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At least 16 people have been killed and more than 130 wounded after several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine.

Officials say 22 children are among the wounded in the attack in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

The strikes on the shopping centre came half an hour apart, in a so called double-tap attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says people are still trapped under the rubble.

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A lawyer representing a third woman involved in the Sydney Swans sexual assault scandal says a potential civil lawsuit is being considered.

Law firm Slater and Gordon say they've been engaged by a woman who joined players at Melbourne's Pullman Hotel after the Swans' win against Essendon last Sunday.

Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault at the hotel, which the ABC understands centres on an allegation a player touched one of the women without her consent.  

No arrests have been made and no charges laid.  

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Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, says it's in the national interest for more states and territories to join the federal government's gun buyback scheme.

The ACT has become the second jurisdiction to agree to take part, after New South Wales signed up last week.

The Commonwealth unveiled the scheme following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack - but some states such as Queensland are refusing to support it.

Mr Burke says the government is working with the states in good faith.

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Ukrainian officials say 22 children are among the scores of people wounded in a Russian drone attack on a shopping centre.

The daylight strike in the city of Kryvyi Rih left at least 16 people dead and more than 120 wounded.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the attack came in two waves, half an hour apart, in a bid to target emergency services.

This man says he did his best to help the injured.

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Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, says it's in the national interest for more states and territories to join the federal government's gun buyback scheme.

The ACT has become the second jurisdiction to agree to take part, after New South Wales signed up last week.

The Commonwealth unveiled the scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack - but some states such as Queensland are refusing to support it.

Mr Burke says the government is working with the states in good faith.

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US President Donald Trump says Washington is observing "what happens" as he threatens crippling economic sanctions targeting Iran.

Iran's Foreign Minister says that the so called crushing economic operation is "bound to fail".

Mr Trump says Iran has been militarily defeated and can't afford to pay its soldiers and police.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenksyy has vowed to respond to a Russian attack on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih which has killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 100 others.

Authorities say it was a double-tap strike in a popular entertainment district in the central Ukrainian city.

Rescuers spent Friday night digging through the rubble, but officials say their efforts have been hampered by the threat of new strikes.

Mr Zelenskyy has called the attack a "Russian atrocity" and vowed that Ukraine "will definitely respond".

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Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom say its shameful that the Israel Defence Forces have decided not to pursue criminal investigations for a strike that killed seven aid workers in 2024.

In a joint statement, the three countries say the victims of the Israeli strike and their families deserve justice and accountability, and that they will continue to seek answers on their behalf.

The strikes killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, including one from the UK, a US Canada dual citizen, and Australian Zomi Frankcom.

The IDF has conceded that it investigations had found evidence of serious failures, but that there is no "reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct."

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And the British Met Office is warning the El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory.

The scientists say sea temperatures in the tropical central Pacific, and areas around Australia and Indonesia, could rise more than three-degrees above normal.

The Met Office's Professor Adam Scaife says its effects are already being felt in different parts of the world.

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Ukrainian authorities say at least 15 people have been killed and 100 others injured in daytime Russian drone strikes on a shopping centre in the central city of Kryvyi Rih.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has labeled his enemy as  "monsters" and vowing a strong response.

It comes after Russian attacks yesterday killed at least six people and injured 77 others.

Rescuers are scouring the rubble for survivors, but their efforts are being hampered by the threat of further attacks.

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The UN's senior ebola coordinator has warned that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing exponentially - with half of the 2-thousand-500 deaths occuring in the past 20 days.

Health workers are also coming under attack by locals angered and terrified by the outbreak, and are themselves falling sick and dying ‌from the disease.

The UN's Julien Harneis says cuts have reduced the capacity of humanitarian aid agencies to cope.

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The British Met Office is warning the El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory.

The scientists say sea temperatures in the tropical central Pacific, and areas around Australia and Indonesia, could rise more than three-degrees above normal.

The Met Office's Professor Adam Scaife says its effects are already being felt in different parts of the world.

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The W-A Nationals will discuss stronger measures to address coastal erosion at their state conference today.

Federal Nationals Leader Matt Canavan is in Perth to deliver one of the main speeches.

The Geraldton branch of the party has put forward a motion for a 500 million dollar fund to protect communities from coastal erosion.

State party leader Shane Love says local communities need support.

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A lawyer representing two of the women involved in the Sydney Swans scandal says his clients are in hiding, after receiving threatening messages from the public. Several adult entertainers are understood to have joined players at Melbourne's Pullman Hotel on Sunday night.

Federal authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Russian Australian in Brisbane, accused of foreign interference. Dual citizen Vladimir Teslov is alleged to have infiltrated the Ukrainian armed forces with the intention of gathering information for Russia's war against Kyiv. 

And a US Army battalion is offering soldiers who re-enlist four days of extra leave so that they can play the new Grand Theft Auto video game.

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A lawyer representing two women involved in the Sydney Swans scandal says his clients intend to seek damages for "pain and suffering" following the incident.

ABC reporting suggests there's an allegation that one player touched a woman without her consent.

How has the scandal unfolded?