Construction begins on Brisbane's 2032 Olympic stadium after government rejects Aboriginal protection applications for Victoria Park site

Finland beats Switzerland 1-0 to win ice hockey world championship, securing fifth title

The Finland national team became five-time world champion in hockey. In the final, it defeated Switzerland with a score of 1-0.

Vingegaard wins Giro d'Italia for fourth Grand Tour title.

Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d'Italia, securing his fourth Grand Tour title.

China releases footage of navy confronting Dutch frigate near Paracel Islands. PLA says it deployed warships, J-16 fighters and electronic interference after Dutch vessel entered claimed waters and launched helicopter.

China released footage of its navy and air force confronting a Dutch frigate near the Paracel Islands, which China controls but other actors contest. The PLA said it dispatched warships and J-16 fighters, issued warnings, and used electronic interference after the Dutch vessel entered what China claims as sovereign waters and launched a helicopter into contested airspace.

Japan will transfer six destroyers to the Philippines under a new defense agreement aimed at countering Chinese influence in the South China Sea and East China Sea.

Japan will transfer six destroyers to the Philippines for protection against China. The agreement on the transfer of ships was signed as part of expanding military-technical cooperation between the two countries. Representatives of Japan and the Philippines have recently stated that they face 'attempts by China to expand its influence in a number of disputed areas of the South China Sea and East China Sea.' Bilateral military cooperation between Japan and the Philippines includes joint exercises, radar data exchange and strategic dialogue.