Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is set to visit India next week as part of deepening India–Australia ties, marking the 5th anniversary of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to visit India this week

The government of Qatar on Wednesday expressed “regrets” over a decision to pull more than a dozen women from a Qatar Airways flight in Doha and subject them to invasive medical exams after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.

Your Story: Qatar regrets strip-searches over abandoned body

The women were checked for signs of having recently given birth after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a toilet at Hamad International Airport.

Australia seeks Qatar response after female passengers strip-searched