Lebanon and Israel pick who will watch the peace they both fear to start

World

The two agree a shortlist of countries to verify Hezbollah's disarmament - a trusted referee, because neither will make the first move on trust alone.

Finance

US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in July, and Wall Street rallied - because a weaker job market means the Fed is less likely to raise rates.

Tech

A week of escaped AI agents, a self-spreading npm worm, and fake vulnerabilities flooding the CVE pipeline all share one flaw: systems built to accept anything are drowning in what they accepted.

Mind & body

Blood must stay near pH 7.35 to 7.45, yet your cells make acid every second.

Climate

A German wind giant writes off three US leases as policy turns against it - while cheap solar leaves gas plants facing the same squeeze from the other side.

Space

A four-tonne Falcon 9 upper stage left over from a 2025 lunar launch hit the Moon this week at about 2.4 kilometres a second, gouging a fresh crater near Einstein crater.

Biotech

After two rejections, regulators approved Replimune's Tudriqev, a virus reengineered to multiply inside melanoma and burst it from within - part of a two-approval week that also cleared the first mRNA flu shot.

Money

Cash you can reach in a second pays the lowest return; money you lock away pays more.

Sports

Almost half the top flight has changed its boss, Uruguay handed its team to a playing legend, and the NFL reshuffled its sidelines - a season of first-time bosses stepping up.

Gaming

Game preservation forced its way back into the headlines this week - a lost Final Fantasy spinoff restored at huge cost, players mourning shut-down worlds, and a campaign to make publishers hand games over before they die.

Food

A US poultry glut cut commodity chicken prices 45% in a year, punishing growers who sold more meat for less money - while Tyson, which quit the raw-commodity market, saw profits rise.

Cyber

Researchers hijacked passkey-protected accounts, an admin flaw handed over remote-management consoles, and a guilty plea traced 100 million exposed records to logins with no second check.