Australia’s ice hockey federation has pulled out of hosting a lower-tier men's world championship event featuring Israel's national team, citing security concerns. The decision came after a recent rise in antisemitic attacks in Australia and created backlash from Jewish groups and a debate about whether the country was capable of hosting events that could spark protests.

The Melbourne leg of the International Ice Hockey Federation men's world championship has been cancelled over major security concerns caused by growing anti-Israel sentiment in Australia.

A group of climbers helped an unusual partner after they belayed an elk down an ice wall in Lake City. In early January, climbers saw a distressed bull elk caught in a climbing rope. The elk’s antlers were tangled in the rope as it was lying in the snow,