Israel's election leaves no clear winner as Netanyahu claims right-wing majority

The Wall Street Journal reports Washington has told several Gulf Arab countries to be ready for a short, intense military campaign against Iran after the midterms. Pentagon data obtained by Reuters puts the war's cost above $47bn, more than 25% over the Defense Department's July estimate. Trump says it is 'decision time' on striking Iran or reaching a deal, and called the ceasefire a 'waste of time'. Iran says the US is 'not serious', and Qatar and Oman push mediation.

Zelensky says Russia has launched more than 100 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in two weeks, blaming delays in air-defence deliveries. The latest attack hit a university campus, a major bridge, an administrative building and medical facilities, killing one person and injuring 15. Ukraine has asked E5 countries for 10% of their interceptor stocks. Separately, a US-brokered local truce, involving Pope Leo, appears to be holding in Oleshky, a town close to starvation, to let aid in.

A Sudanese rights group says a drone strike on a Darfur market killed more than 100 people and injured at least 113, many of them women and children. It attributes the attack to the Sudanese army. Earlier reports had put the toll at 21 in Nyala. The strike comes as the US, the EU and 30 other countries warn of famine risk across Sudan.

Cyclone Arnab made landfall in Andhra Pradesh as a 'very severe' storm, with winds of 125-135 km/h and gusts up to 150 km/h, according to the India Meteorological Department. Authorities say it then stalled close to the coast, with landfall expected to last about two more hours. India had evacuated tens of thousands of the 400,000 people at risk. The storm is forecast to move inland toward Nepal.

At a rally in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday evening, Trump formally proposed scaling back Biden-era controls on methane leaks from oil and gas companies. He said the change would save consumers and producers $45bn and unlock 210 million barrels of oil, about 10 days of US petroleum consumption. Critics warn of climate danger.

AMD says it will invest $1bn in Meta's equity offering, on top of Nvidia's $3bn, for $4bn combined. AMD also said its first Helios rack-scale systems are installed at Meta. Meta is seeking about $98bn through stock offerings to fund AI expansion, and its upsized $25bn share sale drew roughly five times demand.