The FDA approves Revolution Medicines’ Rasonque for metastatic pancreatic cancer after a trial showed the drug doubled survival for patients.

<p>Explosions were heard in communities near the Lebanon border amid IDF activity in the area.</p>

The US Treasury designates UK-based Palestine Action a terrorist group, freezing its assets and barring US citizens and companies from doing business with it.

<p>Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, announced that Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani will travel to Tehran on Thursday and meet with several senior officials.</p><p>He said the talks will focus on reducing tensions, “based on Qatar’s view that diplomacy is the right way to resolve conflicts."</p>

Trump says he has no timetable for the Iran war and is “not in a hurry" to resume talks, while warning Tehran faces mounting economic pressure.

<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Egypt next week, marking his first trip to the country in a decade, <i>Al-Monitor</i> reported.</p><p>According to China’s Foreign Ministry, the visit will be part of Xi’s diplomatic tour from August 30 to September 3, which will also include a visit to Kyrgyzstan and participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. In Egypt, Xi is expected to meet with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.</p>

Orthodox Union appoints Rabbi Shmuel Silber as executive vice president, succeeding Rabbi Moshe Hauer who passed away last fall

An <i>i24NEWS</i> poll conducted by Direct Polls gives Likud 26 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar 23. Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael wins eight seats.