Israeli government ‘to allow two fuel trucks a day into Gaza’ for humanitarian purposes

Israel’s war cabinet has approved letting in two fuel trucks a day into Gaza to help meet United Nations needs, an Israeli official says. The official, who declined to be identified, said the decision came after a request from the United States government. Allowing in the fuel, the official said, gives Israel extra room to … Read more

Renewed hope for Adelaide man searching for his son for more than 40 years

For more than 40 years, Adelaide man Mustapha Chahine has yearned for answers over the disappearance of his son Khaled from a Lebanese street. The family suspects he was taken when he was just 16 by Israeli soldiers as the first Lebanon war was about to erupt. It came after Mustapha had already experienced immense … Read more

Injury leaves nine bushwalkers stranded overnight in NSW’s Wollemi National Park

Nine people are being rescued from a NSW national park in a major operation. The group required assistance on Saturday after a member suffered a head injury after a fall about 7.30pm on the Culoul Range Trail in Colo Heights. Paramedics attended the scene and stayed with the group overnight. Watch the latest news and … Read more

Athena fell head-first onto concrete from two storeys up. Her mum’s nightmare was only just beginning

Trigger warning: Distressing content. Athena Blackburn’s mother, Stephanie, 31, had just ordered pizza for her children — two of whom were playing in the yard of her Northern Rivers rental, while the other two were peering from a second-storey window waiting for the delivery driver. The single mother was in the bathroom on the evening … Read more

Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge blast

The president of Seychelles has declared a state of emergency after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the country’s main island. Three people have died in the flooding, local media reported. The explosion overnight in the industrial area of Providence, southeast of the capital Victoria, caused “massage damage” … Read more

Critically ill Melbourne mum Gina Wherrett pleads for help to return home to Australia from Boston

A critically ill Melbourne mother and her family are making a desperate plea to help them raise funds to cover her medical bills and the cost of flying her back to Australia for emergency surgery. Gina Wherrett, 62, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) in September 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne mum stranded … Read more

Man charged with manslaughter and negligent driving after boy, 5, drowns in floodwaters

A 38-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter and negligent driving after a five-year-old boy died when he became trapped in a car swept away by floodwaters last year. The boy’s body was found inside a submerged utility vehicle in Tullamore, northwest of Parkes in central western NSW, in late 2022. On September 23, emergency … Read more

Thousands call for help as rain lashes NSW and Victoria

Australia’s southeast is bracing for more wet weather after more than 1000 calls for help were made to the NSW State Emergency Service during 24 hours of heavy rain. Weatherzone reported a 1500km/h storm band moving across eastern parts of Australia on Wednesday, prompting severe weather warnings across NSW and Victoria. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Thousands … Read more

One dead, two injured after attack in central Paris

One person has died and two others are injured after an assailant attacked passers-by in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says. Police quickly arrested the 26-year-old man, a French national, using a Taser stun gun, Darmanin told reporters. The suspect was on the French security services watch list and was … Read more