Australian police have found 1.6 tonnes of methamphetamine in the country's biggest onshore seizure.
The drugs were discovered in vacuumed-sealed packages inside a shipment of stereo speakers from Thailand.
Local authorities estimate the find to be worth AUD 1.2 billion (AED 3 billion), equivalent to nearly 16 million drug deals.
Officials have described the it as the largest meth bust they've ever seen in the country.
No arrests have been made as the investigation is still underway.
Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs, says deal framework reached
US President Donald Trump has abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
Death toll in Karachi mall fire climbs to around 50, official says
Pakistani firefighters have retrieved the bodies of up to 25 people from the debris of a shopping mall fire in Karachi on Wednesday, taking the death toll to around 50.
Rescuers search for survivors after landslide at New Zealand campsite
Rescue workers in New Zealand have searched on Thursday for several people missing, including children, following a landslide at a campsite as heavy rains caused widespread damage and left thousands without power.
Israeli fire kills 11 Palestinians, including journalists and children
Israeli fire killed 11 Palestinians, including two boys and three journalists, in separate incidents in Gaza on Wednesday, local medics said, in the latest violence to undermine a three-month-old ceasefire in the war-shattered enclave.
Trump says US will not use force to acquire Greenland
US President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force in his bid to control Greenland on Wednesday, but said in a speech in Davos that no other country can secure the Danish territory.
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