Good morning. It’s Friday 8 July and here’s a round-up of the latest news.
Penny Wong to meet with Chinese counterpart
Ms Wong says she is willing to have a direct conversation with Mr Yi on stabilising bilateral relations between the two countries.
It has been almost three years since foreign ministers from Australia have met their Chinese counterparts in person.
Boris Johnson resigns following cabinet revolt
The front runners to replace Mr Johnson as prime minister are former chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
Nick Kyrgios to play in Wimbledon final
It comes just a day before the two were scheduled to go head-to-head in their semi-final match.
Nick Kyrgios will now face either Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie in the championship.
Russia strikes Snake Island after withdrawing in ‘gesture of goodwill’
It comes after the release of footage showing Ukrainian troops flying the national flag on the island as a symbol of reclaiming it.
The Kremlin’s Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov says high-precision missiles were used after the Ukrainian service-men attempted to convey a flag to the island.
European Union warns of climate-induced natural disasters
Several member states, including Greece and Italy, have experienced prolonged drought conditions, and last month’s heat wave went as far up as northern Germany.
“There is very clear foresight that if the climate change would continue at the pace as it is right now, in few decades we will be might have 10 per cent less of arable (land suitable for growing crops) land globally, which of course would have very severe consequences especially for the development of countries.”