Swimming pool closures during Covid lockdowns may lead to more summer drownings, experts say
Federal government estimates 12m swimming lessons were missed in the 18 months to December 2021Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSwimming pool closures dur…
Live: Russian strikes target Kharkiv as Wagner group claims it has control of Soledar
Fighting raged on Wednesday for the eastern Ukrainian salt-mining town of Soledar, with Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group claiming to have taken control as Kyiv asserted that its forces were holding out. The intense fighting came as Russian strikes hit …
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan rebels start handing over heavy weapons
The disarmament is a key part of the peace deal signed two months ago between the government and the rebel group.
German FM Baerbock praises Ukrainian resistance in surprise visit
German Foreign Minister Baerbock praised Ukrainian resistance in a surprise visit to Kharkiv, but Berlin has so far declined to supply Ukraine with more advanced Leopard battle tanks .
Myanmar junta hit Indian territory during strike on rebel camp, say witnesses
Locals in Farkawan village said that two bombs were dropped on the Indian side of the border but no one was hurtThe Myanmar military launched an airstrike on a prominent training camp for pro-democracy forces close to the Indian border, with jets dropp…
‘Absolutely buggered’: paddleboarding couple survive three days adrift off Queensland coast
Lorne Benussi says he found the pair 55km from North West Island, from where they had drifted out to seaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland man who rescued a couple who say they spent three days adrift …
Man ‘neutralised’ by police after attacking several people at Paris train station
A man has been “neutralised” after attacking several people at a train station in Paris, a French minister has said.
Prince Harry: Press spin on Taliban comments is ‘dangerous’
Prince Harry speaks to Stephen Colbert on the Late Show, on the day his memoir ‘Spare’ is launched.
Sweden is facing its ‘day of reckoning’ as house prices plummet
This downturn is not surprising given the “dysfunctional” nature of the market, according to Stefan Ingves, the former governor of Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank.