The Swedish town of Kiruna is about to disappear into the world’s largest iron ore mine.

Over the last century miners tunnelled so deep under the city that the structural integrity of the town has been compromised, creating an increasingly large sink hole.

Rather than abandoning the town, the mining company plans to spend millions compensating villagers and relocating every building to a nearby valley currently controlled by native reindeer herders.

Russian president Vladimir Putin refuses to release Ukrainian sailors seized in the Sea of Azov last week.

Putin says further investigation is needed to establish whether the Ukrainian navy deliberately provoked the coast guard during their attempt to cross Russian held waters.

The Ukrainian government is accused of inciting war to distract from its economic failures, though accounts of the incident vary greatly between the two countries.

New amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriage Act propose an advancement in rights for transgender and intersex people in Australia.

The Labor opposition and Greens party are putting forward a document which would allow Australian citizens to delete or change their gender on their birth certificate and remove the requirement for transgender people to undergo sexual reassignment surgery before their gender is recognised.

The ban on single-use plastic bags implemented by Australia's two largest supermarkets has prevented 1.5 billion bags being introduced into the environment over the last three months.

Although the decision by Coles and Woolworths midway through this year was met with endless public backlash, it has translated to an 80% drop in the consumption of plastic bags nation-wide, according to the National Retail Association.

Thousands of additional seats for commuters will be available on trains today when six-car units replace three-car units on Queensland Rail services.

The change has been made possible by the roll-out of 35 New Generation Rollingstock trains onto the network.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says the new services will increase carrying capacity by more than 46,000 seats a week across the south-east Queensland network.

On Friday, thousands of Australian students defied calls by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to stay in school and marched on the nation's capital cities, and some regional centres, demanding political action on climate change.

Protests were held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Coffs Harbour, Bendigo as students banded together to pressure the Morrison Government in the lead-up to a federal election.

US President Donald Trump continues to woo North Korean leader Kim Jong un, according to a message delivered to South Korean president Moon Jae-In during the G20 summit over the weekend.

Trump says he likes Kim Jong Un, plans to implement the rest of their agreements together and wants to fulfill his wishes, according to a statement by Moon to reporters.

The US government hopes a warmer diplomatic relationship with North Korea will lead to successful denuclearisation talks.

French president Emmanuel Macron is in talks with protestors after anti government riots on Saturday lead to the worst violence Paris has experienced in over a decade.

Over one hundred people were injured in the riots that saw thousands march upon the champs-elysees, torching cars, homes and banks.

Right wing opposition parties are pressuring the Macron government to resolve tensions quickly and address the protesters concerns over rising fuel prices and the new green tax.

The Commonwealth Bank is under a potential data breach in which customers’ medical information is suspected of being exposed and misused.

Medical information supplied by an unknown number of customers to CommInsure was made available to other arms of the bank, according to staff who decide whether to approve or decline loan applications.

Although the issue was discovered in July, the bank had not informed its CommInsure customers about the unauthorised access of personal medical information.

Pasco Vale refugee footballer Hakeem Alaraibi is being detained in Thailand at the request of the Bahrain government.

Mr Alaraibi was granted refugee travel documents from the Australian government to holiday in Bangkok with his wife.

As he was preparing to return to Australia, the Bahraini courts issued an extradition order for vandalising a police station - a crime Mr Alaraibi says he was tortured at length over.

Human rights watch says it will be a test of Thailand’s commitment to respect human rights, as Mr Alaraibi has recognised asylum seeker status.