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The first international flight has officially departed Western Sydney International airport, with passengers touching down in Auckland on an Air New Zealand plane.

New Zealand passengers Matt and Serena Ross were taken by surprise when they saw their departure airport.

A Jetstar plane bound for the Gold Coast was the first passenger flight to depart Western Sydney Airport.

<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has departed for Istanbul to attend a meeting of R-4 bloc foreign ministers and an R-4+E-3 meeting on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said.</p> <p>The R-4 group, comprising Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts betwee

<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has departed for Istanbul to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the R-4 bloc and an R-4+E-3 meeting on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said.</p> <p>The R-4 group, which comprises Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediati

<p>President Asif Ali Zardari departed for Germany on Thursday on a three-day visit to discuss bilateral ties as the two countries are set to mark the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.</p> <p>In a statement issued earlier, the Foreign Office (FO) said the president’s visit, scheduled for Oct 22-24, is “part of high-level exchanges between Pakis