Multiple homes were left damaged after a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney.

Hundreds gathered in Manger Square to bask in the festivities that included music, dancing and Santas bearing sweet treats.

Germany is introducing voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Equipment on the tarmac at Brazil’s São Paulo airport caught fire, with the blaze rapidly surrounding a plane and forcing the evacuation of 169 passengers.