Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia’s ambassador in Washington as doing a “fantastic job”, describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does not like Kevin Rudd as “light-hearted”.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Department of Justice likely owed him damages, after a report that he was seeking millions of dollars in compensation for past investigations.

Local sources dominated the pollution load, even as stubble burning incidents in Punjab fell sharply from 1,510 last year to 415 this year—a remarkable reduction of 72.5%