Heavy rainfall caused severe floods in Australian state of New South Wales. Authorities said 72 rescue operations were carried out in Sydney, the country’s largest city, and 4,128 emergency calls were made across the state in 24 hours. It was said that 152 people were rescued from flood waters. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said at the press conference that water levels continue to rise in some rivers, especially in western Sydney.
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets after Friday prayers to protest Israel’s recent attacks on the country. The largest gatherings occurred in the capital, Tehran, where demonstrators marched following prayers at Tehran University.
High-ranking officials, including Iran’s Constitutional Court head Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei and former IRGC commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, joined the protest. Participants waved Iranian, Palestinian, and resistance group flags, and trampled on Israeli and US flags laid on the ground.
Protesters held banners reading “Down with Israel”, “Down with the US”, and “The Zionist regime will be destroyed”, while chanting slogans such as “We stand behind our leader”, “Everyone who clashed with Khamenei will eventually be destroyed”, and “Our right to nuclear weapons”.
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