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Ukrainian residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied city Oleshky have crossed into Ukrainian-held territory as part of a humanitarian mission and localised ceasefire.
The size of the group is not being made public, to protect those who remain in Oleshky and safeguard similar humanitarian missions that may take place in the future.
The group travelled by bus and plane through Russia and Belarus before reaching Ukrainian-controlled territory, under a deal brokered by United States First Lady Melania Trump.
One evacuee, Valentina, says it's been difficult living through the conflict.
"Yes, naturally, it was terrifying. I was scared, not so much for myself, but for my brother and my husband. And of course, for myself too, because my husband and I were caught in a drone strike. I was wounded, and it’s had lasting consequences, I suffer whenever the weather turns bad."
Meantime,U-S Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could be invited to attend the December G20 summit in Miami if President Donald Trump thinks "something positive" could result from his attendance.
Mr Rubio says there's growing interest from the international community in facilitating a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea, to ensure unfettered energy and grain shipments by both Russia and Ukraine.
Police in New South Wales have begun deploying the first 60 officers for a new Armed Response Command, established in the wake of the Bondi attack last December.
Operational deployments began at midnight, providing a permanent, highly trained and intelligence-led policing capability across Sydney.
The Command is designed to deter, prevent and respond to serious armed threats and officers will conduct routine high-visibility patrols at priority locations, places of mass gathering and major events.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will hold talks with King Charles and foreign allies at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
He's expected to meet with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the biennial meeting.
It comes as Mr Albanese faces issues at home, with the Reserve Bank widely being tipped to raise interest rates this week due to higher-than-expected inflation recorded last month.
This trip will kick off a busy end to the year overseas for the Prime Minister, with international summits in Turkey, the Philippines, China and the US in coming weeks.
As another hot summer approaches, people with eczema are being warned of the impacts of the heat.
Experts says heat can aggravate eczema by increasing blood flow to already inflamed skin.
Sweating can also irritate the damaged skin barrier, with salt in perspiration aggravating existing inflammation.
The condition affects an estimated one-in-10 Australians and accessing specialist treatment can be difficult.
The Australasian College of Dermatologists says there are 686 dermatologists in Australia, equivalent to roughly one specialist for every 41,000 people.
History has been made in Senegal, with the first Olympic sporting event on African soil getting underway in Dakar.
The fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games brings together around 2,700 athletes representing 204 national Olympic committees, competing across 25 sports.
Among them are six young refugees, making history as the first Refugee Olympic Team to compete at a Youth Olympics.
The team includes three young women and three young men, competing in athletics, judo and taekwondo.
One of those representing the refugee team is Rachid Rochene, competing in the men’s 200 metres.
"I feel so happy. Since the journey began we are singing about it. Yeah Dakar, Dakar, Dakar. It was months, then weeks, now it's a day, now we are in Dakar, now I feel so happy."
Their participation comes as the United Nations estimates 39 million people are forcibly displaced across sub-Saharan Africa.
