Fighting in southern Lebanon has been fierce, and many countries have evacuated their citizens in Lebanon
The Israel army and Lebanon's Allah party continued to exchange fierce fire in southern Lebanon on the evening of the 4th and the early morning of the 5th local time. Allah claimed that the Israeli attack had been repulsed and that Israeli troops had suffered casualties.
Some refugees in Lebanon crossed the border to Syria to escape the fighting (Photo/Xinhua)
At the same time, many countries have evacuated their citizens in Lebanon one after another. The first batch of more than 100 Netherlands citizens evacuated from Lebanon arrived in the southeastern Dutch city of Eindhoven by military plane on the evening of the 4th; Germany Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had assisted in the evacuation of 219 citizens Germany Lebanon; The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea said on the 5th that 96 Korea citizens have returned home on Korea military planes; Japan sent two transport planes to Lebanon on the 3rd to evacuate Japanese citizens in Lebanon. Australia, Poland, Romania, Russia, United Kingdom and others are also organizing the evacuation of their citizens.
U.A.E.: Pagers and walkie-talkies are prohibited on some flights
U.A.E. Airlines issued an announcement on the 4th prohibiting passengers on flights to, from or via Dubai from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies.
U.A.E. Airlines said on its official website on the evening of the 4th that all passengers on flights to, from or via Dubai are not allowed to carry pagers and walkie-talkies in their hand and checked baggage. Such devices will be confiscated by Dubai Police if they are found in passengers' luggage.
Headquartered in Dubai, U.A.E. is the largest airline operator in the Middle East. On 17 and 18 September, equipment such as pagers and walkie-talkies used by Allah members exploded almost simultaneously across the country, killing at least 37 people and injuring about 3,000.
Netanyahu wants to influence United States elections? Biden says "I don't know"
United States November presidential election and congressional re-election are imminent, Democratic Senator Chris · Murphy recently said that it is "not difficult to understand" that some of the practices of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin · Netanyahu are "related to the United States election."
According to the Associated Press, Biden and Netanyahu have long maintained a "complicated relationship." Netanyahu, by contrast, has a "much better" relationship with Trump.
Biden and Bibi (Netanyahu's nickname) have a complicated relationship (file photo)
For its part, the Biden administration, while constantly stating its firm support for Israel, also hopes to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip to bridge the divide within the Democratic Party and provide support to Democratic presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala · Harris. In recent months, the United States has repeatedly hinted that a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip is close to being reached, but nothing has followed. That's what Murphy is referring to.
On the 4th, Biden talked about Netanyahu and the situation in the Middle East and other issues: "Whether he (Netanyahu) is trying to influence the United States election, I don't know, and I don't have any ideas." ”
Macron called for an end to the supply of weapons to Israel fighting in Gaza
France President Emmanuel Macron called for an end to the supply of weapons for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip in an exclusive interview broadcast by France Public Radio on the 5th.
Referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Macron said: "What is important now is to return to a political solution and stop supplying weapons to [Israel] fighting in the Gaza Strip." He said France does not supply such weapons.
In March, Christoph Lemuwana, then deputy spokesman for the France Foreign Ministry, said that arms and ammunition · France exported to Israel should not be used Israel military operations in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories, France that there were strict control mechanisms in place.
The Council considered the investigation into the Nord Stream explosions
At the request of Russia, the UN Security Council held a meeting on the 4th to consider the investigation of the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Most participants reiterated their opposition to attacks or destruction of critical infrastructure and stressed the need to hold perpetrators accountable. However, there are different attitudes regarding the investigations that have been concluded or are still ongoing in the countries concerned.
Russia Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nebenzya, said Russia had tried to reach an agreement within the Security Council that the Germany conduct an open and transparent investigation, but "it has been blocked by United States and its allies." In his statement, the United States representative called the Russian side spreading "disinformation" and denied United States involvement in the explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines.
United States immigration policy tightened, Republicans criticized the Biden administration for "fake strikes"
United States Department of Homeland Security announced on the 4th that the temporary humanitarian access program for migrants from Haiti, Nicaragua and other four countries will expire one after another this month, and immigrants who enter the United States through the project must apply for legal status separately, otherwise they will leave United States.
However, according to foreign media reports, an unnamed official with knowledge of the matter told the United States "Washington Post" that only a small proportion of migrants at risk of deportation may be small, and the relevant legal process often takes years.
The issue of illegal immigration is an important topic in this year's United States election (file photo)
Republicans have slammed Democrats for creating the false impression that the Biden administration is cracking down on illegal immigration, and that the program is "riddled with scams" and that only a few will be deported, with "countless other ways to allow them to stay."
The issue of immigration is an important issue in this year's United States presidential election.
Spain car companies oppose the EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Spain automaker SEAT, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, said on the 4th that it strongly opposes the EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, believing that it will endanger the European auto industry.
SEAT issued a statement on the same day, saying that the decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles is incomprehensible compared to the more preferential tariffs given by the European Union to non-European competitors other than China. "SEAT and the European automotive industry as a whole will suffer a significant negative impact."
An electric car launched by SEAT is produced in China. The tariffs would "significantly damage the financial stability of businesses and could threaten some jobs," the statement said. In addition, the decision has led to a decline in the production of electric vehicles by companies, which will not help Europe meet its emission reduction targets.
Surveys show that 60% of Germans are willing to buy Chinese brand cars
According to a recent survey by the All German Automobile Club, Germany's largest transport association, nearly 60 percent of Germans surveyed are willing to buy cars produced by Chinese automakers. Among the respondents who are interested in buying a pure electric vehicle, eight out of ten Germans are willing to choose to buy a Chinese electric vehicle.
The survey results show that 59% of the surveyed Germans are willing to buy Chinese cars, and young people are even more willing to buy. Among respondents aged 30 to 39, 74% are willing to buy a Chinese brand car; Among respondents aged 18 to 29, the figure was 72 percent.
Cholera outbreaks persist in Nigeria
According to the latest statistics released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, cholera outbreaks occurred in more than 30 states in Nigeria between January and September this year, with at least 359 suspected cholera deaths.
According to a report released by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the 3rd, the number of suspected cholera cases in the country has continued to rise this year. As of September 29, a total of 10,837 suspected cases have been reported nationwide.
Open defecation is more common in communities affected by the cholera outbreak, hampering efforts to curb the spread of cholera despite a lack of drinking water and sanitation, the Nigerian CDC said.
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, mainly through unclean water and food, and patients often have symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and high fever, and severe disease and delayed treatment can lead to death.
The United States space agency probe found a unique Samsung system
An international team of researchers has discovered a unique Samsung system with the help of the United States Space Agency's Tess probe, which has the tightest Samsung system orbit ever discovered.
A three-star system refers to a star system consisting of three stars, generally consisting of a binary star system and a star that is far away. The research team used artificial intelligence technology to analyze the large amount of data provided by the "Tess" detector and discovered the Samsung system, numbered TIC 290061484.
Schematic diagram of the newly discovered Samsung system. The following is the orbit of Mercury around the sun, which can be compared with the orbital distance between the three stars (Photo/United States NASA official website)
The system is located in the constellation Cygnus, less than 5,000 light-years from Earth. The two stars orbit each other for 1.8 Earth days, and the third star orbits around the pair for 25 Earth days, i.e. one orbit of the pair every 25 days. The discovery broke the record for the shortest outer orbital period of such a system, set in 1956, when a third star orbited its inner star for 33 days.
The researchers believe that the discovery of such a system is very exciting because it is rare, but there may be many more similar star systems in the Milky Way to be discovered.
(Yangcheng Evening News · Yangcheng Pai Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency, CCTV International, China News Agency, reference news, etc.)