US President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 legislative election, Al Jazeera and France 24 reported. Trump called Netanyahu a strong and capable leader in a social-media post. The reports noted that the effect on voters was uncertain after disappointment over the Iran war’s outcome.
Apple published an EU energy label showing its new iPhone Duo has a combined battery capacity of 4,883mAh, according to 9to5Mac and MacRumors. The figure matches an earlier leak describing separate 2,962mAh and 1,921mAh cells, giving buyers the first official basis for comparing the foldable model with other iPhones.
Anthropic has committed five per cent of its stock to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, the Financial Times and Fortune reported. The company said the entity may make large donations to established nonprofits or designated populations, as the artificial-intelligence developer faces greater scrutiny over safety and the technology’s economic effects.
Northampton defeated Cardiff 28-12 at Franklin’s Gardens to secure the first victory by an English Premiership side in this season’s Champions Cup, the Guardian, BBC Sport and Sky Sports reported. The Saints overcame a tenacious Cardiff side in a nervous pool match after English clubs had lost their first seven opening-round fixtures.
Former Australian Labor attorney general and federal court judge Robert McClelland has been named head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Guardian reported. He succeeds Paul Brereton, who left the post in May, placing an experienced former minister and jurist in charge of the federal integrity watchdog.
China’s economic growth picked up as an artificial-intelligence boom supported exports, BBC Tech reported. Overseas demand helped offset weak domestic spending, although the RSS report said trade tensions and questions about the durability of AI demand continued to cloud the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy.
Foreign private-equity firms now account for a majority of large buyout deals in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy, the Financial Times reported in its markets and companies feeds. The RSS items described the country as the industry’s next Asian frontier but did not name individual transactions or disclose the period covered.
Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons tore an Achilles tendon in practice and will undergo surgery, ESPN, CBS Sports and the Guardian reported across two ranked clusters. The injury is expected to end his season before it begins, derailing the 30-year-old former top draft pick’s attempt to return after missing 2025-26.
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survived a shooting attack in Mumbai after gunmen fired several rounds at a moving car, BBC World reported. Video published by multiple news organisations appeared to show the attack taking place near a crowd. The RSS item did not identify the assailants or state whether police had determined a motive.
Shares in Chinese memory-chip maker CXMT fell more than six per cent on Monday after the company issued an earnings forecast for the first nine months of 2026, CNBC Tech reported. The decline suggested investors were looking beyond the reported profit turnaround, though the RSS item provided no further financial detail.