Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted via an alert from a commercial pilot, authorities said on Monday.

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will meet with his U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent on Tuesday in Washington, with Canberra seeking an exemption on 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium announced by President Donald Trump last month.

Australia has submitted an EOI to host the 2031 men's Asian Cup, while Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic have launched a joint bid for the continental showpiece.

Soccer fans in England and Wales might be allowed to spend more time in pubs if their teams go far at the Women’s European Championship being held in Switzerland in July.

Sam Ward scored twice as England went top of the Pro League table with a feisty 3-2 win over India in Bhubaneswar.

Fast bowler Brydon Carse has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to injury and spinner Rehan Ahmed has been named as his replacement in the England squad, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.

New Zealand raised fresh concerns Monday over nearby live-fire drills conducted by Chinese warships armed with “extremely capable” weapons, an unprecedented show of firepower last week that analysts say are part of Beijing’s ongoing plan to build a blue-water navy with global reach.

A Delta Airlines flight heading to Australia abruptly turned back to Los Angeles International Airport less than an hour after taking off on Saturday after smoke was detected onboard the plane.

Australia's online safety regulator on Monday fined messaging platform Telegram about A$1 million ($640,000) for its delay in answering questions about measures the app took to prevent the spread of child abuse and violent extremist material.