The World in Brief from The Economist

Hizbullah confirmed that Israel had killed Hassan Nasrallah, the militant group’s leader, in an air strike targeting its headquarters in Beirut on Friday.

America’s Justice Department indicted three Iranian nationals for allegedly hacking into Donald Trump’s campaign

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of annual inflation fell by more than expected in August

Binyamin Netanyahu said his country “will not stop” attacks on Hezbollah until “we achieve all our objectives”.  Also, Ishiba Shigeru, a former defense minister, won the race to become Japan’s next prime minister.

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, appeared to reject an American-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Hizbullah, saying that rumours of a truce were “not true”.

Israel rejects ceasefire proposal; New York’s mayor charged, and more

America and several European and Arab countries issued a proposal aimed at halting mounting hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as well as reviving negotiations over the war in Gaza. Three top employees quit OpenAI, including Mira Murati, the chief technology officer.

America is reportedly leading a diplomatic effort to halt mounting hostilities between Hizbullah and Israel and revive negotiations over the war in Gaza.