The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned Friday of possible public safety threats or violence in light of the upcoming Oct. 7 anniversary of the Hamas attack.
The big picture: The announcement comes during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah and just ahead of the one-year mark of the terrorist attacks in Israel, as American Jews are contending with a record number of antisemitic hate crimes.
President Biden on Friday signaled he would oppose an Israeli strike on Iran's oil facilities as part of the Israeli response for the massive Iranian missile attack earlier this week.
Why it matters: Biden's remarks indicate that while the U.S. supports an Israeli military response against Iran, it thinks the retaliation should be measured and not open a new front in the war.
Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, is weighing a sale of shares in its supermarket unit ahead of listing the business, according to Reuters.
The big picture: The convenience store giant is under activist pressure to improve earnings, and seems to be throwing its Slurpees against the wall to see what sticks.
U.S. officials say the White House wants to take advantage of Israel's massive blow to Hezbollah's leadership and infrastructure to push for an election of a new Lebanese president in the coming days.
Why it matters: Lebanon hasn't had a president for almost two years, which has increased instability and exacerbated the political and economic crisis in the country.
Boris Johnson claims that his staff found a bug in his bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it during a visit to the British Foreign Office in 2017.
The big picture: The former U.K. prime minister was foreign secretary at the time of the incident, according to the extract from his book, "Unleashed," which was shared with the Telegraph newspaper.
Hundreds of business leaders spoke out following the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel last October. However, as the one-year mark approaches, most plan to stay quiet.
Why it matters: The dynamics in the Middle East have grown more complex and polarizing, making business leaders more reticent to comment than a year ago.
Bain Capital is supporting a share buyback plan by Korea Zinc, the world's largest refined zinc smelter, which is designed to prevent what it argues is a "hostile" takeover by MBK Partners.
The big picture: This is a bitter fight between the founding families of a $12 billion metals giant, each of which now has a deep-pocketed private equity firm on its side.
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