#AUSTRALIA

Swiss police have arrested a 28-year-old Australian man suspected of stabbing and seriously injuring a 41-year-old man in a shop in central Zurich, authorities said.

A rare 19th-century ring worth at least €319,000 that was stolen from a museum in Poland has been returned after turning up in Australia.

Australia is our strong partner in, among other things, security; together we will continue to support Ukraine, said Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a press conference after a meeting with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Warsaw on Friday.

“What we are most proud of is the effective communication within our team and how well we worked together,” the President of the Scorpio project said.

Fresh evacuation warnings were issued on Friday for dozens of rural Australian towns as around 1,000 firefighters battled a bushfire in Victoria state, which has destroyed properties, killed livestock, and is threatening to spread through towns.