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Korean Air has finalized its largest-ever order, worth $50bn, for 103 Boeing aircraft and GE Aerospace engines and servicing. Announced during President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Washington, the deal includes $36.2bn for Boeing’s 737 MAX 10, 777-9, and 787 jets, and $13.7bn for GE engines and long-term maintenance, Reuters reported.

CEO Cho Won-tae said about 80 percent of the new planes will replace older aircraft, while supporting expansion into US and Latin American markets. The order will also aid integration with Asiana Airlines, acquired last year. Boeing said the purchase will help Korean Air operate one of the world’s most efficient fleets. US officials praised the deal as a significant boost for aerospace exports and American manufacturing, according to Reuters.

Israeli forces have set up military positions in Rakhlah, a strategic village about 20 km southwest of Damascus, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to Xinhua, the posts, established on August 21, overlook three key roads linking the Syrian capital with Lebanon’s Baalbek and Beirut.

The monitor said this gives Israel a major strategic advantage, placing its forces within artillery range of vital highways considered essential supply routes for Hezbollah. It suggested the move is part of Israel’s broader plan to encircle the group.

Syrian authorities have not commented, while Israel’s presence near Damascus signals a sharp escalation, Xinhua reported.

China has urged the United States to stop undermining its cooperation with Latin America, dismissing Washington’s accusations of resource exploitation in the region, according to Xinhua.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that US remarks reflect a “Cold War mentality” and run counter to reality. He stressed that China’s partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean are based on mutual respect, equality, and shared benefit, contributing to local economic and social development.

Guo emphasized that the region is “no one’s backyard” and countries there have the right to choose their own partners. He called on Washington to end its interference and instead support Latin America’s development, Xinhua reported.

Rapper Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to injuring a police officer and resisting arrest after he was detained last week while wandering the streets of Los Angeles in his underwear, BBC reported.

The rapper, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, is facing three felony counts of battery with injury to a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest. 

Police said when they responded to a call about a man wandering the streets partially naked, the Grammy-winning artist charged at them.

He was taken to the hospital for a possible overdose after the incident in the early hours of Thursday, authorities said, according to BBC.