The World in Brief from The Economist

A Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, injured 41 people, according to local officials

American and Iraqi troops launched a joint military operation in western Iraq that killed 15 members of Islamic State, a jihadist group.

Ukrainian strikes killed five people and injured 46 more in Belgorod, a city in south-western Russia, according to Russian authorities.

Ukrainian strikes killed five people and injured 46 more in Belgorod, a city in south-western Russia, according to Russian authorities.

Donald Trump said he would vote against abortion rights in Florida.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge held steady at an annualised 2.5% in July

Inflation in the euro area fell to a three-year low

In the first big interview of her presidential campaign, Kamala Harris pitched herself as a moderate. Also, Inflation in the euro area fell to a three-year low. The annual rate slowed to 2.2% in August, from 2.6% in July.

The Israel Defence Forces and Hamas agreed to three, three-day humanitarian pauses in different parts of Gaza to allow children to receive polio vaccinations, the World Health Organisation said.