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Major bushfires continued to rage in regions of the south and southeast of the country that have so far missed out on the rain, including in wildlife-rich forests on Kangaroo Island off the southern coast.

Five countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down the airliner last week said on Thursday that Tehran should pay compensation to families of the victims, and that the world was watching for its response.

The simmering tensions since the US drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani, who was by some measures the second most influential person in Iran, make it likely that Iran will seek retaliation.

Imran Khan made the remarks during a high-level meeting that reviewed all aspects of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the participants condemned the lockdown and the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.

The pit was found at a remote camp near the Caribbean coast where on Wednesday police arrested 10 members of an evangelical sect known as The New Light of God.

Industry experts have warned that Australia's reputation as a destination for international visitors will take a hit due to the bushfires, which have so far claimed the lives of 28 people and billions of animals since it first erupted last September.

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Wednesday he will take two weeks of leave over three months on the condition it won't affect his parliamentary and Cabinet duties.

Last week, Harry and former actress Meghan sparked a crisis by announcing they wanted to reduce their royal duties and spend more time in North America, while also becoming financially independent.

Turkish officials said in 2017 that the ban was needed as Wikipedia had failed to remove content accusing its government of assisting terrorist groups.

The latest victim was David Moresi, 69, a contracted firefighter who died as the excavator he was driving overturned while he was working to contain a fire in East Gippsland, the most affected area in the state.

Diagnosed with paresis of the vocal folds, a form of paralysis, the artist traced the condition threatening her future as a performer to a traumatic night a decade earlier, when she says she was drugged and raped as a first-year student at the University...

Abe said military confrontation in the region that includes a country like Iran will have an impact on the peace and stability of the whole world.

Donald Trump relied on his personal rapport with Kim Jong Un to push for denuclearisation in talks in 2018 and 2019, but those efforts have largely failed at the working level and sparked new concerns about Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities.

Alleging that Iran has been attacking the United States through its proxy militias for 40 years now, Esper said last summer the US had to deploy 14,000 additional soldiers to the region since May.

Trump's salvo came as Iran's Islamic regime faced a challenge from angry street protests, having come to the brink of war with the US with a series of tit-for-tat confrontations.

Phansey was fired on Thursday and said he regretted his “bad attempt at humor” and had hoped the college would have defended his right to free speech.