Evening News Bulletin 18 May 2025
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- Two people dead after Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge;
- Prime Minister to use Pope’s inauguration for foreign diplomacy;
- And in sport, World No.1 golfer Scottie Scheffler ahead in the PGA championship final.
A Mexican Navy training ship crashed into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday, causing two deaths and multiple people injured.
The city’s mayor Eric Adams says the vessel lost power before the collision. It had 227 people on board when the accident occurred.
Mr Adams also confirmed that two among 19 people injured were in a critical condition.
He said there was no major damage to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome, after Australian soldier for Ukraine Oscar Jenkins was sentenced to 13 years in jail by Russia.
Mr Albanese is in Rome to attend Pope Leo’s inanguaration and meet with world leaders on Sunday.
Environment MInister Murray Watt told Sky News the Australian government will continue to advocate for Mr Jenkins.
“We are appalled by this decision from Russia, we consider this to be a sham trial, and we don’t expect that Mr Jenkins should be treated this way. In our view, he should be treated as a prisoner of war. He was a member of the Ukraine Defence Forces. And prisoners of war are entitled to humane treatment under international humanitarian law. We will continue to advocate for his release, his welfare, and I’m sure Prime Minister Albanese will be taking that up to the Ukrainian president today (May 18).”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use the inauguration of Pope Leo in Rome for opportunities of foreign diplomacy.
He will be meeting with European Union Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to discuss a free trade deal between Australia and the bloc.
The talk was disrupted in 2023 as Australia rejected the E-U’s proposed restriction on agricultural products, but it may resume as the two parties now face tariffs from the United States.
Mr Albanese will also meet the newly elected Canadian Mark Carney after the inangural mass.
The liberal party is open to reviewing its stance on net zero emissions, as the party continues to reflect on its landslide failure in the May election.
Speaking to the ABC’s Insiders, Liberals senator Anne Ruston says there’s always diverse views within the party room on net zero emissions, and it’s important the party now follows what Australians want on the issue.
She also responds to remarks by the Coalition’s senator Jacinta Price, who stated the net zero target by 2050 couldn’t be achieved without nuclear power.
“Everybody in Australia expects us to go through a robust process, I mean there’s no doubt, we lost the election in 2022, we then lost an election in 2025 with worse result we saw in 2022. So clearly we need to be doing something different. And I think keeping an open mind, making sure that we are honest and open with that analysis of what went wrong, and actually come out with a policy proposal and a modern liberal party, still maintaining all of the values we hold so dear.”
World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler overcame the dramatic weather in North Carolina, finishing the third round of the PGA Championship with a 6-under-par-65.
The two-time Masters champion is now three stroke lead ahead of the final round of the championship at Quail Hollow Club.
Australian player Adam Scott managed a 2-under 69 in the third round. He’s now sharing 13th position on 4-under for the tournament.
