Two people have died after a highspeed Sydney to Melbourne train derailed on Thursday.
Emergency services are at the scene in Wallan, with several passengers moved to nearby hospitals to treat for injuries.
The rail lines between Melbourne and Sydney have been closed, with authorities confirming that two carriages were involved in the incident.
It's unclear what caused the train, with about 160 passengers on board, to derail.
Israel, Lebanon to begin 10-day ceasefire
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT).
US military: ready to strike Iran's power plants, energy industry if ordered
The US naval blockade of Iran is just an example of 'polite' behaviour during the ongoing ceasefire and US forces are ready to strike Iran's power plants and energy industry if ordered, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
GCC parliamentary speakers stress unified stance against Iranian attacks
Speakers of the legislative councils of the Gulf Cooperation Council have stressed the importance of adopting a unified Gulf position and working toward resolutions at the Inter-Parliamentary Union condemning recent Iranian attacks on GCC states.
Hopes for deal to end Iran war grow, but nuclear issues unresolved
Optimism grew on Thursday that the Iran war may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator having made a breakthrough on "sticky issues", a source said, although Iran warned the fate of its nuclear programme had not been resolved.
Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world 'ravaged by tyrants'
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after US President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media.
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