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Albanese: Australia must re-engage with Pacific amid China visit

The Australian Prime Minister says his country needs to step up as Beijing displays its growing military and diplomatic presence in the region.

Asia •9:01am

PM: Gun reform raised at every meeting during US trip

Ardern met with lawmakers from both the Democrat and Republican parties, just one day after the deadliest mass shooting in America in the last decade.

Politics •8:00am

Explainer: What's at stake for China in South Pacific visit?

China’s Foreign Minister is due to stop in eight Pacific nations on the 10-day trip.

Asia •7:10am

Families mourn as Texas school shooting victims remembered

One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather.

Crime And Justice •6:41am

US firefighters rescue Cinder the elk calf from wildfire ashes

Montana-based firefighter Nate Sink happened upon the motionless elk calf on the ground of a fire-blackened New Mexico forest.

North America •4:20am

Explainer: Social media and the Texas shooter's messages

Meta stepped in to note that the gunman sent one-to-one direct messages, not public posts, and that they weren’t discovered until "after the terrible tragedy."

North America •1:47am

Democrat interrupts Texas shooting briefing, gets thrown out

Beto O'Rourke was escorted out while members of the crowd yelled at him, with one man calling him a "sick son of a b***h".

Crime And Justice •1:12am

Australian states consider offering free flu vax for all

The Australian Medical Association's vice-president said the country never "had this huge layer of Covid patients in hospital at the same time as having a proper flu season".

Australia •11:45pm

Prince Charles visits Ukrainian refugees in Romania

Speaking to a group of Ukrainians through an interpreter, Charles said he was "full of admiration for the Ukrainian people".

UK And Europe •10:50pm

Texas shooter's grandfather 'didn't expect this' from grandson

The morning of the shooting, Salvador Ramos shot and wounded his grandmother at her home.

North America •10:44pm

Russia offer Ukrainian regions' residents citizenship path

The offer came as lawmakers in Moscow passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army.

UK And Europe •10:38pm

Kiwi Uyghur woman fears for brother after images leaked online

It comes after tens of thousands of Communist Party images and documents were leaked online.

Asia •9:33pm

Ardern’s whirlwind Washington trip dominated by gun control debate

The mass shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead has brought the issue to the fore once again in America.

North America •8:45pm

Texas gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school

The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas also shot his grandmother before the attack.

North America •7:24pm

Drunken brawl at Downing Street as UK remained in lockdown

A report into parties at No. 10 attacked senior leaders in government, saying they must "bear responsibility" for the culture which led to Covid lockdown rules being broken.

UK And Europe •6:50pm