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Toshiba to go private as $13.5 billion buyout offer by JIP succeeds

Toshiba will then delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange within about a month. That will end its more than seven-decade history as a listed company. The purchase price was at 4,620 yen ($31)

UCL: Bellingham's last-gasp goal give Real Madrid win over Union Berlin

Bellingham helped extend Madrid's perfect start to the season by scoring a stoppage-time goal in the team's 1-0 win over newcomer Union Berlin in Group C on Wednesday

Under pressure over border, Biden admin to protect thousands of Venezuelans

The promise of accelerated work permits does not apply to people who cross the border illegally and seek asylum, who, by law, must wait for six months to receive work permits

S Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

Kim met with Putin in Russia's far east. The two said they may cooperate on defence issues but gave no specifics, which left South Korea and its allies including the United States uneasy

WH to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention: Report

"Tackling this epidemic will take a whole-of-government approach, and this new office would ensure the executive branch is focused and coordinated on proven solutions that will save lives"

Biden admin announces $600 mn to produce Covid tests; will reopen website

Federal officials said that will help guard against supply chain issues that sparked some shortages of at-home Covid tests made overseas during past surges in coronavirus cases

Google sued for negligence after man drives off collapsed bridge due to map

Paxson was driving home from his daughter's 9th birthday party through an unfamiliar neighbourhood when Google Maps allegedly directed him to cross a bridge that had collapsed 9 yrs prior

Shots fired outside US embassy in Lebanon, no injuries reported: Nelson

Earlier this year marked the 40th anniversary of a deadly bombing attack on the US embassy in Beirut on April 18. US officials blame the attack, which killed 63 people, on the Lebanese militant group

Biden-Netanyahu meeting: US President pledges to address 'hard issues'

Netanyahu tried to play down concerns about his contentious proposed judicial overhaul, saying there is "one thing that will never change and that is Israel's commitment to democracy"

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on big tech companies

The government says online safety bill passed this week will make Britain the safest place in the world to be online. But digital rights groups say it threatens online privacy and freedom of speech

Iran's prez urges US to demonstrate it wants to return to 2015 nuclear deal

Iran has long denied ever seeking nuclear weapons and continues to insist that its programme is entirely for peaceful purposes points Raisi

UK inflation in surprise fall in Aug, though BoE still set to raise rates

It said that lower hotel and air fare costs and a moderation in food price rises helped offset an increase in energy prices on the back of higher crude oil prices

Biden using executive power to create New Deal-style American Climate Corps

The climate corps had been proposed in early versions of the sweeping climate law approved last year but was jettisoned amid strong opposition from Republicans and concerns about cost

Ukraine's allies make arguments in Kyiv's favour against Russia at UN court

Kyiv filed its case two days after Russia invaded Ukraine. It argues that the attack was based on false claims by Russia of acts of genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine

UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals

He said he would keep a promise to reduce the UK's emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, but in a better, more proportionate way

Tornadoes kill 10 people and seriously injure 4 others in eastern China

Videos posted online showed cars that had been tossed about, including at least one flipped onto its side, and debris swirling in the air above a several-story-high building

Rescue op underway off southwestern Greece for around 90 migrants on yacht

The coast guard said the yacht, believed to be carrying around 90 people, was spotted about 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) west of the small town of Pylos

UN urges Taliban govt to stop torture, protect rights of detainees

It said the torture aimed at extracting confessions and other information included beatings, suffocation, suspension from the ceiling and electric shocks

France rolls out red carpet for King Charles III's 3-day state visit

The visit comes amid a recent warming in the French-British relationship after years marked by Brexit talks and related disputes

Champions League: Lazio goalkeeper scores late to earn draw versus Atletico

Barcelona's Joo Flix, Manchester City's Julin Lvarez and Paris Saint Germain's Kylian Mbapp all scored as their teams made winning starts in the Champions League