A search and rescue operation will resume for a fisherman missing since the early hours of Saturday morning after he was thrown from a boat along with another man and a dog off Sydney's North Harbour.The men, a 25-year-old and 49-year-old, launched the 3.
Berlin is ruling out arms deliveries to Ukraine in the stand-off with Russia for now, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht says, a few days after Britain started supplying Kyiv with anti-tank weapons.A bipartisan group of US senators also promised weapons to Ukraine, which could include missiles, small arms and boats, to help the country defend itself from a potential invasion amid a Russian military build-up on its borders.
Thousands of people have gathered in European capitals to protest health passports, compulsory vaccinations and other requirements governments have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic.Demonstrations took place in Athens, Helsinki, London, Paris, Berlin and Stockholm.
The island nation had managed to avoid local cases for over two years until now. Find out more.
A trove of leaked photos have revealed what's inside the decadent getaway known as the Putin Palace. See them here.
A French soldier has been killed in a mortar shelling attack on a base in Mali, the military says.The 24-year-old artilleryman, Alexandre Martin, was serving with France's anti-insurgent force Operation Barkhane, according to a statement from the French army.
A couple who died in a house fire in southeast Queensland had no domestic violence history but police say their relationship will form an integral part of the death probe.Police Detective Acting Inspector Heath McQueen says two bodies, believed to be a man and female, aged 73 and 68, were found in the charred remains of the home at Collingwood Park, east of Ipswich, on Sunday morning.
NSW and Victoria daily Covid cases continue to fall, but another 41 people have died across the two states. Find out more about the latest figures.
India has reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 infections for the fourth straight day even though the caseload in the past 24 hours was slightly lower than a day before.India reported 333,533 new COVID-19 infections with 525 dead, according to the figures released by the government on Sunday.
Security forces have fired tear gas at protesters barricading the streets and throwing rocks in Burkina Faso's capital as anger grows at the government's inability to stop jihadist attacks spreading across the country.Several hundred people marched through downtown Ouagadougou chanting for President Roch Marc Christian Kabore to resign.
In the city, pigeons can be dismissed as "rats of the sky". In outback Australia, they're a rare and beautiful sight.
The prime minister's WeChat account has been plagued with problems for at least six months, with issues starting around the time he attended G7 meetings in the UK, one senator says.Scott Morrison's account on the Chinese social media platform was rebranded to "Australian Chinese new life" earlier this month, according to the Daily Telegraph.
It is believed to be their country's shortest ever marriage. Find out more,
This week's latest inflation figures are likely to fuel speculation of an interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year, coming just days after an unexpected rapid drop in the unemployment rate.The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the consumer price index for the December quarter on Tuesday.
South Australians are bracing for severe thunderstorms that could cause flash flooding in the Eyre Peninsula and the North West Pastoral district.The State Emergency Service has warned that the remnants of Cyclone Tiffany are likely to produce heavy rainfall in Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Cleve, Woomera, Tumby Bay and Kimba from about 3.
South Australia's COVID-19 caseload appears to be stabilising, with 2062 new infections or about 130 fewer than reported on Saturday despite similar testing rates.There were also no further virus-related deaths.
Think it's hard to find a parking spot in your city? One of the world's busiest car parks comes with a catch. Find out what it is.
A major biodiversity project is turning to citizen scientists to help collect critical data on the impact of Australia's 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires.The idea is for amateur sleuths to document which plants and animals are bouncing back from the devastation and which are struggling.
Novavax vaccines will be rolled out in Australia from February 21, Health Minister Greg Hunt says.Mr Hunt said the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has green-lit the new COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth available in the country.
Relief is in sight for Australians faced with bills of almost $30,000 a year as a treatment for a severe type of eczema is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin condition that can have a significant impact on day to day life, including problems sleeping, increased risk of infection, depression and anxiety.
