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Two Iranian footballers who sought asylum in Australia during the Asian Cup after silently protesting the national anthem have been officially naturalized, while the fate of five teammates who returned to Iran remains unknown.

Australia has agreed to sell uranium to India for peaceful purposes, ending a long diplomatic stalemate. The deal, signed during Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to Australia, marks a major shift in how Canberra views India's nuclear status despite India not being a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Australia confirmed its first H5N1 bird flu case in a brown skua seabird found in Western Australia, completing the virus's spread to every continent on Earth for the first time in history.