Day News Recap: Lebanon toll rises as Germany's AfD surges and US peace envoys meet Zelenskyy
Lebanon says nearly 9,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023, with the health ministry putting the toll at 8,920 dead and 30,595 injured as cross border violence continues to exact a heavy human cost. πIsraeli strikes hit southern Lebanon again after Hezbollah launched two drones towards Israeli soldiers, killing four, while Israel said it had established operational control of the strategic Ali al Taher ridge in the south. π πIn the wider Middle East, Yemen's internationally recognised government said it had recaptured Hais district from the Houthis as fighting spread across Hodeidah and Taiz, adding to... [Continue Reading]
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Breakfast News Recap: Lebanon toll climbs as US envoys head to Kyiv and regional tensions widen
Lebanon says nearly 9,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023, with the latest official toll putting the death count at 8,920 and the number of injured at 30,595, underscoring the scale of the conflict on the border. π Israel also said it was carrying out fresh strikes in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched two drones at its soldiers in the security zone, while claiming operational control of the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge amid the continuing border confrontation. π πIn the wider Middle East, Yemen's internationally recognised government said its forces had recaptured Hais district, south of... [Continue Reading]
Brisbane faces hottest September day in years as fire bans issued in Queensland
Brisbane is forecast to reach 34C as eastern Australia experiences unseasonably hot conditions at the start of spring. Local fire bans have been issued for Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley in response to the elevated risk. The heat is affecting parts of south-east Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, with a south-easterly change expected later in the day.The Bureau of Meteorology said temperatures in the low to mid-30s were being recorded across the region. Brisbane had already reached 31.6C by late morning, while Amberley in the Ipswich area hit 35.7C in the early afternoon. A bureau meteorologist said attention would... [Continue Reading]
Powerful front to bring heat, thunderstorms, flooding and snow to eastern Australia
A powerful weather front is forecast to sweep across eastern Australia this weekend, bringing a wide mix of hazards to several states. The system is expected to drive unseasonable heat, damaging winds, thunderstorms, flooding rain and alpine snow. The affected area includes New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and parts of Queensland.Forecasters say Brisbane and Sydney could see potential record hot early-September temperatures, following an already unusually warm winter and a strong start to spring. In Sydney, maximum temperatures through the first five days of September are on track to match the city's midsummer average of 26.4C, which would... [Continue Reading]
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