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By Claudia Williams
Thanks for joining us today. If you're catching up, here's a bit of what was covered this morning:
- Fox News and top-rated host Tucker Carlson have parted ways
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to veterans at Canberra's Anzac Day service
- Richard Lewis has announced he is retiring from stand-up following after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
- A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island
Explosions kill at least 13 in Pakistan
By Claudia Williams
At least 13 people have died and more than 50 are injured, after two explosions at a counterterrorism police facility in Pakistan.
Police say part of the building has collapsed, and rescue workers are trying to retrieve bodies from the rubble.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The blasts came hours after police said a counterterrorism operation took place in the region, in which three militants and one officer were killed.
It's unclear if the attacks are related
In pictures: Tasmanians mark Anzac Day
By Claudia Williams
Tsunami warning lifted after earthquake in Indonesia
By Claudia Williams
A tsunami warning has been lifted after a magintude-7.3 earthquake west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
Local news footage showed some Padang residents evacuating by motorbike and foot to higher ground.
Some carried backpacks while others huddled together under an umbrella against the rain.
"On the Siberut island, people had already been evacuated," a local official said.
"They have been told to stay at the evacuation area until tsunami warning is lifted."
-Reuters
Canada announces new measures to support Sudanese
By Claudia Williams
The new measures will support Sudanese temporary residents who are in Canada and may be unable to return home.
The changes will allow Sudanese nationals living in Canada to continue studying, working or visiting family free of charge.
The Candadian government says it will also prioritise processing completed temporary and permanent residence applications already in the system from people still in Sudan.
This includes visitor visa applications for eligible immediate family members of Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents.
Indonesia hit by magnitude-7.3 earthquake
By Claudia Williams
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake has struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
At a depth of 84 kilometres, it triggered an tsunami warning in Indonesia.
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat to Australia.
It was felt strongly in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra.
ANZACs and Papua New Guineans honoured at Rabaul
By Claudia Williams
Wooden torches led the way down the former Main Street of Rabaul, which was destroyed by volcanic ash in an eruption in 1994.
Men in traditional dress, Laplap, handed out shell money, or Tabu, as a way to honour the fallen and those who had gathered.
Reporting by Timothy Swanston
James Web Space Telescope detects planet-forming ingredients
By Claudia Williams
The ingredients have been detected around hundreds of young stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is a dwarf galaxy neighbouring the Milky Way.
Researchers used infrared imaging from the telescope to detect thermal radiation emitting from warm dust orbiting close to young stars.
Researchers claim this is likely to form planets.
Read more about it at the link below.
Work paused in honour of crash victim
By Claudia Williams
Work is on hold at the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project until tonight in honour of a truck driver, who died west of Cooma yesterday in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW.
A subcontracted truck driver carrying concrete for the project was driving on the Snowy Mountains Highway at Dry Plain when his truck crashed, rolled and caught fire.
The 50 year old died at the scene.
Work at all Snowy 2.0 sites has been paused for 24 hours to honour the man's memory, and will resume tonight.
Reporting by Victor Petrovic
Dawn service at Sydney's Martin Place
By Claudia Williams
Watch: Anthony Albanese's full Anzac Day speech
By Claudia Williams
In pictures: Anzac Day dawn service in Melbourne
By Claudia Williams
Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan
By Claudia Williams
Countries are working to evacuate thousands of foreigners — including diplomats and aid workers — stranded in Sudan.
The surge in hostilities between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has killed at least 427 people and turned residential areas into war zones.
Italy has evacuated 83 Italian nationals and 13 citizens of different nationalities from Khartoum and to Djibouti.
"We are very happy to be here... there were a lot of delicate moments," Ambassador Michele Tommasi said.
"It was not an easy [rescue] operation. However, one that had excellent results."
Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
By Bridget Judd
The 75-year-old Curb Your Enthusiasm star is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
In a video posted to Twitter, Lewis said that for the past three-and-a-half-years he'd had a "rocky time".
"Luckily, I got it late in life, and they say you progress very slowly if at all, and I’m on the right meds, so I’m cool,” he said.
"I’m finished with stand-up. I’m just focusing on writing and acting.”
Throughout his career, Lewis appeared on everything from 7th Heaven to BoJack Horseman.
Australians arrive to pay tribute in Gallipoli
By Claudia Williams
More than 1,100 Australians are expected to attend the Anzac Day service on the Gallipoli peninsula.
Anzac Day commemorations are a joint effort between Australian, New Zealand and Turkish authorities.
The dawn service will include a rendition of the Last Post just after 6am local time followed a minute's silence.
Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh will give the commemorative address on behalf of Australia.
Reporting by Tom Joyner at Anzac Cove.
New pictures of Mars' little moon released
By Bridget Judd
A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet's little moon.
The United Arab Emirates’ Amal spacecraft flew within 100 kilometres of Deimos last month and the close-up shots were released this week.
The spacecraft also observed the little explored far side of the moon, which is just 15km by 12km by 12km.
Mars’ other moon, Phobos, is almost double that size and better understood since it orbits much closer to Mars
Anthony Albanese addresses Anzac Day service in Canberra
By Claudia Williams
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to all those who have served at the Anzac Day service in Canberra.
Gallipoli is just one battle in our history, but in all its stories of valour and resilience, in its simple truths of Australians looking out for each other, no matter how bad things got, it has come to stand for something so much bigger in our collective heart.
He acknowledged that Australians had "not always honoured those who have fought in our name as well as we should".
We must acknowledge the truth that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who donned the khaki fought harder for Australia than Australia was sometimes willing to fight for them.
News Australia is searching for: Fox News and Tucker Carlson part ways
By Claudia Williams
In the US, Fox News says it has agreed to part ways with top-rated host Tucker Carlson, less than a week after the media company settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $US787.5 million ($1.17 billion).
Carlson was expected to be a key witness in the trial centering around Fox's false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been manipulated in favor of Democrat Joe Biden, who defeated incumbent Donald Trump.
His show Tucker Carlson Tonight regularly attracts more than three million viewers each night.
