Air pollution threatens more than just our lungs, experts say. And while Australia has some of the best air quality in the world, we've been warned against complacency.
Hours after six Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas, Israel had yet to release the more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees it had agreed to let go in exchange.
The pope's condition has worsened and has been described as critical, with the Vatican saying he is "not out of danger".
Christoph Mücher, the director of the Goethe-Institut Australia, reflects on the mood among the Germans in Australia ahead of this weekend's snap German election.
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