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At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, according to local authorities who said 23 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.

Thailand's former defence chief is set to be appointed acting prime minister on Thursday, capping a colourful career for the political heavyweight once nicknamed "Big Comrade".

An interim trade deal between India and the United States is likely to be finalised in the next 48 hours, with negotiations underway in Washington, sources told NDTV on Thursday.

US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mignon Houston on Wednesday (local time) stated that student visa applications for the United States are now open and encouraged students to apply.

Brent Wyndham – who was acquitted of murder and manslaughter – fired on JC within 17 seconds of exiting his vehicle in Geraldton, inquest ruling saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice were not sufficiently trained and did not make meaningful attempts to de-escalate the situation before fatally shooting an Aboriginal woman in a Geraldton street in 2019, a Western Australian coroner has found.The death of the 29-year-old Ngarlawangga Yamatji Martu woman, known as JC for cultural reasons, was preventable, and more needed to be done “to bring about actual change and improve relations as between the WA Police and Aboriginal communities”, the coroner, Ros Fogliani, said in her determination, which was released on Thursday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailIndigenous Australians can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support; or call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Mensline on 1300 789 978 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 Continue reading...

At least 61 people were missing after a ferry sank near the popular Indonesian island of Bali late Wednesday night, a local search and rescue agency said.

Thirty-one people who were on the ferry travelling from Java have so far been rescued, Indonesia police sayAt least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island of Bali, according to local police.The vessel sank before midnight on Wednesday in the Bali Strait as it sailed to a port in the north of the famous holiday island, departing from Banyuwangi, a town on Indonesia’s main island of Java, the local search and rescue agency in Surabaya said in a statement. Continue reading...

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will face a no-confidence vote put forward by far-right MEPs on July 10 -- although it is likely to fail.