giving up. what they have managed to get so far. at least four people are feared dead after an australian military helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of queensland. the helicopter came down in an area near to where us and australian soldiers have been taking part injoint military exercises. police in australia have said they ve recovered debris from the helicopter. this crash comes as us?secretary of state antony blinken and the defense?secretary lloyd austin are meeting their australian counterparts in brisbane. they re holding talks on the aukus defence agreement, which will see the us supply nuclear submarine technology to australia. here in the uk, up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are taking part in their latest strike today, in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. it s the second consecutive weekend of industrial action on the railways.
on the aukus defence agreement, which will see the us supply nuclear submarine technology to australia. to west africa, where niger is grappling with the aftermath of a military coup. niger s democratically elected president, mohamed bazoum, was overthrown and detained as part of the coup this week. he was first elected to office in april 2021 in niger s first peaceful democratic transfer of power. us secretary of state antony blinken has called for mr bazoum s immediate release and the restoration of democratic order in the country. meanwhile, the man who led the coup, general abdourahmane tchiani, made this address on state tv. translation: the action of the (nsf is motivated by the sole desire - to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the fallen authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor
the helicopter came down in an area near to where us and australian soldiers have been taking part injoint military exercises. police in australia have said they ve recovered debris from the helicopter. this crash comes as us?secretary of state antony blinken and the defense?secretary lloyd austin are meeting their australian counterparts in brisbane. they re holding talks on the aukus defence agreement, which will see the us supply nuclear submarine technology to australia. our correspondent, phil mercer, has the latest from sydney. the wreckage of the helicopter has been discovered, in usually a very popular tourist area. the wreckage was found near hamilton island, north of brisbane. what happens next is that navy divers will tomorrow, sunday, and begin to scour the sea
screen with scotland and barbados and south africa against sri lanka amongst the highlights. and red bull s max verstappen is on pole for the sprint race at the belgian grand prix, which gets underway later this afternoon. it s the precursor to the main race, which is on sunday. verstappen serves a grid penalty for that one. charles leclerc of ferrari heading the grid. that s all the sport for now. thank you for that update. at least four people are feared dead after an australian military helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of queensland. the helicopter came down in an area near to where the us and australian soldiers have been holding joint military exercises. police in australia have said they ve recovered debris from the helicopter. this crash comes as us?secretary of state antony blinken and the defence?secretary lloyd austin are meeting their australian counterparts in brisbane. they re holding talks on the aukus defence agreement, which will see the us supply nuclear
present, a search and rescue was able to commence immediately. as we speak to you now, the four air crew are yet to be found. the search and rescue continues. this crash comes as us?secretary of state antony blinken and the defense?secretary lloyd austin are meeting their australian counterparts in brisbane. they re holding talks on the aukus defence agreement, which will see the us supply nuclear submarine technology to australia. our correspondent, phil mercer, has the latest from sydney. the wreckage of the helicopter has been discovered in a group of islands off the coast of queensland, usually a very popular tourist area, and the wreckage was found near hamilton island off the course of brisbane. what happens next is that navy divers will begin to scour the sea bed. there is still no sign of