Israel has intensified its offensive in Lebanon, with early morning strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs leaving at least 40 dead and prompting warnings for residents to evacuate.
In Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, without exceptions for parental oversight.
In the US, Kamala Harris delivered a concession speech following Donald Trump’s surprising victory, urging Americans to “roll up our sleeves” for the nation’s challenges. Trump’s return to the presidency is also sending shockwaves through NATO, which is bracing for potential policy shifts on European security and US support for Ukraine.
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The Israeli military intensified its strike in Lebanon early Thursday (Nov 7) after four strikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli army called residents of south Beirut to leave, including from a location near Lebanon’s international airport.
“This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves,” said US Vice President Kamala Harris in her concession speech to the nation on Wednesday (Nov 6) after Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Trump’s win: NATO braces for shifts towards European security, US-Ukraine policy: ‘It is going to be rough’
On Tuesday (Nov 5), Donald Trump pulled off what was largely seen as an impossible win—a convicted felon will be the 47th President of the United States. Even as America comes to terms with the reality of his return to the White House, the world’s largest peacetime military alliance, NATO, is also grappling with it, fearing the impact on European security and ongoing support for Ukraine.
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