Politics latest: Leave now or risk being stuck: PM's warning to 'thousands' of Australians in Lebanon
Anthony Albanese issued a stern warning to Australian citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately as tensions escalate, adding that Beirut airport could close at any time, making extraction far more difficult.
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