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Hundreds defy Thai crackdown after emergency decree, arrests

Student leaders had earlier taken to social media to urge supporters to take to the streets

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Ardern vows to quit if she loses NZ election

She has led the country through a string of crises in the past three years

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US destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait, provoking China

The USS Barry passed through the Strait on October 14, according to a statement by the US Pacific Fleet

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Aussie cops drop probe into Afghan ‘war crimes’ reporting

Federal police said there were ‘reasonable prospects of conviction’ in case against ABC journalist Daniel Oakes, but it was not in the public interest to procee...

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France orders state of emergency, curfew to stem virus

The curfew, effective from Saturday, will be imposed from 9pm to 6am in Ile-de-France region, where the capital Paris is located,

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Thailand declares emergency, bans rallies as protests swell

Student activists have staged huge demonstrations since July calling for Premier Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down

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Pompeo plays down North Korea ICBM risk

Pyongyang's military parade saw an ICBM that analysts say is the 'largest road-mobile, liquid-fueled missile anywhere in the world'

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Trump blasts Facebook, Twitter for censoring article critical of Biden

The article implicates Biden in Ukraine business affairs

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Trump, Biden to hold rival TV town halls instead of debate

The second debate had been switched to a virtual format but Trump refused to attend

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Indonesia FM calls for 'equal access' to Covid-19 vaccines

The Indonesian foreign minister was in London to meet with a pharmaceutical giant to secure a vaccine-dose deal

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Azerbaijan says hit missile launch sites

First time Azerbaijan claimed to have hit targets inside Armenia since heavy fighting broke out

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'Later will be too late': Oxfam decries woeful response to famine

Report comes days after the UN's World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize

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Saudi Arabia fails in bid to join UN rights council

Saudi Arabia was the only country that failed to be elected, while China lost many votes despite winning