Lebanon to seek humanitarian funds as bombardment by Israel continues

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Caretaker PM ‘trying to fill the gaps’ amid mass displacement of people from their homes

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced on Monday that he would meet donor countries to seek additional funding for Lebanon’s growing displacement crisis, as hundreds of thousands of people fled Israel’s widening aerial campaign.

“We are trying as much as possible to fill the gaps; as I said yesterday, it is not an easy process,” Mikati said, announcing that he would ask donors on Tuesday to give money to Lebanon through the UN.

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Embezzlement Trial of Le Pen and the National Rally party Opens in France – The New York Times

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  1. Embezzlement Trial of Le Pen and the National Rally party Opens in France  The New York Times
  2. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds  ABC News
  3. Trial of Le Pen in France Complicates Far-Right Leader’s Move to Mainstream  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Marine Le Pen and other RN figures go on trial over EU fake jobs allegations  The Guardian
  5. France’s Le Pen and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds  CNN
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What time is the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2? – Space.com

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  1. What time is the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2?  Space.com
  2. Solar Eclipse 2024 Date and Time: When is Surya Grahan in October? Will it be visible in India?  Moneycontrol
  3. 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse to dazzle parts of the world this week  KVUE.com
  4. October’s Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse: How and When To See It  TIME
  5. 'Ring of fire' to appear 6 months after total solar eclipse  Good Morning America
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US looks unable to talk Netanyahu out of planned invasion of Lebanon

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An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security dynamics

The Biden administration is losing influence over whether Benjamin Netanyahu launches a ground invasion into southern Lebanon or not.

For more than a year, Joe Biden and his senior advisers have managed to forestall an Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon in fear of a larger war that could envelop the entire Middle East.

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Parrots overwhelm Argentinian town with screeching, poo and power outages

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Birds outnumber residents in Hilario Ascasubi, after deforestation leads them to seek food, shelter and water

The town of Hilario Ascasubi near Argentina’s eastern Atlantic coast has a parrot problem.

Thousands of the green, yellow and red birds have invaded, driven by deforestation in the surrounding hills, according to biologists. They bite on the town’s electric cables, causing outages, and are driving residents around the bend with their incessant screeching and deposits everywhere of parrot poo.

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Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave – The Associated Press

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  1. Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave  The Associated Press
  2. UNRWA chief says he did not know a suspended employee was Hamas's leader in Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  3. Israeli strike kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, 3 Palestinian militant leaders killed in separate strike  Fox News
  4. Israeli strike hits Beirut's southern suburbs, Reuters witness, security source say  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Hamas Leader Killed in Lebanon Was Also a U.N. Staffer  The Wall Street Journal
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‘Do they take us for fools?’: Argentina vice-president lambasts Falklands pact

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Victoria Villarruel breaks ranks to claim confidence-building deal signed with UK offers only ‘crumbs’

Argentina’s vice-president has lambasted a new UK-Argentina Falkland Islands agreement, saying her nation had been offered “crumbs”.

The pact, announced last week, includes resuming flights to the islands, restarting negotiations on a humanitarian project plan, and organising a trip for relatives of fallen soldiers of the Falklands war to visit their graves.

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PM to Iranians: Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. PM to Iranians: Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu warns Iran as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon  The Associated Press
  3. Amid Lebanon Strike, Defiant Netanyahu Declares Israel Is ‘Winning’  The New York Times
  4. Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon  NPR
  5. Israel's Netanyahu tells Iranians regime change will happen 'sooner than people think'  Middle East Eye
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Zookeeper mauled to death by lion while feeding it after leaving safety gate open – New York Post

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  1. Zookeeper mauled to death by lion while feeding it after leaving safety gate open  New York Post
  2. Zookeeper Mauled to Death by Lion After Leaving 'Safety Protection Gate Open' During Feeding: Reports  PEOPLE
  3. Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: Babaji Daule mauled to death by lion in Nigeria  BBC.com
  4. Lion Mauls, Kills Zookeeper After Safety Gate Was Left Unsecured  Men's Journal
  5. Lion kills man at Obasanjo wild life park  Premium Times
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