President Biden ‘doesn’t know’ if Netanyahu is trying to influence US election – Euronews

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  1. President Biden 'doesn't know' if Netanyahu is trying to influence US election  Euronews
  2. Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race  The Hill
  3. Biden Gives Shocking Answer on Potential Israeli Election Interference  The New Republic
  4. Biden issues terse words to Netanyahu over peace deal and election influence  The Guardian US
  5. Biden unsure if Netanyahu holding up Gaza deal to influence US election  Al Jazeera English
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Blasts shake Beirut’s southern suburbs as Israeli military urges evacuations

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Explosions and smoke reported in capital early on Saturday while Hezbollah says clashes continue with Israeli troops in Lebanon border area

A series of explosions were heard over Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Saturday after the Israeli military demanded evacuations for some areas while Hezbollah said it was engaged in continued clashes with Israeli troops in the Lebanon border area.

Israel said on Friday it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut and was assessing the damage after a series of strikes on senior figures in the militant group that Iran’s supreme leader condemned as counterproductive.

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Sinwar, Hamas, have no intention of reaching hostage deal with Israel – NYT – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Sinwar, Hamas, have no intention of reaching hostage deal with Israel - NYT  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hamas Leader Is Holding Out for a Bigger War, U.S. Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. Sinwar’s growing fatalism, hope for regional war hampering hostage talks — report  The Times of Israel
  4. Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ hunted leader, remains committed to Israel's destruction  Reuters
  5. Yahya Sinwar likely biding his time underground, report says  Ynetnews
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Liz Truss urges conservatives to ‘defund state media’ as she rails against left at Australian CPAC event

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Former British prime minister also criticises the Bank of England and bureaucrats in speech at rightwing conference in Brisbane

Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, has claimed the left is winning “the argument” and called for the defunding of public broadcasters to help win it back during a speech at the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference.

About 1,000 people at the CPAC conference in Brisbane also heard the former Conservative party leader blame the “unelected Bank of England” for a financial crisis which contributed to her departure as prime minister after just 49 days, following her disastrous mini-budget.

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Australia weather: sunny skies expected for most of east coast and NRL grand final in Sydney

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Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures should reach high 20s in NSW and Queensland over the weekend, while Victoria can expect showers

Warm and sunny weather is forecast across much of eastern Australia as Sydney prepares for the NRL grand final and pro-Palestinian protests are being organised across the nation.

Wet weather is forecast in some areas, including Victoria, on Saturday, but temperatures should reach the high 20s in New South Wales and Queensland, according to Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines.

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Lebanon war has displaced seeking safety in an unlikely place — Syria – The Washington Post

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  1. Lebanon war has displaced seeking safety in an unlikely place — Syria  The Washington Post
  2. No cookers, showers or gas – displaced people shelter in Lebanese schools  Al Jazeera English
  3. Israeli raids in Lebanon displace a quarter of the country's population  PBS NewsHour
  4. Most of Lebanon's displacement shelters are full, UN says  Reuters
  5. Israel’s offensive in Lebanon has displaced 1.2 million, prime minister says  ABC News
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‘You need to go’: up to 500 Australians prepare for evacuation from Lebanon amid government warnings

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Two charter flights are expected to fly out of Beirut on Saturday as list of people seeking to leave grows

Up to 500 Australians and their close relatives are due to be boarded on to two charter flights out of Beirut on Saturday, amid increased government efforts to expatriate citizens after Israel’s ground incursion into Lebanon’s south.

The first flight was expected to fly out of the Lebanese capital and land in Cyprus at about 11.30am local time (6.30pm AEST). From there, two Qantas flights can take passengers to Sydney on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land – The Associated Press

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  1. Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn’t threatening land  The Associated Press
  2. What to Know About Hurricane Leslie and Where It’s Heading  TIME
  3. Tropical Storm Leslie tracker: System expected to become hurricane in a few days  USA TODAY
  4. Tropical Storm Leslie expected to become next Atlantic hurricane  Fox Weather
  5. Leslie becomes a hurricane  WITN
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Squeezed out: last accordion maker in France to close shop after 105 years

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Maugein owner blames competition from China and Covid pandemic for firm’s demise, but former French president says there is hope

Its distinctive sound has provided the soundtrack for some of France’s most recognisable cultural classics, from Parisian dance halls to the film Amélie and the songs of Édith Piaf. It has even been played by a former president.

But it seems the traditional French-made accordéon à bretelles (strap accordion) has been squeezed out of existence after Maugein, the country’s last manufacturer, was forced into liquidation after 105 years of making the instrument, known as the “poor person’s piano”.

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Sydney woman allegedly killed and dismembered husband in ‘bizarre’ murder case, police say

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Police say the man was reported missing last year and alleged his body was cut up with power tools to hide the remains

A Sydney woman has been charged with murdering, dismembering and disposing of her husband in bins almost 18 months after he was last seen, in what one detective described as one of the most “bizarre” cases police have seen.

New South Wales police have alleged Nirmeen Noufl, 53, intentionally killed and cut up the body of 62-year-old Mamdouh Noufl last year at their family home of more than 10 years in order to hide his remains. The incident is being treated as a domestic violence murder.

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Major ambush in South Lebanon; lethal explosion kills Israeli forces – Al Mayadeen English

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  1. Major ambush in South Lebanon; lethal explosion kills Israeli forces  Al Mayadeen English
  2. Heavy rocket fire from Lebanon at northern towns; impacts in Deir al-Asad, Karmiel  The Times of Israel
  3. Hezbollah Says Targets North Israel 'Military Industries' Firm  Barron's
  4. Hezbollah rockets crash into buildings, houses in Karmiel, Deir al-Assad during Shabbat  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Updates: New strikes on Beirut, Hezbollah says Israeli troops killed  Al Jazeera English
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Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years – The Associated Press

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  1. Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years  The Associated Press
  2. Brazil drought drops Amazon port river level to 122-year low  Reuters Canada
  3. Water levels in major Amazon tributary tumble to record lows amid drought  Al Jazeera English
  4. Stark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers  CNN
  5. Global Food Prices Risk Spiking on Worst-Ever Drought in Brazil  Bloomberg
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