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Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has triggered a wave of reactions after he unveiled a controversial plan to annex the vast majority of occupied Palestinian territory. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Smotrich proposed absorbing 82 percent of the occupied West Bank into Israel, a move that would effectively eliminate the prospect of a future Palestinian state. Under the proposal, only six isolated enclave.s – where major Palestinian cities such as Jenin, Tulkarm, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho and Hebron are located – would remain outside of Israeli control. All other areas, including dozens of towns and villages, would be formally…

OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale by more than $4 billion, CNBC has learned.The artificial intelligence startup is giving eligible current and former employees the opportunity to sell roughly $10.3 billion in stock, up from the $6 billion it was initially targeting, according to a person familiar with the offering.The sale will be at a $500 billion valuation, in line with expectations, said the person, who asked not to be named because the details are private. OpenAI’s latest fundraising round earlier this year valued the company at $300 billion.OpenAI presented the offer to employees on Wednesday.…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted Wednesday that he isn’t dropping his reelection campaign after reports he had been approached about potentially taking a job with the federal government.Trump administration intermediaries recently reached out to people close to Adams, a Democrat, to discuss whether he would be open to abandoning his reelection campaign to take a federal job, according to a person familiar with those conversations.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the private nature of those conversations.It was unclear how far those talks progressed, but as media reports…

FLORENCE, Italy — Gianluigi Donnarumma said he will try to improve his ability to pass the ball out from the back after transferring to Manchester City.City signed Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday even though he’s not known for build-up skills with his feet — typically a key requisite for goalkeepers coached by Pep Guardiola.Editor’s Picks2 Related”I always try to help the team and do what the coach asks of me. I do everything; you can always improve in everything, but regarding what the coach asks of me, I try to improve,” Donnarumma said at Italy’s training camp on Wednesday.…

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced to prison Wednesday for the second time in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.Toledo received a sentence of 13 years and four months for money laundering, said Judge Josefa Izaga. In October 2024, he was sentenced to 20 years and six months for bribery and corruption in the case.Authorities accused the former president of accepting $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for allowing the construction of a highway in the South American country. Toledo governed Peru from 2001 to 2006, and is the latest ex-Peruvian leader…

The Polymarket website on a smartphone arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOnline prediction betting site Polymarket has been cleared to launch in the United States, the platform’s chief executive, Shayne Coplan, said on Wednesday.”Polymarket has been given the green light to go live in the USA by the @CFTC,” the CEO said in a post on X. “Credit to the Commission and Staff for their impressive work. This process has been accomplished in record timing.”The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Wednesday that its Division of Market Oversight and…

Orlando City has filed an official complaint to the Leagues Cup Organizing Committee about the officiating during the team’s semifinal match against Inter Miami at Chase Stadium, a spokesperson for the club confirmed to ESPN.Inter Miami defeated Orlando City 3-1 on Aug. 27 with two goals from Lionel Messi and another from Telasco Segovia. It was a heated encounter between the two Florida MLS rivals that saw referee Walter López issue seven yellow cards in total, four to Inter Miami and three to Orlando City.- Messi’s magic fires Miami into Leagues Cup final- Miami’s Suárez appears to spit on Seattle…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The invitation arrived in the final days of the summer recess, President Donald Trump’s political team summoning House Republican staff to an early morning meeting about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the coming midterm elections.“Attendance will be tracked by Team Trump — see you there!” read the flyer obtained by The Associated Press.On Wednesday morning, staffers lined up to check in to the private meeting at Republican National Committee headquarters across the street from the U.S. Capitol. What would have been a routine political strategy session with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, pollster Tony…

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of a posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says it has agreed on a final draft with family members after they publicly raised questions about the book’s release.Surviving relatives of Giuffre had worried that “Nobody’s Girl” presented an outdated and unduly positive portrait of her marriage, which collapsed in the months leading to her death by suicide in April.“We worked with Virginia’s brothers and their wives to contextualize the narrative Virginia’s memoir presents, and we appreciate their support of this publication,” Knopf’s publisher and editor-in-chief, Jordan Pavlin, said in a statement Wednesday…

Manchester United’s André Onana could still leave Old Trafford in the next couple of weeks, while the club already working on a deal to sign Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Gündogan set to leave Man City for Galatasaray- Sources: Crystal Palace pull out of Guéhi to Liverpool move- Premier League teams clear £3bn, smash record transfer spendWill André Onana still be a Manchester United player when all the transfer windows close? (Photo by…