WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged with 18 new charges.

The US Justice Department is charging Assange on a new indictment accusing him of receiving and publishing classified information including confidential sources.

The indictment says that Assange’s actions risked serious harm to the United States by publishing names of people who helped the American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s party the BJP has been re-elected for another term in India.

The BJP won 274 constituencies, reaching the 272 that it needed to claim a majority.

Modi’s re-election highlights India’s shift towards populism, with the Prime Minister’s campaign being heavily based on Hindu Nationalism.

Anthony Albanese becomes the only candidate for Labour leadership after frontbencher Jim Chalmers withdraws from the race.

Mr Chalmers announced on Twitter that he would enthusiastically support Mr Albanese and will work tirelessly to give Australians the Labor Government they need and deserve.

Mr Chalmers said the decision was carefully made and had concerns that leadership would be difficult while raising his three young children.

Three children will be returning to Australia after their father was killed fighting for the Islamic State.

The children, all under age 12, lived in Melbourne with their parents before their family went to Syria to take part in the conflict in 2014.

The children, whose mother was also killed, have no family left in Australia, and are currently being held in a Syrian refugee camp.

Gold Coast Indigenous heritage has been honoured with two new social housing project names.

Minister for Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni has announced the new naming of both sites in honour of local culture and heritage.

Mr de Brenni praised GPH Projects on the construction of the project, helping the Queensland Government provide more accessible housing.

One hundred and eight activities are planned for Queensland Seniors Week in August, says Minister for Seniors Coralee O’Rouke. 

The Palaszczuk Government has increased Seniors Week funding to $100,000 to give younger generations more opportunity to connect with each other.

Ms O’Rouke invites everyone to host and attend events to build strong relationships with the older members in their communities.

A month after polls closed in the world's largest election, India is about to learn who their next prime minister will be.

The results are due this Thursday from India's election, with exit polls pointing to a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the opposition still clinging to hopes of a surprise win.

If there is a clear trend, this should be evident by around 4.30pm AEST for the election results, but close results could mean India's 1.3 billion people may have to wait longer for the outcome.

A US judge has refused to block congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from banks that did business with President Donald Trump.

US District Judge Edgardo Ramos said in a ruling Trump and his company were "highly unlikely" to succeed in a lawsuit arguing the subpoenas seeking records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One were unlawful and unconstitutional.

Ramos also concluded the subpoenas have "a legitimate legislative purpose" and dismissed one-by-one arguments made to try to bury them.

The Reject Shop has said it will close down seven of its stores by the end of June as it faces a likely loss for the 2019 financial year.

The company said CEO Ross Sudano will leave "in the near term" and general manager of supply chain, strategy and innovation Dani Aquilina has been appointed acting CEO while it searched for a replacement.