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Alexandra Clarke, 26, was on a diving excursion near Koh Tao when blaze broke outA British tourist is missing in Thailand after the tour boat she was travelling on caught fire off the island of Koh Tao.Alexandra Clarke, 26, from Lambeth, south London, was onboard the Davy Jones Locker for a diving excursion. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/16/british-tourist-missing-after-diving-boat-catches-fire-off-thai-island Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2025-03-16 23:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Body found in North Nowra area believed to be girl last seen on Sunday afternoonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA body has been found during a search for a missing six-year-old girl.The girl was last seen in North Nowra, in southern NSW, on Sunday afternoon.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/17/body-found-in-nsw-bushland-believed-to-be-missing-six-year-old-girl Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-03-16 21:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Treasurer faces $26bn deficit in 25 March budget. Follow today’s news liveThe premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli, appeared on the Today show this morning following media reports suggesting tropical cyclone Alfred will cost the budget around $1.2bn.Asked if he was concerned the hit might signal a limit to the amount of financial assistance affected residents would receive, he said the state government’s focus was “to make sure we go from response to recovery”.We’ve got to do things differently. So I acknowledge it might cost a little bit more up front to do that. But why would you replace things to

Prime minister's move against Shin Bet’s Ronen Bar will prompt further accusations of authoritarianismBenjamin Netanyahu has announced he will seek to dismiss the director of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, through a cabinet vote later this week, in a move that will prompt further accusations of authoritarianism.The Israeli prime minister said in a video statement on Sunday that “ongoing distrust” made it impossible for him to continue to work with Ronen Bar, who has led Shin Bet since 2021. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/16/netanyahu-seek-dismiss-head-israel-internal-security-service-shin-bet Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-03-16 19:30:00 Copyright for syndicated