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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at a cosmodrome in Russia's Far East on Wednesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that underscores how the two leaders' interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States.

Putin welcomed Kim at the entrance to a launch vehicle assembly building.

The two men shook hands and Putin said he was "very glad to see" Kim.

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Kim's translator thanked Putin for the warm welcome, "despite being busy".

The two leaders will inspect the cosmodrome and then sit down for talks, Russian state media reported.

Hours earlier, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea, extending a highly provocative run in North Korean weapons testing since the start of 2022, as Kim used the distraction caused by Putin's war on Ukraine to accelerate his weapons development.

For Putin, the meeting with Kim is an opportunity to refill ammunition stores that the 18-month-old war has drained.

For Kim, it's a chance to get around crippling UN sanctions and years of diplomatic isolation.

Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology, though an arms deal would violate international sanctions that Russia supported in the past.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately say how far the North Korean missiles flew.

Japan's Coast Guard, citing Tokyo's Defence Ministry, said the missiles have likely already landed but still urged vessels to watch for falling objects.

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Kim's personal train stopped in Khasan, a station on the Russia-North Korea border, early Tuesday where it was met by a military honor guard and a brass band.

He was met on a red carpet by regional Governor Oleg Kozhemyako and Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, according to North Korean state media and video posted on social media.

Kim said his decision to visit Russia four years after his previous visit showed how Pyongyang is "prioritising the strategic importance" of its relations with Moscow, North Korea's official news agency said on Wednesday.

The Korean Central News Agency said Kim then left for his destination, but it didn't specify where.

Putin has been attending an economic forum this week in Vladivostok, a Russian city close to the border where the two leaders had their last meeting, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said the two leaders will meet afterward.

But it's not certain where.

Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported Kim's train headed north after crossing the Razdolnaya River, taking it away from Vladivostok.

The South Korean news agency Yonhap later published a photo it said showed the train in Ussuriysk, a city about 60 kilometres north of Vladivostok that has a sizable ethnic Korean population.

Some Russian news media speculate he is headed for the Vostochny spaceport, which Putin is to visit soon.

The launch facility is about 900 kilometres north-west of Ussuriysk, but the route there is circuitous and it is unclear how long Kim's slow-moving train would take to reach it.

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Workers on Wednesday were constructing a temporary wooden platform at a railway station in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, another city in the Russian Far East.

Citing unidentified Russian officials, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that Kim was expected to visit a plant in that city that produces Sukhoi fighter jets after his meeting with Putin.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will be part of the Russian delegation, Peskov said.

Kim's delegation includes Foreign Minister Choe Sun Hui and his top military officials, including Korean People's Army Marshals Ri Pyong Chol and Pak Jong Chon and Defense Minister Kang Sun Nam.

Other officials identified in North Korean state media photos along his trip could hint at what Kim might seek from Putin and what he would be willing to give.

One is Jo Chun Ryong, a ruling party official in charge of munitions policies who joined him on recent tours of factories producing artillery shells and missiles, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry.

Also identified in photos were Pak Thae Song, chairman of North Korea's space science and technology committee, and navy Admiral Kim Myong Sik, who are linked with North Korean efforts to acquire spy satellites and nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarines.

Experts say North Korea would struggle to acquire such capabilities without external help, although it's not clear if Russia would share such sensitive technology.

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North Korea may have tens of millions of aging artillery shells and rockets based on Soviet designs that could give a huge boost to the Russian army in Ukraine, analysts say.

Kim Jong Un may also seek energy supplies and food.

Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said Russia may discuss humanitarian aid with the North Korean delegation, according to Russian news agencies.

Lim Soo-suk, South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Seoul was maintaining communication with Moscow while closely monitoring Kim's visit.

"No UN member state should violate Security Council sanctions against North Korea by engaging in an illegal trade of arms, and must certainly not engage in military cooperation with North Korea that undermines the peace and stability of the international community," Lim said at a briefing.

The United States has accused North Korea of providing Russia with arms, including selling artillery shells to the Russian mercenary group Wagner.

Both Russian and North Korean officials denied such claims.

Speculation about their military cooperation grew after Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, visited North Korea in July.

Kim subsequently toured his weapons factories, which experts said had the dual goal of encouraging the modernisation of North Korean weaponry and examining artillery and other supplies that could be exported to Russia.

The manhunt for Sara Sharif's runaway father and stepmother continues but the dead UK girl's five siblings have been ordered into government custody by a Pakistan court.

In a dramatic raid yesterday, police recovered the five kids, aged one to 13, from Sara's grandfather's home in Jhelum, in the country's north-east.

Police in Pakistan have been searching for Sara's father Urfan Sharif, her stepmother Beinash Batool, uncle Faisal Malik and five siblings for the past month, as British detectives try to work out why Sara was found alone and dead in her family home.

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After hurriedly booking eight one-way flights out of London, Sharif called police in the UK after he landed in Islamabad to tell them Sara was dead.

The group of eight had successfully evaded police until yesterday, when officers smashed locks on a gate outside Sara's grandfather's house and went inside, seizing the five children and CCTV cameras.

Sharif, Batool and Malik weren't at the house and remain on the run.

A local court today ruled Sara's five siblings should be sent to a Pakistan government childcare facility temporarily.

The ruling did not state how long the children could be detained in the facility, or whether they will ultimately be sent back to England.

Photographs taken outside court showed relatives carrying children inside, flanked by armed police, after pulling up in vehicles with blacked-out windows.

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Sara's grandfather Muhammad Sharif told the BBC yesterday how the five children had been staying at his home since 10 August.

He claimed he wasn't trying to hide the kids from authorities.

"I told Urfan and Beinash that they can go wherever they want to, but I will not let the children go with you," he said.

"Until today, no one had asked me about the children.

"They kept asking me about Urfan, Faisal and Beinash, no one asked me about the children."

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Muhammad Sharif had previously admitted Urfan had briefly visited his house after the group landed in Pakistan but had then gone to ground.

Police in Pakistan have detained several family members as the manhunt has ramped up.

Last week Sara's mum and grandmother told a Polish broadcaster they could hardly recognise her in a morgue because she was so badly bruised and injured.

A former neighbour, whose daughter went to school with Sara, said the 10-year-old had shown visible injuries shortly before she was removed from the school.

Surrey Police have confirmed they previously had contact with Sara's family, but would not divulge the reason.

There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Pakistan.

UK police are working with international agencies, including Interpol, to progress their enquiries with Pakistani authorities.

An increase in severe and invasive bacterial infections in NSW has prompted an urgent warning from health professionals.

Meningococcal disease is on the rise with 28 cases reported this year, while 544 cases of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) were discovered by NSW Health.

Later winter and early spring are usually peak times for both diseases to spread, Clinical Director of the Emergency Care Institute at the Agency for Clinical Innovation, Dr Trevor Chan said.

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"It's very important the community is aware of the risks of these infections," Chan said.

"While meningococcal and iGAS are rare, both can be very serious and can cause death or permanent disability.

"Bacterial infections, like meningococcal and iGAS can lead to sepsis, a life-threatening condition.

"Intervention and treatment for invasive bacterial infections are available and can be lifesaving."

Symptoms of meningococcal disease include severe headaches, neck stiffness, a dislike of bright lights and joint or limb pain. A blotchy red or purple rash is also common once the illness has developed.

Symptoms of iGAS include developing a red, warm and painful rapidly spreading skin infection, which may result in ulcers or pus. Other symptoms include fevers, chills, dizziness, shortness of breath and chest pains, nausea, vomiting, headaches and stiff neck.

In Children, iGAS can present as a sunburn-like rash. 

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Health Authorities urge anyone experiencing symptoms of either illness to seek medical attention before a rash develops.

"In the early stages, invasive bacterial infections can appear similar to more common viral illnesses. Occasionally they can occur at the same time, or follow a viral infection," Chan said.

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"We urge people to pay close attention to symptoms, trust their instincts, and seek urgent medical care if symptoms worsen or if they or the people they care for are getting worse."

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A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew – including approximately 90 Australians – has run aground in northwestern Greenland, authorities said, adding that no one on board was in danger and no damage has been reported.

"Our units are far away, and the weather can be very unfavourable," said Commander Brian Jensen of the Joint Arctic Command.

The closest Danish navy ship was about 1200 nautical miles (2000km) away, he said, adding it was heading to the site and could be expected at the grounded ship as soon as Friday.

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Jensen said in a statement there is no immediate danger to human life or the environment, but that officials "take this incident very seriously."

The 104.4-metre long and 18-metre wide Ocean Explorer ran aground on Monday in Alpefjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park.

It's the world's largest and most northerly national park and is known for icebergs and the musk oxen that roam the coast.

The ship belongs to Ulstein Group in Ulsteinvik, southern Norway.

Australian cruise operator Aurora Expeditions told 9news.com.au approximately 90 Australians were on board the vessel.

A spokeswoman said the company was "actively engaged in efforts to free the vessel".

Authorities have been in contact with another cruise ship in the area and it had been asked to remain nearby to assist should the situation develop.

The other cruise ship was not identified.

The grounded cruise ship might also get free on its own when the tide is high, Greenland television KNR reported.

"Regardless, the most important thing for us is that everyone gets to safety," Jensen said.

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Later on Tuesday, the Joint Arctic Command said on its Facebook page that the ship was still stuck despite the tide.

"There are still no reports that human life or the environment is in acute danger," Joint Arctic Command said.

The primary mission of the Joint Arctic Command is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, two semi-independent territories that are part of the Danish realm.

– Reported with Associated Press

A millionaire property developer says unemployment must increase by up to 50 per cent to jolt tradies back to "productivity", if the housing crisis is to be solved.

Tim Gurner, the founder of Gurner Group, told the Australian Financial Review Property Summit there needed to be drastic changes.

"Unemployment has to jump 40 to 50 per cent in my view. We need to see pain in the economy," he said, according to the AFR.

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"We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around.

"Tradies have definitely pulled back on productivity. They have been paid a lot to do not too much in the last few years, and we need to see that change."

In the latest set of numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, unemployment in July was 3.6 per cent.

A 50 per cent increase would see that rise to 5.4 per cent.

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Gurner's claims were "detached from reality", CFMEU National Secretary Zac Smith said.

"This is a disgraceful insult to workers who bust their guts every single day in one of Australia's most dangerous industries," Smith said.

"Worst of all, it's simply flat out wrong.

"Productivity and corporate profits have raced ahead of wages for years.

"It's astounding a self-appointed expert could be so far detached from reality."

Gurner also called for increased immigration to fill the labour gap, but others at the summit warned that might only increase the pressure on housing.

"We absolutely have to have immigration," he said.

And he said the planning system in Sydney was "fundamentally broken".

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Late last year, Gurner's personal net worth was calculated at $788 million.

Gurner Group's website puts the worth of its development and management portfolio at over $9.5 billion. 

Residents across south-west Western Australia are bracing for a rare severe cold front to impact the region this morning.

Forecasters are warning of gusts expected to reach up to 125km/h and severe storms with heavy rain over coming hours, reports Weatherzone.

The extremely strong cold front happens only twice a year but today's will impact an area the size of New South Wales.

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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for destructive winds.

All areas south of a line from Carnarvon to the Northern Territory-South Australia-Western Australia border junction are a risk to see damaging wind gusts exceeding 90km/h, with some areas possibly seeing gusts above 110km/h.

Dangerous surf conditions are also expected. Wave heights are likely to reach 6m to 7m along the WA south coast.

The gusty winds ahead of the cold front will coincide with heat, increasing fire danger across the region, but particularly for the central inland.

The North Goldfields and South Interior fire districts are forecast to see extreme fire danger today, with models showing some localised areas possibly reaching catastrophic rating.

By late morning, thunderstorms are set to cross the west coast, including Perth. Heavy showers and storms are a high chance to bring powerful wind gusts exceeding 90km/h and potentially exceeding 125km/h.

Heavy rain is also possible, with 20mm-50mm expected in less than three hours in some areas, possibly producing flash-flooding.

Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Jess Lingard told 9News the weather system will probably be one of the most severe cold fronts of the winter for WA.

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"This system is definitely going to give our spring time rainfall a significant boost which really bodes us well in the outlooks for spring, where we do expect both a drier and warmer spring season."

The cold front will also bring a major drop in temperatures after many parts of WA sweltered through the the hottest September night on record.

On Monday, Kalgoorlie sweated through its hottest September minimum in 82 years of records, staying above 22 degrees all night.