a previously unknown 'third cell' capable of fully reconstructing hair follicles, potentially opening a route to regenerative treatments for baldness and thinning. Published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, the finding matters for the roughly 80 percent of men and 50 percent of women who experience pattern hair loss.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the security breach behind the assassination of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not been closed, suggesting the vulnerability may persist. He said the bombing of Khamenei's residence early in the war was possible because the attackers held detailed knowledge of his daily routine and senior meetings at the compound.
The 2,840-square-foot home in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, that served as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's house in the Gilmore Girls pilot is for sale at $2.7 million. Production moved to a Warner Bros soundstage in Burbank after the first episode, but fans still recognise the interiors. It is the first sale in 24 years.
An under-construction nuclear power plant in Iran's Khuzestan province was reportedly struck by the United States, prompting a response from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The UN watchdog said it was examining reports of the overnight attack on the Darkhovin facility, noting it remains in early construction and held no nuclear material, posing no radiological risk.
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed 'King of the North', becomes Prime Minister on Monday and will name his cabinet the same day. He follows six leaders who left early over the past decade, from David Cameron after Brexit to Liz Truss, who lasted 49 days. Keir Starmer quit in June 2026 as Labour support drained toward Reform UK.
Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans should add Iran to the Sanctioning Russia Act, the bipartisan bill from the late Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal targeting Russian banks, energy firms and its shadow oil fleet. A clause allowing tariffs up to 100 percent could hit India and China. Blumenthal warned an Iran provision may cost the bill support in Congress.
Washington has shifted aircraft out of Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base for the second time this year, moving at least four KC-135 Stratotankers to Ovda in southern Israel. Tracking data since mid-July suggests more than 60 US refuelling aircraft have reached Israel, with 33 confirmed at Ben Gurion. The dispersal shields the tankers from possible Iranian missile and drone strikes.