Australia: After weeks of unrelenting heat, record-breaking rain and catastrophic floods in the northern part of the country have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The downpour forced open the floodgates of a nearby dam and some residents reported seeing snakes and crocodiles roaming the streets.

Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi: In exceptionally candid remarks on the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, Francis lamented the fateful consequences of war in Yemen and urged the Persian Gulf region to extend citizenship rights to religious minorities, a group that includes Christians.

State of the Union: As President Trump prepares to deliver his second address on Tuesday night in Washington, our fact check looks at his progress on the promises he made last year.

Missing plane found: Video footage of the aircraft, which was carrying the Argentine soccer star Emiliano Sala before it crashed in the English Channel, showed the body of one of the victims and the plane’s registration number.

The north magnetic pole: The point on Earth that helps compasses determine direction is constantly shifting, thanks to the liquid iron sloshing within our planet’s outer core. Its accelerating movement toward Siberia has rendered navigation systems incorrect, but a new World Magnetic Model should fix the problem.