UK police say they have opened an investigation into possible COVID-19 lockdown breaches at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office and residence.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's wedding, due for next weekend, won't be proceeding due to community spread of the COVID-19 variant Omicron.
Australian support remains on standby amid concerns an underwater volcano that erupted in Tonga and sparked a tsunami is likely to erupt again in coming days.Â
Tonga has issued a tsunami warning after an undersea volcano erupted, with video posted to social media showing large waves washing ashore in coastal areas.
Nineteen people, including nine children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory.
Australian motor sport official Michael Masi has found himself unwittingly one of the central players in one of modern sport's great dramas as his decisions shaped the incredible season-ending Formula One championship climax.
Rescuers have combed through fields of wreckage after a tornado outbreak roared across the middle of the US, leaving dozens dead and communities in despair.
Shares in Brazilian plane manufacturers Embraer SA have risen nearly five per cent after the company announced 60 electric plane orders from Australia.
Pope Francis has condemned the exploitation of refugees for political propaganda as he paid his second visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, a main entry point for migrants that has become a symbol of the plight of refugees.
o has killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) says, as search teams looked for victims in a landscape covered in deep layers of ash.
