1. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was hit by at least 12 Israeli air strikes. These followed a drone attack in Israel by Hizbullah earlier in the day,** directed at** Caesarea, the northern town where Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, lives. One drone struck a building, but Mr Netanyahu was away from his house and no deaths were reported.
黎巴嫩首都貝魯特遭到至少12次以色列空襲。這些空襲是在當天早些時候，真主黨對以色列發動的無人機襲擊之後進行的，目標是以色列總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡居住的北部城鎮凱薩利亞。其中一架無人機擊中了一棟建築，但內塔尼亞胡當時不在家，並未有任何死亡報告。
2. Ukrainedominated the agenda at the first-ever meeting of defence ministers of the G7 group of rich countries, held in Naples, Italy. The meeting issued a statement pledging “unwavering support” for Ukraine. The G7 is to lend it $50bn, to be repaid out of the profits generated by frozen Russian assets.
烏克蘭在首次舉行的七大工業國（G7）國防部長會議上成為議程的焦點，會議於意大利那不勒斯舉行。會議發表聲明，承諾對烏克蘭提供「堅定不移的支持」。七大工業國將向烏克蘭提供500億美元的資金，這筆資金將從凍結的俄羅斯資產所產生的收益中償還。
3. North Korea said it had found a South Korean military drone, which it suggested had crashed on a mission to drop propaganda on its territory. Since May the North has sent thousands of balloons filled with rubbish to be dumped south of the border. On Thursday it said it had destroyed some road and rail links with the South, calling it a “hostile state”.
北韓表示已找到一架南韓的軍用無人機，並暗示該無人機在執行向其境內散佈宣傳的任務時墜毀。自5月以來，北韓已向南方發送了數千個裝滿垃圾的氣球。週四，北韓表示已摧毀了一些與南韓的公路和鐵路聯繫，並稱南韓為「敵對國家」。
4. A strike over pay at Boeing by 33,000 workers could end next week. The strikers have been offered a package that includes a pay rise of 35% over four years; they will vote on it on Wednesday. Strikes aside, Boeing has been struggling with a daunting list of problems, including reduced or delayed production of several plane lines.
波音公司33,000名工人因薪資問題發起的罷工可能在下週結束。罷工者已獲得一項提議，內容包括在四年內提高薪資35%；他們將在週三對此進行投票。除了罷工外，波音還面臨著一系列嚴峻的問題，包括多條飛機生產線的減產或延遲。
5. The entire island of Cuba was plunged into darkness for the second time in two days. The power grid initially shut down on Friday, which the energy minister blamed on a** power-plant failure. Electricity was restored in some areas that night, but early on Saturday morning the grid failed again. Dated generators and a lack of fuel have made power cuts afrequent occurrence**.
古巴整個島嶼在兩天內第二次陷入黑暗。電網最初在週五停運，能源部長將此歸咎於一座發電廠的故障。當晚部分地區恢復供電，但週六清晨電網再次故障。老舊的發電機和燃料短缺使得停電成為常態。
6. The area of land in Colombia dedicated to growing coca, the** raw ingredient for cocaine**, increased by 10% in 2023. According to a new UN report, the 253,000 hectares planted with the crop had the potential to produce 2,644 tonnes of cocaine. Gustavo Petro, the country’s president, has shifted his government’s focus from halting coca cultivation to stopping cocaine production and shipments.
根據一份新的聯合國報告，2023年哥倫比亞用於種植可可的土地面積增加了10%。報告指出，種植該作物的25.3萬公頃土地有潛力生產2,644噸可卡因。該國總統古斯塔沃·佩特羅已將政府的重點從停止可可種植轉向阻止可卡因的生產和運輸。
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