1. Benjamin Netanyahu will be greeted by deep divisions among US lawmakers, a distracted US public and large protests.

2. New Zealand inquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care. PM promised reforms.

3. Taiwan hunkered down for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled, and one person killed.

4. NATO assesses the enormous cost of fixing Europe's creaking defenses.

5. North Korean balloons carrying trashhave landed near South Korea's presidential office.

6. Tesla reported its lowest profit margin in more than five years and missed Wall Street earnings targets in the second quarter.

7. Meta removes 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria over 'sextortion' scams.