Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles were launched towards northern Israel, the military said as an escalation in cross-border strikes continued for a third day.

Washington imposed sanctions on an Israeli group for attacking humanitarian aid convoys bound for starving civilians in Gaza, U.S. officials told Reuters, in the latest move targeting actors Washington believes threaten the prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

The U.S. Supreme Court declared unlawful a federal ban on “bump stock” devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, rejecting yet another firearms restriction – this time one enacted under Republican former President Donald Trump.

Moderna (MRNA.O), opens new tab said on Thursday its next-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed it was not inferior in efficacy compared to its approved shot in a late-stage study.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday keeping the abortion drug mifepristone on the market with no new restrictions ends one chapter of the legal fight over the drug, but efforts by abortion opponents to restrict its use may not be over.

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have put an end to their feud with a deal that allows the entertainment giant to develop the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando for the next 15 years.

The Australian government should be required to disclose every consulting contract worth over A$2 million ($1.33 million) and contracts should include a requirement that providers act in the public interest, said a senate inquiry sparked by PwC’s leak of secret tax plans.

Australia’s Qantas Airways, opens new tab said on Thursday it will acquire the remaining 49% stake in online travel business TripADeal for A$211 million ($140.6 million) as the airline seeks to capitalize on strong demand for holiday bookings.

A deal is a deal – sometimes, it seems. Discord is growing among electric-car maker Tesla’s (TSLA.O), opens new tab investors over a Thursday vote to ratify Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a U.S.-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but that mediators were determined to close the gaps.

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s southern city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least eight people and injured another 21, including two children, officials said, with a further four people reported missing.