
Near Collision at Sydney Airport: Jetstar and Qatar Airways Planes Involved
A Jetstar A320 and a towed Qatar Airways B777 had a near collision at Sydney Airport on Sunday, causing an injury and damage. The ATSB is investigating.

A Jetstar A320 and a towed Qatar Airways B777 had a near collision at Sydney Airport on Sunday, causing an injury and damage. The ATSB is investigating.

The Jurassic Coast in Dorset sees a surge in fossil hunting, driven by rising market value, with professionals and amateurs alike searching for valuable specimens, despite concerns over overseas sales of significant collections.

A typhoon is expected to intensify in eastern China, particularly in Zhejiang and Shanghai, prompting the cancellation of nearly 60% of flights in Shanghai and adjustments to train services across the region.

Philippine Police Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jnr met with Fujian's Public Security Executive Director General Wang Xizhang, agreeing to enhance security cooperation against transnational crime through intelligence sharing and capacity building.

Typhoon-related flight disruptions affected airports in Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, with hundreds of delays and cancellations reported by Saturday evening.

A vigorous cold front is bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, and snow to southern Australia over the weekend, prompting severe weather and flood warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Joanne Brown, mother of late AFL player Adam Hunter, dismissed an outreach call from AFL executive Laura Kane as 'too little, too late,' while accusing the league of a brain injury cover-up following her son's CTE diagnosis.
A new international study in One Ecosystem highlights a vast network of shallow coastal lakes in Brazil and Uruguay as natural observatories to detect early environmental stress signals.

An American oil company linked to Donald Trump has brought drilling equipment ashore in remote Greenland without local approval, prompting a strong warning from the government as Trump renews claims on the Arctic territory.

One week after tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, thousands remain stranded on beaches and streets as locals rally to provide food and shelter amid ongoing political tensions.

Philippines Police Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jnr and Fujian's Public Security Executive Director General Wang Xizhang agreed to enhance security cooperation against transnational threats through dialogue, intelligence sharing, and capacity building.

Typhoon Dolphin, forecast to make landfall between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces by Monday, prompts a yellow alert due to strong winds and rain, with potential impacts on multiple provinces.

The Akros rowing boat used by Fyodor Konyukhov in his attempted solo crossing of the Indian Ocean from South America to Australia will be preserved in a museum in the Tula Region, Russia, after being recovered following 16 months adrift.
In 1831, a volcanic island named Ferdinandea emerged off Sicily, sparking claims by Britain, France, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The island, about 800m across and 60m high, eroded and disappeared by 1832, leaving behind a submerged volcanic cone now home to a marine ecosystem.

Actor Dominic Sessa discusses starring as a young Anthony Bourdain in the upcoming film Tony, drawing parallels between the chef's early life and his own upbringing on the Jersey Shore.
The $1.55 billion Gold Coast light rail stage 3 connecting Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads will open to passengers on Sunday, featuring eight new stops after facing construction delays and budget blowouts.

The People's Armed Police announced posthumous honours for two China Coast Guard officers, Yi Xinyu and Cheng Long, who died during an August 2025 maritime operation in the South China Sea.
The UK's Marine Management Organisation warns divers, swimmers, and film crews that a specialist wildlife licence is required to interact with protected seahorses, with enforcement action possible for violations, amid a rise in disturbing incidents in British waters.

Dozens of women accuse convicted rapist Ralph Carr of abusive behaviour, Australia's $50,000 parent visa process faces criticism for lengthy delays and applicant deaths, and Donald Trump's Board of Peace issues a contract for a military base in Gaza

Russia has ramped up attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports and civilian vessels, including Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi, causing severe disruptions to grain exports and killing numerous sailors and dockworkers.
Two NSW blueberry farmers and an earthmoving contractor were fined a total of $130,000 by the NSW Land and Environment Court for building an illegal dam and clearing native vegetation on a property north of Coffs Harbour.

Beijing faces calls from a Shanghai Maritime University law professor to enact a dedicated law protecting undersea fibre-optic cables amid rising global threats to critical ocean infrastructure.

Women in The Gambia's Ndangan settlement are balancing traditional oyster and crab harvesting with mangrove restoration efforts to safeguard their livelihoods and protect the capital, Banjul, from rising seas and coastal erosion.

Mystery surrounds the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island, Mississippi, after a July 4 boat trip, prompting demands for transparency and civil rights scrutiny over the investigation.