Joe Biden and Xi Jinping used the UN General Assembly to make serious new pledges, highlighting Scott Morrison is out of step with the global consensus.

The Chinese President courts those who feel snubbed by American exceptionalism. Joe Biden puts America’s “enduring security and prosperity” first.

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Britain has said it will not recognise coronavirus certificates from India, despite the vaccines being made under licence from a British company.

Marcelo Queiroga was the second member of the Brazilian delegation to test positive. He was reportedly staying in the same hotel as US President Joe Biden.

Republicans are expected to win back control of the House of Representatives next year, highlighting the importance of winning the trust of both major American parties.

Xi provided no details in his announcement, but China has been under heavy diplomatic pressure to put an end to its coal financing overseas.

Earlier, an Afghan rapper and activist pleaded with world leaders not to recognise the militants unless they guaranteed rights for women.

The Prime Minister has faced years of speculation about the number of children he has fathered and tends not to discuss the issue when asked.

At his press conference, Scott Morrison said there would not be a new Cold War. “I am confident that we can avoid the conflict that we all want to avoid.”

Police search swamplands near the home of Petito’s boyfriend Brian Laundrie, who has gone missing

A saga that has dragged on for a decade since Giuffre first made her claims public in 2011 now faces a three-week deadline.

The names and addresses of extremists who used the rogue domain service Epik have been leaked, removing their veil of anonymity.

China does not pose a military threat to Australia, yet this is how the Morrison government is presenting it.

As wealthy nations, including Australia, mark vaccination milestones, poorer countries are being left way behind. And China is stepping into the breach.  

As more countries openly criticise the new AUKUS defence pact, European Council President Charles Michel reminded the Prime Minister of the need for “transparency and loyalty”.

British police said the charges marked another significant development in the investigation.

The 49-year-old left-leaning Canadian Prime Minister has led his party to another win, but no majority.

While Biden is expected to speak to Macron soon, Morrison said there was “not an opportunity” for him to have a similar conversation with the French President.

Separated for decades, the Japanese sisters really got to know each other at 70 when they started making pilgrimages to some of the 88 Shikoku.

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Forced starvation is the latest chapter in a conflict where ethnic Tigrayans have been massacred, gang-raped and expelled.

The pandemic’s US death toll now matches the 675,000 toll of 1919 Spanish flu - and another 100,000 or so Americans are estimated to die of COVID-19 this year.

“Many users are calling to see if they can travel to La Palma or go for a weekend to see the volcano as close up as possible,” the ferry operator said.

“The world will see, and your people will remember and history will judge.”

The AUKUS partners have managed to alienate France in the process of assembling their new coalition.

A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot by police and detained, officials said.

President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions to the US beginning in November, allowing foreigners into the country if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test.

Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter has given birth to a baby girl, her first child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday.

The outcome of the months-long trial of Paul Rusesabagina will be a surprise to few.

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for younger children and that it will seek US approval soon – a key step toward beginning vaccinations for those currently ineligible.

The United Russia party is expected to maintain its grip over the lower house, with opposition parties and independent observers claiming widespread fraud.

“We need to avoid at all cost a Cold War that would be different from the past one, and probably more dangerous and more difficult to manage,” Guterres said.

The nation’s dealings with France were built on trust and confidence.

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Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to pull the trigger with no operatives present.

Dutch people born in 2001 are, on average, at least 1 centimetre shorter than those born in 1980. Some are looking to junk food and migration for explanations.

Crews searching a US national park for missing Gabby Petito found a body “consistent” with the 22-year-old woman in a remote area but have not yet made a formal identification, the FBI says. 

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will face off with incumbent state leader Rodrigo Duterte’s chosen successor.

A volcano has erupted on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands, sending jets of lava and a plume of smoke and ash into the air.

For all the grand titles given to her, the German Chancellor leaves with a mixed legacy.

An Australian man and his Thai wife sentenced to death for trafficking half a tonne of crystal methylamphetamine for the Hells Angels have been acquitted after four years in a Bangkok jail.

Australia’s description of Taiwan last week as a “critical partner” marks a significant shift in language, one that will not have gone unnoticed in Beijing.

The Middle East, so often in the news for its problems, has, during the past year, pioneered a major historic breakthrough likely to have enduring effects, in the form of the Abraham Accords.

The Kremlin has kept its grip on Russian parliament after its latest election, but not without cost. So how does Russia’s political system (and Putin’s empire) work?

Security forces have killed Indonesia’s most wanted militant who had ties with an Islamic State group.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to call an early election that few people wanted. The move has turned into a political miscalculation that could either seriously weaken his leadership, or cost him his political career.

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The face of the US fight against COVID-19 says he believes that the proper regime for an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer’s, is that the two original doses should be followed several months later by a third shot.

Marijuana advocates in Italy have gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum on liberalising the use of the drug. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s national unity government, however, is divided over the issue.