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- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in an Israeli air bombardment of Beirut.
- Israel’s attacks across Lebanon displace more than 200,000 civilians.
- And in the AFL, the Lions dominate the Swans to win the AFL grand final.
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Iran’s supreme leader has said the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will not go unavenged, a day after he was killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning in Iran to mark what he called the martyrdom of the great Nasrallah.
Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah.
The Israeli military says they dropped 85 bombs mostly on residential areas in Beirut while Hezbollah leadership were meeting at their headquarters in the city's southern suburbs.
Hundreds of people gathered in Iraq's capital Baghdad to protest the killing of Hassan Nasrallah.
Sadiq Jaafar says the death will not be forgotten.
"O Lebanese our brothers, we will not forget you. Our blood and soul are with you. You are our brothers and we the Iraqis never forget you."
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The United Nations high commissioner of refugees, Filippo Grandi, says more than 200,000 civilians are displaced inside Lebanon, while another 50,000 people have crossed into Syria - fleeing the Israeli bombardment.
The relentless air strikes have killed at least 1,030 people including 156 women and 87 children in less than two weeks and are the most violent and wide-reaching attacks Lebanon has experienced in almost two decades.
Within Lebanon, tens of thousands have been displaced from the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa to safer locations in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and the North.
Lebanon saw similar upheavals during the July 2006 war with Israel, when Lebanese civilians fled to Syria and Europe.
But the country is in a much more precarious situation now, as it faces an enduring socio-economic crisis.
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In the United States, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris has visited the US-Mexico border for the first time in her 2024 presidential campaign, calling for tighter asylum restrictions.
Ms Harris spoke in Douglas, Arizona, a border town of less than 17,000 people, where she accused her Republican rival Donald Trump of stoking fear over the impact of immigrants on American life.
She called for more punitive measures for people crossing the border at unofficial crossings, following an asylum ban for those entering the U-S illegally established by President Joe Biden this year.
“I will take further action to keep the border closed between ports of entry. Those who cross our borders unlawfully will be apprehended and removed and barred from re-entering for five years. We will pursue more severe criminal charges against repeat violators and if someone does not make an asylum request at a legal point of entry and instead crosses our border illegally they will be barred from receiving asylum."
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Uruguay's LGBTIQ+ community and supporters have taken to the streets of Montevideo to celebrate gay pride with a march for diversity.
Thousands gathered, marching, dancing, singing, and wielding signs calling for more equal rights for same-sex couples.
Supporters of the community rallied at the Legislative Palace to reiterate their commitment to the struggle for a more egalitarian society.
Uruguay, where homosexuality has been legal since 1934, has emerged as a global leader in LGBTIQ+ rights within the last decade.
One marcher, Joaquin, says he now has hope for the future.
"There is still work to be done, but we have come a long way in recent years. I have younger siblings, and I see it in younger generations that are much more accepting, even than in our generation, which is still young. So it is very good to see that little by little, we are being included, and we are not seen as something strange but as just another human being. We are not judged, and we are included."
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To the AFL now...
The Brisbane Lions have won the 2024 AFL Premiership after beating the Sydney Swans by a whopping 60 points at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Lions started strong, leading by 46 points over the Swans at the half time mark, before dominating the third quarter with a lead of 73 points.
With a final score of 120 to 60, the Lions kept up the momentum in the final quarter.
After their narrow 4 point loss in last years Grand Final against Collingwood, the Lions are now celebrating their first Premiership cup in 21 years.
Speaking to Channel Seven after the game, Lions midfielder Lachie Neal says it is a fantastic feeling.
"Oh I can't put it into words, I bloody love this group. After everything we went through last year and then the start of this year, oh, no words can describe how proud I am and how much I love this footy club."
