Australian trade minister Dan Tehan in an exclusive conversation with WION sheds light on the AUKUS row and how it can affect India and what to expect from the Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart at the bilateral meets.

Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan exclusive on AUKUS row and more | WION-USA Direct

Coronavirus pandemic, climate change, economic cooperation and Afghanistan are on agenda as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to participate in the first in-person Quad leaders' summit in Washington on Friday (September 24), hosted by US President Joe Biden.

COVID-19, climate change on agenda as PM Narendra Modi prepares to attend Quad

The France, US and Australia are battling different issues. The three countries are at loggerheads with each other over a submarine deal.

France, US and Australia at loggerheads with each other

US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed their new security ties ahead of their bilateral meeting alongside the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.

WION-USA Direct: US President Joe Biden meets Australian PM Scott Morrison on UNGA sidelines

The foreign ministers of the European Union held a closed-door meeting in New York City. The meeting was held on the Australia-France submarine deal worth $40 billion.

WION-USA Direct: European Union foreign ministers held closed-door meet in New York City

French President Emmanuel Macron has discussed cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as France deals with the fallout from Australia’s cancellation of a $40bn French submarine order.

Macron and Modi discusses Indo-Pacific, vow to ‘act jointly’ after submarine dispute

Australia hit by a rare magnitude 6.0 earthquake

Melbourne was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on Wednesday. This was one of Australia's biggest quakes on record that caused damage to building in Melbourne and sent tremors throughout neighbouring states.

Australia: Rare 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Melbourne

The United States did not directly mention China in announcing its historic new security partnership with Australia and Britain last week, but it didn’t have to.

Australia is making a risky bet on the US

EU chief Charles Michel accused the United States of a lack of loyalty after Australia canceled a mega-contract with France to buy US nuclear submarines.

EU chief Charles Michel denounces 'lack of loyalty' by US

China is swelling into a military superpower. India, Vietnam and Singapore are spending more on defense. Japan is leaning to do the same. Now Australia, backed by the United States and Britain, has catapulted the military contest with Beijing in Asia into a tense new phase.

Australia’s submarines make waves in Asia long before they go to sea

The Koala population has been declining in Australia, 30% of the country's Koalas disappeared in the last three years, if the trend continues, they will go extinct.

30% decline in koala population in 3 years, may become extinct in Australia

As the fallout from the Aukus announcement threatens to delay an important trade deal, European Union (EU) officials are demanding answers and an apology from Australia over its treatment of France.

Before trade talks, EU seeks apology from Australia over France’s treatment in Aukus row

EU foreign ministers will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Monday to discuss the AUKUS pact that scuppered a submarine deal between France and Australia.

WION-USA Direct: EU foreign ministers to meet over submarine dispute

From tablecloths, to aged bedspreads, even vintage prom dresses, Claire Wong loves turning old fabrics into historical styled clothing. This history fanatic then changes or reconstructs the second-hand materials to make them the perfect fit.

Historical costume enthusiasts delight tourists in Australia

Australia doesn't have to prove its “affinity” and “affection” to the French as “tens of thousands of Australians died on French soil” during both world wars, said acting prime minister Barnaby Joyce.

Australia showed its 'affection' to France during world wars, says acting PM

France has accused longtime allies Australia and the United States of lying over a security pact that saw the Australian government scrap a contract to buy French submarines in favour of US vessels.

France rebukes Australia after submarine deal ditched

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with his American counterpart Joe Biden “in the next few days.This comes amidst simmering tensions between France and the United States over a “secret” deal, which led to Australia scrapping a contract for submarines with a French company in favour of nuclear-powered submarines from the US.

French President Emmanuel Macron to hold talks with American counterpart Joe Biden

Aukus has created a full-fledged international dispute. An outraged France has called off an event in Washington DC. Paris is keen to recoup billions of dollars it lost after Australia broke a submarine contract. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Aukus has created a new problem for the United States

NATO military chief on Saturday played down the dispute between France and the US over the latter handing over a nuclear submarine contract, saying that the tensions between the two nations won’t have an impact on "military cooperation" within the group.

AUKUS row won’t impact military cooperation: NATO military chief

The recalled French ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thebault, left the embassy in Canberra on Saturday. He has reached Sydney Airport. The envoy called the surprise cancellation of a submarine contract with France in favour of a US deal "a huge mistake.

Aukus deal: Recalled French envoy leaves embassy in Australia, reaches airport

The newly formed trilateral security agreement between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom has now created a global rift with France. Watch the report to know more.

France calls US-Australia submarine deal a betrayal

A few hours after the French government expressed disagreement and anger over the new ‘Aukus’ alliance, the European country has recalled its ambassadors from the US and Australia.

'Just like Trump': France recalls ambassadors from US, Australia over Aukus nuclear submarine deal

The Kookaburras (Australian men`s hockey team) and Hockeyroos (Australian women`s hockey team) will not compete in the next edition of the FIH Pro League, with Hockey Australia (HA) also confirming non-attendance at various other FIH (International Hockey Federation) events over the coming months on Friday.

Australia withdraw from Junior Hockey World Cups due to Covid-19

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