Global outrage has grown after two years of bombardment in Gaza. In Israel, it is a different story – CNN

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  1. Global outrage has grown after two years of bombardment in Gaza. In Israel, it is a different story  CNN
  2. How has the war in Gaza changed what it means to be Israeli?  NPR
  3. 'Israelis Have Acclimated to a Reality That Should Be Unbearable': Joshua Leifer on Two Years of the Gaza War  Haaretz
  4. Two years after Oct. 7, even Israelis are losing faith in Israel  The Forward
  5. Israel at war with itself  Deccan Herald
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Richard Desmond legal action over National Lottery award to begin at high court

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Billionaire suing Gambling Commission for up to £1.3bn over licence award, with payout potentially funded by the taxpayer

The media billionaire Richard Desmond will begin a bitter courtroom battle with the Gambling Commission this week that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds in a row over the licence to run the National Lottery.

Northern & Shell and The New Lottery Company (TNLC), owned by Desmond, are suing the gambling regulator for up to £1.3bn, alleging “manifest errors” in the labyrinthine competition process for Britain’s largest public sector contract, the lottery licence.

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Pop star turned Islamist militant Fadel Shaker surrenders to Lebanese military after 12 years on the run

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Shaker, wanted over his connection to deadly shootout between militants and army, had been hiding out in Palestinian refugee camp

A Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant handed himself over to the country’s military intelligence service 12 years after going on the run.

Fadel Shaker had been on the run since the bloody street clashes between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2020 for providing support to a “terrorist group”.

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Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft – Reuters

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  1. Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft  Reuters
  2. Poland scrambles jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine  BBC
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3, 2025 | ISW  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Poland deploys air defences as Russia launches new strikes on Ukraine  Al Jazeera
  5. Russia targets Ukraine's natural gas facilities in biggest attack of the war  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Liberal frontbencher backs Hastie on immigration – as it happened

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James Paterson says Hastie move to backbench part of Liberals’ ‘debate and contest about ideas’

The sooner the Liberal party can sort out its differences the better but it may take a while after Andrew Hastie’s departure to the back bench, according to one of the rogue MP’s closest colleagues.

But we do have to make sure we go through our processes. We have to make sure we have those debates.

One of the reflections we’ve all had about the last parliamentary term is that there wasn’t enough debate and contest about ideas, that we need to robustly contest policy before we settle on it.

On the back bench, I’ll continue to advocate for things I believe in.

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Syria concludes first election since fall of Assad regime – CNN

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  1. Syria concludes first election since fall of Assad regime  CNN
  2. Syria holds first elections since Assad, but not in all provinces  BBC
  3. Syria Chooses Its First Parliament Since End of Civil War  The New York Times
  4. Syrian electors cast ballots in indirect vote for first post-Assad parliament  Reuters
  5. Everything you need to know about Syria’s first post-Assad elections  Al Jazeera
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Hot public holiday expected for Sydney and Brisbane after record rain for parts of NSW and Queensland in September

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Warm weather follows deluges in more than a dozen places in NSW and Queensland which topped daily records for the month

Sydney and Brisbane are in for a hot public holiday on Monday, with temperatures set to pass 30C in both capitals.

The warm weather comes after a soaking September on Australia’s east coast smashed monthly rain records across 21 places in Queensland and six in New South Wales following a record-breaking rain in August.

Sydney – sunny, minimum 20C, maximum 31C

Brisbane – sunny, minimum 15C, maximum 32C

Melbourne – shower or two, minimum 12C, maximum 16C

Adelaide – shower or two, minimum 11C, maximum 17C

Canberra – shower or two, minimum 11C, maximum 23C

Perth – sunny, minimum 8C, maximum 21C

Hobart – possible shower, minimum 7C, maximum 14C

Darwin – partly cloudy minimum 25C, maximum 35C

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