Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast:(1) The Palestinian Authority is working with US officials on a plan to run Gaza after the ongoing war is over, with one of its top leaders arguing that Israel's aim to fully defeat Hamas is unrealistic and the militant group should instead join a new governing structure. (2) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened devastation in Beirut and southern Lebanon if Hezbollah opens a second front in the war with Hamas. (3) The rally in the yen spilled over into a second day as traders wagered that the Bank of Japan will scrap the world's last negative interest-rate regime much sooner than previously thought. (4) Rishi Sunak faces a crucial two weeks if he is to control feuding Tory Members of Parliament and lead them into a general election expected next year. The latest fight is about whether the government should bend or ignore domestic and international laws so the UK can deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda without considering their claims. (5) The dynasty behind the luxury brand Hermès added $56 billion to their wealth to become the world's third-richest family, according to Bloomberg's annual ranking. Abu Dhabi's ruling Al Nahyan family topped the Waltons as the world's richest, with wealth of $305 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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