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Sky News AU
10 hours ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
Australia makes $800 million payment to US for AUKUS submarine deal
Australia has paid another $800 million to the US for the AUKUS submarine deal despite the Trump administration beginning a review into the agreement. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the second payment was made this year along the approved schedule. The first payment was announced with fanfare in February, but the second payment was made without any public acknowledgment. Labor has now paid a total of $1.6 billion towards the deal.
Qatar Tribune
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Sydney FC in talks with Bayern great Thomas Muller
dpa Berlin Australian club Sydney FC are in talks with Bayern Munich great Thomas Müller, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Wednesday. Müller, who left Bayern this summer after the Club World Cup, has been heavily linked to a move to the MLS in the United States. However, according to the report, the player and his representatives have been in talks with Sydney FC 'for several weeks' about a switch to the A-League, and the club believes there is still a chance of convincing him. Sources with knowledge of the negotiations said that the 2014 World Cup champion had been impressed with the pitch made to him by Sydney FC. A move would see Müller play again alongside former Bayern team-mate Douglas Costa. The report added that Müller's answer is expected 'within the next week or so, with the club recently informed that they are one of the final two options he is considering.' Broadcaster Sky reported on Tuesday that one of the options in the US for Müller is Los Angeles FC, while FC Cincinnati said last month that they had offered Müller a deal. The Sydney Morning Herald said that Sydney FC declined to comment, while Müller's management was also contacted for comment. Müller has yet to officially confirm whether he will continue playing football. The veteran midfielder is currently on holiday and is expected to sign a contract with his new club next week, Sky said. Müller left Bayern after 25 years of service as his contract expired this summer and he wasn't given a new deal. His last game for his boyhood club was the 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup quarter-finals.
Global News
15 hours ago
- General
- Global News
Sailors rescued after orca pod rams into yacht off Spain's coast
Two sailors were rescued in Spain by the Spanish coast guard on Monday after a pod of orcas repeatedly rammed into their yacht. The incident took place at 2 p.m. local time, two nautical miles from the Basque coastal town of Deba in northern Spain. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the coast guard rescued the two sailors after they sent out a mayday distress call. They were both taken 'safe and sound' to the port of Getaria. The pair were said to be 'shocked, but unharmed.' Rescuers noted that such incidents are 'uncommon' so far north in the Atlantic and said they had not been called to assist on an orca attack in the Basque Country before. Orcas are more active farther south in the Strait of Gibraltar, which is also referred to as 'orca alley.' Story continues below advertisement 2:36 Cases of orcas attacking boats on the rise Last August, a pod of orcas rammed a sailboat and bit off chunks of the ship's rudder off the coast of northwestern Spain, prompting a bungled rescue mission that resulted in one of the boaters being seriously injured. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The attack occurred near the coast of Galicia, when two Belgian nationals sailing through the Bay of Biscay were approached by the orca pod. Similar to other attacks, the killer whales rammed the ship's rudder, leaving the vessel immobilized. The man and woman on board called the Spanish maritime rescue service for help and authorities deployed a rescue tugboat to their location, Reuters reported. During the towing manoeuvre, the woman seriously injured her hand and needed to be evacuated by helicopter to the hospital. A few months prior to that incident, another pod of orcas rammed a yacht sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar until it began taking on water and sank. Story continues below advertisement The incident occurred in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service told Reuters, where an unknown number of orcas began ramming a small, 15-metre sailing yacht. Two people were on board the vessel, called the Alboran Cognac, and they radioed for help. The unnamed boaters reported feeling sudden blows to the hull and rudder of the ship before their vessel started taking on water. A nearby oil tanker redirected to their location, picked up the two boaters and transported them to Gibraltar. The Alboran Cognac was left adrift and eventually sank, Reuters reports. 1:59 Orcas strike again: Yacht sinks in the Strait of Gibraltar Since 2020, the Atlantic Orca Working Group has documented more than 700 interactions between orcas and boats around the Iberian Peninsula. Despite the surge in 'disruptive' behaviour, its underlying cause remains a mystery to researchers. Story continues below advertisement According to the working group, orcas aren't mistaking rudders for prey. 'Orcas don't confuse the rudder with anything, they know what it is, how it moves and what effect it has when touching it. The speed of the ship and the resistance of the rudder cause it to persist in action,' researchers write. If an orca starts interacting with your boat, the researchers recommend stopping the ship and its engine and letting go of the rudder. This can cause the orcas to 'drop their interest, ceasing the interaction, in most cases.' — With files from Global News
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Christie Brinkley Went to Paris to Heal From a Breakup — & Accidentally Became a Supermodel
Christie Brinkley didn't move to Paris to chase fame. She moved there to cry over a cheating ex. At 18, fresh off a breakup and done with L.A. heartbreak, she packed up and enrolled in a French art school, hoping that a change of scenery — and maybe a baguette or two — would help her forget. 'I have always wanted to try to do as many things as possible,' she told The Sydney Morning Herald in a lengthy new profile. And back then, that meant starting over somewhere beautiful. More from SheKnows Why Christie Brinkley Refuses To Change Her Dating Standards at 71 While she was in Paris, things started to look up. She fell in love with Jean-François Allaux, a French artist who would become her first husband. But then he got drafted into the military, and Brinkley — newly heartbroken for the second time — adopted a puppy named Bianca to keep her company. Bianca, it turns out, would be the one to change everything. In the spring of 1974, the puppy got sick. Brinkley left her apartment to call a vet and, while looking down at Bianca curled up in her bag, accidentally walked into a man in a faded green US Army jacket. He had a camera around his neck. 'If you're not a model, you should be,' he told her. 'You could earn a lot of money.' When he asked her name, she said, 'Christie Brinkley.' That chance run-in kicked off what Brinkley later called a 'succession of go-sees, shoots, commercials and covers.' Within months, she was on 11 magazine covers 'all published about the same time,' including Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Vogue France, and Harper's Bazaar. She would go on to become the first person to land three consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit covers and lock down a 25-year contract with CoverGirl — one of the longest modeling deals in history. So yes: a cheating boyfriend. A sad Paris chapter. A sick dog. And then — superstardom. The identity of the boyfriend who started it all? Still a mystery. Brinkley has never named him, and the Herald doesn't drop any clues. But we owe that man a thank you (and maybe a mild curse), because his bad decisions launched a modeling career that reshaped beauty standards for decades. Now 71, Brinkley runs her own wine label, Bellissima, and fashion line, TWRHLL. She's weathered divorce, trauma, public scrutiny — and still keeps showing up with a sense of humor and a mission. 'I have always wanted to try to do as many things as possible. Have all these different experiences and fill up my life with adventures,' she told the Herald. Safe to say: she understood the of SheKnows Everything We Know About Carolyn Bessette's Life Before JFK JR 29 Times Gisele Bündchen's Red Carpet Fashion Proved She's the Ultimate Supermodel 68 Celebrities Who Share a Famous Ex Solve the daily Crossword
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Aussie Olympian drops bombshell engagement news
Olympic medallist Cate Campbell may have retired from the pool, but she isn't done winning after announcing her engagement on social media. The swimmer and long-time partner Adam Kerr have decided to take their relationship to the next step after a romantic proposal at the beach. The 33-year-old dropped the news on Instagram, posting photos of the huge diamond rock with the caption, 'A complete and wonderful surprise 💍💕.' Cate Campbell announces engagement on Instagram Credit: Cate Campbell / Instagram 'Last Saturday while watching the sun rise at our new local beach, Adam turned and said: 'Cate, I have a question for you.' 'I thought maybe he was going to ask what kind of plants to put in our gardens, what kind of dog we should get, or what we should make for dinner. 'Instead, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course, I said 'yes'…(and cried a lot).'Simply the perfect way to start the next chapter of our lives.' The couple have been together for some time now, with the current world record holder for the short course 100m freestyle saying that her notability had nothing to do with the relationship beginning. 'He didn't know who I was and he maintains he never Googled me – he wasn't star-struck!,' Campbell told the Sydney Morning Herald in 2023. Like most relationships, theirs experienced a bump in the road, with the couple splitting when Campbell moved away to further pursue in career in the pool which she referred to as her 'biggest heartbreak'. After reconciling when the eight-time Olympic medallist moved back to Brisbane the pair have gone the distance, with Kerr popping the question last week. Her announcement post has been flooded with comments from notable athletes sending love to the newly engaged couple. 'Congratulations!!! This is so beautiful, so happy for you both ❤️❤️,' fellow gold medallist Shayna Jack said. Campbell's gold medal teammate from the Rio Olympics Emma McKeon sent love saying, 'Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️'. Australian Olympic royalty Ariana Titmus commented that it was, 'The best news ❤️'. While the Australian Olympics Instagram page showed love with '💚💛💚💛'.
