In briefMore than 2,500 people remain missing after catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border.Australian families have travelled to Nepal to help search for loved ones missing in the disaster.Aid organisations are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster as the death toll continues to rise from catastrophic floods in Nepal and
Australian authorities are urgently trying to reach a woman who made contact with family after surviving catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is engaging with local authorities on plans to assist the woman, who is understood to have been last reported in a
In briefKing Harald V's death comes amid a string of family scandals that tarnished the final years of his reign.An accomplished sportsman, he represented Norway three times at the Olympics in sailing.Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father and spent more than
IN BRIEFDonations will help provide emergency shelter, food, clean water, hygiene supplies and medical care.Australians can donate through the Emergency Action Alliance's Nepal Flood Disaster Appeal or by calling 1300 939 000.Entire communities have been devastated by severe flooding and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border, with homes, roads, bridges and
IN BRIEFMore than 1,400 people remain missing after devastating floods swept through communities near the Nepal-Tibet border.Experts warn damaged infrastructure and unstable slopes could complicate rescue efforts and put survivors at risk.At least 1,400 people remain missing after a catastrophic flash flood swept through communities along the ...
In briefA migrant tunnel between Belarus and Latvia has deepened a longstanding rift.The tunnel's discovery has widened an already deep rift between the two countries.Latvia's border guard has accused Belarusian authorities of partial responsibility for a recently discovered migrant tunnel beneath a border fence between the two nations.The tunnel was
In briefA summer of record-breaking heatwaves and drought has taken a toll on France.The unusually hot and dry conditions have started to affect France's beloved and protected cheesemakers.Widespread drought and record-breaking heatwaves have forced France to relax some of its famously strict rules on cheese production, with authorities announcing special
In briefUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America".Lake Ontario is a body of water shared by both countries and its name has Indigenous origins.US President Donald Trump stepped up an escalating feud with Canada on Thursday, ordering that Lake Ontario — a
IN BRIEFWarming is weakening glaciers and mountain slopes, increasing the potential for deadly cascading disasters.New Zealand has similar glacial hazards, with scientists warning a warming climate could make its mountains less stable.The catastrophic glacier collapse that devastated communities on the Nepal-Tibet border has highlighted
In briefThe death toll from flash floods and landslides in Nepal now stands at 469.DFAT has confirmed that 39 Australians remain among the missing.Nepali army helicopter rescue teams were working on Friday to rescue around 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by a devastating flood
In briefThe death toll from flash floods and landslides in Nepal now stands at 392.DFAT has confirmed that 39 Australians remain among the missing.Foreign minister Penny Wong has confirmed that 39 Australians are among almost 1,500 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, as the death
In BriefAn hour-long aerial assault on Ukraine targetted warehouses, ports, and energy and industrial facilities. More than four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified its attacks on the capital. Russia hammered the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities with missiles and drones early on Thursday, officials
In briefMore than 2,500 people remain missing after catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border.Australian families have travelled to Nepal to help search for loved ones missing in the disaster.Aid organisations are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster as the death toll continues to rise from catastrophic floods in Nepal and
Australian authorities are urgently trying to reach a woman who made contact with family after surviving catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is engaging with local authorities on plans to assist the woman, who is understood to have been last reported in a
In briefKing Harald V's death comes amid a string of family scandals that tarnished the final years of his reign.An accomplished sportsman, he represented Norway three times at the Olympics in sailing.Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father and spent more than
IN BRIEFDonations will help provide emergency shelter, food, clean water, hygiene supplies and medical care.Australians can donate through the Emergency Action Alliance's Nepal Flood Disaster Appeal or by calling 1300 939 000.Entire communities have been devastated by severe flooding and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border, with homes, roads, bridges and
IN BRIEFMore than 1,400 people remain missing after devastating floods swept through communities near the Nepal-Tibet border.Experts warn damaged infrastructure and unstable slopes could complicate rescue efforts and put survivors at risk.At least 1,400 people remain missing after a catastrophic flash flood swept through communities along the ...
In briefA migrant tunnel between Belarus and Latvia has deepened a longstanding rift.The tunnel's discovery has widened an already deep rift between the two countries.Latvia's border guard has accused Belarusian authorities of partial responsibility for a recently discovered migrant tunnel beneath a border fence between the two nations.The tunnel was
In briefA summer of record-breaking heatwaves and drought has taken a toll on France.The unusually hot and dry conditions have started to affect France's beloved and protected cheesemakers.Widespread drought and record-breaking heatwaves have forced France to relax some of its famously strict rules on cheese production, with authorities announcing special
In briefUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America".Lake Ontario is a body of water shared by both countries and its name has Indigenous origins.US President Donald Trump stepped up an escalating feud with Canada on Thursday, ordering that Lake Ontario — a
IN BRIEFWarming is weakening glaciers and mountain slopes, increasing the potential for deadly cascading disasters.New Zealand has similar glacial hazards, with scientists warning a warming climate could make its mountains less stable.The catastrophic glacier collapse that devastated communities on the Nepal-Tibet border has highlighted
In briefThe death toll from flash floods and landslides in Nepal now stands at 469.DFAT has confirmed that 39 Australians remain among the missing.Nepali army helicopter rescue teams were working on Friday to rescue around 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by a devastating flood
In briefThe death toll from flash floods and landslides in Nepal now stands at 392.DFAT has confirmed that 39 Australians remain among the missing.Foreign minister Penny Wong has confirmed that 39 Australians are among almost 1,500 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, as the death
In BriefAn hour-long aerial assault on Ukraine targetted warehouses, ports, and energy and industrial facilities. More than four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified its attacks on the capital. Russia hammered the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities with missiles and drones early on Thursday, officials
