In this bulletin, thousands turn out to see Narendra Modi at a Melbourne stadium; Andy Burnham on track to become the UK's next Prime Minister and in World Cup news, an all-Argentinian officiating team appointed for the France and Morocco quarter final.
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- Thousands turn out to see Narendra Modi at a Melbourne stadium
- Andy Burnham on track to become the UK's next Prime Minister
- All-Argentinian officating team appointed for the France and Morocco quarter final
Indian-Australians in their tens of thousands have turned out for a glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Melbourne's Docklands stadium.
The Indian PM appeared alongside Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, telling the almost 30,000 strong crowd the colour and spirit of India is alive in Australia.
Outside the stadium, what appeared to be two separate groups protested Prime Minister Modi's third visit to Australia, one group targeting his human rights record and the second consisting of far-right demonstrators, who called for Modi and other Indians to go back home.
Alliance Against Islamophobia chair Waseem Razei says the demonstrators from his group were concerned about human rights in India and the impact on minority communities.
"Because of the human rights violations taking place in India and against so many other minority groups, because of the foreign interference here in Australia by importing the hate, the same hate in India that is being imported here to Australia."]
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Australia has reached a deal with India to export uranium to the country again.
The agreement ends more than a decade of delays to regular shipments of the fuel despite the two nations signing a nuclear co-operation pact.
Prime Minister Modi has used his Docklands Stadium appearance following the signing of the agreement to outline plans to substantially scale-up nuclear power generation in coming years.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says deals like this are about bringing the two countries closer together.
"Australia's relationship with India has never been more consequential than it is today. Our partnership has never been stronger. We share a focus on deepening and diversifying the relationship between the two countries, so we can continue to go from strength to strength."
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More than a thousand people have marched through Houston, Texas after an ICE officer fatally shot a 52-year-old Mexican man during a traffic stop.
His family is calling for an independent inquiry into his death and changes to the way ICE carries out operations using unmarked vehicles.
ICE has maintained Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was trying to evade arrest when the agent fired on him.
Texas Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia says relatives and supporters are devastated.
"This is now and will be sacred ground. The family is heartbroken. We are all heartbroken, but we must stand with them to make sure that we get accountability, that we have a real thorough up and down investigation, and that someone is held accountable."
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Andy Burnham is set to become the United Kingdom's next prime minister after securing the backing of at least 80 percent of Labour MPs to succeed Keir Starmer.
The overwhelming support means there are no longer enough undeclared M-Ps to nominate a rival, making Mr Burnham's election all but certain.
If no other candidates emerge before nominations close next week, he will be confirmed as Labour's leader on July 17 before becoming prime minister on July 20.
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Wildlife authorities in Tasmania have given an update about the location of Neil, a five-year-old southern elephant seal who has made big waves online.
Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment says the one-tonne southern elephant seal appears to have returned to the ocean.
Neil became famous after social media videos showed him crushing signs and poles and lounging on suburban streets near fences in the town of Seven Mile Beach.
But the department says it’s not the last they expect to see of Neil, because he was born in southern Tasmania without a colony and will return to the area twice a year to rest and moult.
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To sport and in World Cup news,
France coach Didier Deschamps has brushed aside questions over the appointment of an all-Argentinian officiating team for his side's World Cup quarter-final against Morocco.
Argentinian referee Facundo Tello will take charge of the match, joined by two Argentinian assistant referees, reserve assistant and fourth official.
Their appointment has prompted discussion because France and Argentina have one of international football's fiercest rivalries since Argentina beat France in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.
Reserve goalkeeper Robin Risser says saying any lingering bitterness between France and Argentina since the 2022 final is simply part of football, while Deschamps says the officials are not the issue.
"I consider that my opponent is Morocco. I’m not going to consider the referee as an opponent. Quite the opposite. He is there to apply the laws of the game as fairly as possible.”
