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Sienna Toohey has qualified for the Commonwealth Games, making her difficult journey away from home worth it. The 17-year-old backed up her win at April’s Australian Open by beating Ella Ramsay to the wall in the 100m breaststroke on the second night of the Australian Swimming Trials in Sydney. Toohey won in 1:05.97, the third…
An opening date for passengers at Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) has been confirmed. After 15 years of planning, seven years of construction and a year of testing, passengers will first get the chance to fly from the airport on October 25. Jetstar will operate the airport’s first commercial passenger flight with an Airbus A320…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a “brutal” knife attack in Belfast. Police declared a critical incident after a man in his 40s was attacked in the Kinnaird Avenue area of the city at around 10.30pm, local time, on Monday night. The victim was taken to hospital with wounds to…
Israel has struck the southern Lebanese city of Tyre killing at least eight people and injuring more than 30, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Lebanon’s health ministry described it as one of the deadliest Israeli bombing raids on Tyre since the war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah erupted on March 2. The…
US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for shooting down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond. Two crew members aboard a US Army Apache attack helicopter were rescued by a US sea drone after the aircraft crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning local…