Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to Russia for a state visit after he was invited by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin says. Xi is scheduled to visit from Monday to Wednesday as China offers to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the …

WA taxpayers won’t be left with the bill for fixing up land cleared by Alcoa of Australia’s bauxite mining, the Environment Minister says, after the US-majority owned company failed to adequately rehabilitate jarrah forest in which it has operated for 60 years. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions has …

Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch has kicked a crucial goal with less than a minute left to snatch a thrilling draw for Richmond in the AFL season opener against old rivals Carlton. Lynch stood tallest to take a towering grab and slot his third goal for the Tigers, tying the scores …

Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials say. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said rescue teams were still searching for five people reported missing …

China’s coast guard has entered the waters around disputed East China Sea islets to counter what it calls the incursion of Japanese vessels into Chinese territorial waters. Disputed East China Sea islets claimed by China and Japan have long been a sticking point in bilateral ties.

Chilling surveillance footage shows the moment a mask-wearing teenager runs through the streets with a family cat hours before its body was found dead in a nearby pond. Police have alleged two boys, aged 12 and 14, took the cat from a Sydney home at about 4.30pm on Wednesday, March …

Coco Gauff has rallied from a break down in the final set to beat Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson 6-3 1-6 6-4 and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals for the first time. After taking the first set, the sixth-seeded American began to struggle with her forehand in the second and an opportunistic …

Australian shares tumbled early over fears of further fallout from the US banking crisis but a late surge kept the leading index above 7000 points. The stock market opened 1.7 per cent lower on Tuesday with all 11 sectors of the ASX falling back, having given up all its gains …

Queensland’s Sheffield Shield final hopes have suffered a blow on the opening morning of their final round match against Tasmania with strike bowler Michael Neser ruled out just prior to the start of play. The Shield’s leading wicket-taker suffered an injury during the warm-up at Bellerive Oval with Gurinder Sandhu …

The UK government and the Bank of England has facilitated a private sale of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank to HSBC, in a move that will protect deposits without taxpayer support, finance minister Jeremy Hunt says. The Bank of England said the wider UK banking system remained safe, …