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A man's body has been found in floodwaters in Queensland following days of heavy rain and storms.
Queensland Police say he was found unresponsive at Smothering Creek in Boompa, on the Fraser Coast.
Fraser Coast Regional Council has released a statement identifying him as local dairy farmer and former councillor James Hansen.
Independent MP Allegra Spender has revealed the first words of Dr Helen Haines after regaining consciousness in hospital.
Dr Haines remains in a stable condition after losing both legs when she was allegedly struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in the Victorian city of Wangaratta.
Spender has relayed what Dr Haines' husband told her about her first moments awake.
"Many have spoken about your kindness and generosity, and praised your decency and respect that you bring to this place. ... Phil told us about your first words since when you woke up after your after the attack, and said that your first concerns when you awoke were for your staff and gratitude to the first responders, nurses, and bystanders. That exactly speaks to the character of who you are."
The husband of Liberal candidate Amanda Dow has allegedly been assaulted in Melbourne.
Ms Dow is the Liberals' candidate for the outer-suburban seat of Yan Yean, and police say her husband was allegedly attacked when he went to an address in Mernda to retrieve political campaign signage.
A 59-year-old man has been arrested over the alleged incident.
He has been charged with recklessly causing injury, criminal damage, and unlawful assault.
Security forces have arrested three people in connection with an attack at a church funeral in Jordan (Friday, 23 Oct) that killed nine people and left dozens wounded.
Senior government security officials say the suspects are two brothers and their brother-in-law who appear to have no ties to other cells.
The gunmen were detained after a shootout in an abandoned house, with police alleging they found a large cache of munitions in the house.
Jordan's Interior Minister, Mazen Al-Faraya says the government and state as a whole has a strategy to prevent the spread of extremism.
“Investigations are still underway by security agencies. There are still questioning of individuals, there are still evidence being collected. The operation is ongoing, and anyone found to be involved in this terrorist act, in any way, will be held accountable.”
A nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed the attack in a post on X, saying it took place in the town of Bafwasende in the country's eastern Tshopo province.
It follows the death in October of a Congolese politician who was beaten to death in North Kivu after publicly defending the government's response to Ebola, and asking the public to obey response measures like handwashing.
The country's health ministry's most recent data indicates more than 9,800 cases including more than 4,700 deaths have been recorded since the start of the outbreak in May, making it the deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo's history.
Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez says he's rested and ready to reclaim a world title after more than a year out of the ring.
The 36-year-old has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of Saturday's showdown with undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli in Riyadh.
Alvarez has been training in Spain with the team of Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, and hasn't fought since losing to Terence Crawford in September last year.
He says the break has helped him recover physically and mentally.
"I feel great, I feel great. I can't wait to step in the ring. You know, I think my body needed that kind of rest and now I feel like it's ten years without fighting. So, I just can't wait to step in the ring."
