Indonesia widens palm oil export ban
Analysts say vegetable oil prices are soaring as Indonesia widens an export ban on raw materials for cooking oil to include crude and refined palm oil.
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Suu Kyi jailed five years for corruption
A Myanmar court has found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison, a source says.
NZ High Court: COVID rules ‘not justified’
Grounded Kiwis, a lobby group founded to protest New Zealand's tough COVID-19 border restrictions, has won a court case against the government.
EU, Turkey, Albania curbs end as WHO warns
World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the agency is blind to how the coronavirus is spreading because of falling global testing rates.
Russia blasted as Ukraine calls ‘karma’
Russia is reporting blasts in the south of the country, in what a top Ukrainian official has described as "payback" and "karma" for Moscow's invasion.
Russia warns of serious nuclear war risks
The risks of nuclear war are "considerable" over the Ukraine conflict, Russia's foreign minister says, as he accuses NATO of waging a proxy war through Kyiv.
Elon Musk is taking Twitter private
Elon Musk has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for $61 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform.
Russia announces ceasefire in Mariupol
Russia says it is allowing a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave a steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
Anzacs honoured at Gallipoli battlefields
Australians and New Zealanders have joined Turkish and other dignitaries at the former Gallipoli battlefields for a dawn service to remember those killed there.
Macron wins new term, pledges change
French President Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right challenger Marine Le Pen but acknowledged widespread discontent ahead of the June parliamentary ballot.
US pledges more assistance to Ukraine
Visiting US officials have pledged further aid to Ukraine and other countries fearful of Russian aggression, praising its resilience to attacks on the capital.
Top US official Blinken to visit Ukraine
Ukraine's President Voldymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet with top US officials to discuss weapons as Moscow renews its assault on Mariupol and attacks Odessa.
‘Hundred dead’ in Nigerian oil depot blast
More than a hundred people have been killed in an illegal oil refining depot blast in Nigeria, an official says.
Russia renews assault on Mariupol factory
Russia has renewed attacks on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials say.
Growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine
The UN human rights office says evidence is growing of war crimes having been perpetrated during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Full control of Donbas next Russia target
The next phase of Russia's invasion of its neighbour will focus on taking full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine, a senior military commander has confirmed
US envoy arrives for Solomons-China talks
A US delegation led by Indo-Pacific envoy Kurt Campbell has arrived in the Solomon Islands to discuss concerns over the signing of a security deal with China.
Possible mass graves near Mariupol
Hours after Russia claimed victory in the battle for Mariupol, satellite images have emerged showing what appear to be mass graves near the Ukrainian city.
Putin calls off storming of Mariupol plant
Russian troops have been ordered to seal all exits from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, with Vladimir Putin saying storming the facility is "unnecessary".
Ukraine, US walk out on Russia at G20
Finance ministers from several countries have reportedly temporarily left the G20 meeting in Washington DC due to Russia's participation.
Mariupol pause, eastern Ukraine bombarded
Russia has walked back plans to storm a besieged steel plant in the city of Mariupol, as Vladimir Putin's troops continue to bombard cities in Ukraine's east.
Solomon Islands PM defends China pact
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare insists the Solomon Islands' Pacific neighbours having nothing to fear from a newly minted security pact with China.
Ardern wants regional Solomons solution
New Zealand has urged the Solomon Islands to walk away from a security deal signed with China and instead turn to regional partners.
Mask mandates fall in Spain and US
The United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia and Senegal will co-host the second Global COVID-19 Summit in May.
Deadline expires, no surrender in Mariupol
Ukrainian forces defending a steelworks in the besieged city of Mariupol say they may have just hours left as Russia's latest surrender ultimatum expires.
One dead as Sri Lanka police fire on demos
One person has dead after Sri Lankan police used tear gas and opened fire on protesters as diesel prices jumped 64 per cent and petrol rose by 33 per cent.
Russia seizes Ukrainian city of Kreminna
Kreminna, a city of 18,000 southeast of the capital Kyiv, has become the first to be captured by Russian forces in a new offensive in the east of Ukraine.
Russia’s Azovstal ultimatum: submit or die
Ukrainian fighters at the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol have been given an ultimatum from Russian forces to leave the site unarmed.
China, Solomons ‘sign security pact’
A security pact between China and the Solomon Islands that has prompted concern from Australia and New Zealand has been signed, Beijing's foreign minister says.
Rocket fired into Israel as tensions soar
Palestinian militants have fired a rocket into southern Israel - the first air strike of the year.
Russia steps up eastern Ukraine offensive
Ukraine's defences are being stretched along the eastern frontline as Russia steps up its military offensive to establish full control over the Donbas region.