US President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on the Russia investigation by demanding it end "right now".

In a series of tweets, he said Attorney General Jeff Sessions must halt the inquiry into alleged election meddling.

Trump also labelled special counsel Robert Mueller, who leads the probe, "totally conflicted".

His remarks are notable because he himself has previously acknowledged the US Department of Justice should be free from political interference.

Scientists in the UK believe 30m “rogue” waves could be why so many boats have been sunk in the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

The infamous body of water in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean stretches over 700,000 square
kilometres between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, and has claimed more than 1000 lives over the past 100 years.

Appearing on the documentary The Bermuda Triangle Enigma, scientists used simulators to re-create the monster water surges.

Regional bank customers are heading to Parliament House to appeal to crossbench senators, making short pitches on their plight to support a bill to extend the time the royal commission spends on regional lending.

Just four farmers spoke at the banking royal commission's hearings into farming issues in Brisbane and Darwin last month.

Tanya Hargraves was not one of them.

She ended up losing her farm just outside Canberra, commercial properties and her business.

An urgent recall has been issued for Durex condoms in Australia amid fears they are faulty.

Durex is recalling its non-latex “Real Feel” range after the company did so in Britain and Ireland.

There is no safety concern for consumers, but those who purchased the “natural skin on skin feeling” condoms may have purchased a faulty batch.

“We recently found that a limited number of non-latex Real Feel condoms made earlier this year may not meet the international standard when they are close to their expiry date,” Durex said in a statement.

Ipswich will not have to wait until 2020 to get a redeveloped mall in its heart, Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said.

Five tenders to begin about $60 million of mall upgrades, $28.97 million cheaper than planned in 2017, have stalled with the council set to be sacked and an administrator to be appointed by the Queensland government.

However, the council still needs to have a new loan approved from the Queensland Treasury Corporation to pay for the work.

Stress and uncertainty about the commercial fishing industry's future are contributing to high levels of depression and poor mental health for many fishermen in Queensland.

A survey of the fishing industry conducted last year showed greater psychological stress and almost double the rate of depression in fishermen than the national average.

The results showed a 19 per cent rate of depression among industry workers compared to the estimated national diagnosis of 10 per cent.

Violence erupted in Harare after an official announcement that the ruling ZANU-PF party has won most of the seats in Parliament, an outcome that opposition supporters believe to be have been manipulated.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's decision to delay the results of the presidential race for three days after the vote, seems certain to inflame the opposition if President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won.

In the U.S, the White House is considering another sharp reduction in refugee admissions.

Under one proposal currently being reviewed, no more than 25,000 refugees could be resettled in the U.S. next year, a cut of more than 40 percent.

It would be the lowest number of refugees admitted to the country since the creation of the refugee program in 1980.