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- A passenger killed and several others injured as a London-Singapore flight is hit with severe turbulence;
- After more than a week of turmoil in New Caledonia, stranded Australians escape to safety;
- The Matildas name a 25-player squad for their two upcoming friendlies with China.
One passenger has been killed and more than 30 others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore, which hit severe turbulence.
The Boeing 777-300ER flight, bound for Singapore, was diverted to Bangkok, where it was forced to make an emergency landing at 3.45pm local time.
A total of 211 passengers were said to be on board of the flight which departed from London's Heathrow airport.
Singapore Airlines has since released a statement, saying they offer their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased, adding that their priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board.
They also say that they are 'working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance,' and will continue to provide regular updates on their Facebook and X accounts.
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Dozens of Australian evacuees have been repatriated from New Caledonia, with the first of the federal government's two evacuation flights landing in Brisbane overnight.
The Pacific Island has been rocked by violence for more than a week.
It comes as Indigenous Kanak people are accusing the French government of starting what they call a 'civil war', with a contentious bill in Paris granting voting rights for French citizens who have lived in the territory for more than a decade.
French police say they've started to establish control in the capital, Noumea, but some Kanak people say their protests will not stop.
These evacuees spoke upon arrival at Brisbane airport.
Fadi Chemali "All the streets were barricaded, and you've got all the civilians who are actually protecting themselves. They were taking night shifts to protect the streets to help out the police and the army."
Meava Chemali: "We were OK, we were in a hotel, we were safe. The hotel was providing food in the morning, so it was just only dinner and lunch. Some restaurants were open, so we managed to get some bread here and there."
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has avoided answering questions about an international arrest warrant issued to the Israeli prime minister over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan says evidence shows there were reasonable grounds to believe three top Hamas commanders committed war crimes following its attack against Israel.
Mr Khan says there were also reasonable grounds to suspect Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant had responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity in retaliation against Hamas in Gaza.
Mr Albanese was pressed on the matter of the arrest warrants.
"I don't comment on court processes in Australia, let alone court processes globally of which Australia is not a party."
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Victorian premier Jacinta Allan is calling on pro-Palestinian protesters occupying universities to leave, saying she is 'fed up' with the situation.
The state's police union has warned that moving in on the encampments is a no-win situation.
But Ms Allan says demonstrators have overstayed their welcome and are disrupting students' education.
"We have reached the point where many Victorians are frustrated or fed up with some of the reckless behaviour we've seen. I know I certainly am. Most certainly the right to protest the right to peacefully protest is a hallmark of our democracy, but violence, Violence is absolutely not. And we should not be seeing violence overseas bring violence to the streets of Melbourne."
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Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has named a 25-player squad for the two friendlies with China in Adelaide and Sydney.
Sam Kerr and Amy Sayer were both officially ruled out of the Paris Games due to injury.
Lydia Williams says the hard work in the leadup to Paris kicks in now 10 days out from the opening game with China.
"You know, it's final preparations. Not only is it send-off, but it really is knuckling down for final preparations before Paris. So whilst it is going to be quite a nice moment, a nice camp, it definitely is going to be competitive and making sure we're in the best way and shape leading into Paris."
Williams will retire from international football after the Olympics.
