250,000 Australians urged to evacuate their homes

As temperatures rise on Friday nearly a quarter of a million Australians have been urged to evacuate. At popular tourist destination, Kangaroo Island, wildlife have been severely wounded in the bushfires. Video: Reuters

US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."