- Reuters
Australia raises minimum savings for student visa, warns on fake recruitment
Australia said on Wednesday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration. From Friday, international students must show proof of savings of at least A$29,710 ($19,576) to get their visa, the second increase in about seven months. The moves follow a raft of actions in recent months to tighten the student visa rules as the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 triggered a sudden influx of migrants, exacerbating pressure on an already tight rental market.
- KGO – San Francisco
Bicyclist dies after driver runs red light, hits truck, police say
Police say a red Chevy Silverado truck speeding westbound ran a red light and hit a bicyclist. The red truck then hit a white Ford F-150 pick-up truck.
- BBC
Ireland and Croatia qualify for Eurovision final
Some of the contest's most outlandish songs sail into the final, but there are tears for Australia.
