Australia’s energy minister has said Russia must not be allowed to benefit from its “illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine” after US president Donald Trump announced an agreement with Vladimir Putin to purchase Russian diesel. Energy and climate change minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday that Australia neither needed nor wanted Russian fuel, as he provided an update on the nation’s fuel stockpiles. However, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said it was important for countries to cooperate

Mont Blanc is veiled by cloud, yet the Aiguille du Midi still pierces the sky above slopes glowing in copper, amber and ochre. Maple leaves burn scarlet, while rowan branches hang heavy with deep-red berries. Our small party rattles up to Mont Lachat station, 2,115 metres above sea level, aboard the Tramway du Mont Blanc. This historic cog railway has been hauling passengers up remarkably steep ground from the French Alpine town of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains since 1909. It was originally meant to