More than 230,000 homes and businesses are without power in Queensland and NSW, in the wake of ex-cyclone Alfred.
Israel says it will cut off power to Gaza to increase pressure on Hamas to free hostages.
And the death toll from intense fighting in Syria rises to at least 1,000.

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