Ukraine urges West to stick together
Four week after Russia's invasion began, Ukraine's president has called for a show of solidarity as NATO, the G7, and the EU meet to discuss further sanctions.
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Chinese officials say one of two black boxes from the China Eastern plane crash was found severely damaged.
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Authorities in China say Shanghai has reported a fifth daily record high for locally transmitted COVID-19 asymptomatic cases while US infections dip.
Russia talks ‘moving forward’: Zelenskiy
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds out hope for negotiations with Russia, which have yielded little since the February 24 invasion began.
Search for victims of Chinese plane crash
Hopes have faded of finding anyone alive after the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 jet that had 132 people aboard.
Indonesia opens up, Bulgaria cases slump
Coronavirus restrictions have been eased in Indonesia and Bulgaria as infection numbers fall.
US says Russia may use chemical weapons
US President Joe Biden has issued one of his strongest warnings yet that Moscow is considering using chemical weapons.
No sign of survivors in China plane crash
A Chinese airliner has crashed in the southern province of Guangxi with 132 people aboard, causing a fire on a mountainside, state media reports.
Chinese airliner crashes with 133 aboard
A Chinese airliner has crashed in the southern province of Guangxi with 133 people aboard, causing a fire on a mountainside, state media reports.
NZ sending armour, not guns, to Ukraine
New Zealand is doubling financial support to Ukraine, and providing fighters with body armour and helmets in its war against Russia.
US rules Myanmar army committed genocide
US President Joe Biden's administration has officially determined Myanmar has committed genocide against the Rohingya.
Russian troops stalled outside Kyiv
British intelligence says Russian forces advancing on the Ukraine capital Kyiv from the northeast have stalled.
‘Terror’ in Ukraine port city under siege
Thousands of residents have been taken by force across the Russian border from the besieged Ukrainian port city Mariupol, local authorities say.
Zelenskiy calls on Swiss to support war
Ukraine's prime minister has urged Swiss banks to strip Russian oligarchs of the privileges enjoyed in their country.
Biden warns Xi, fears grow for Mariupol
President Joe Biden has warned China's Xi Jinping against aiding Moscow's war in Ukraine, as Russia says it's "tightening the noose" around Mariupol.
WHO official says pandemic ‘far from over’
The world is "in the middle of the pandemic," a A World Health Organisation spokeswoman says amid a new rise in global coronavirus cases.
Italy, Germany curbs end amid China spike
Many pandemic restrictions are set to be lifted in Italy and Germany, officials have announced.
Russians keep up missile attacks on cities
US President Joe Biden is due to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a bid to stop Beijing supporting Russia's war machine.
Quake in Japan kills two, shuts factories
A powerful earthquake off Japan has left at least two people dead, cut power to thousands of homes and forced factories to shut.
Global virus cases rise ‘tip of iceberg’
The World Health Organisation says new coronavirus infections have risen by 8 per cent globally in the past week.
Powerful earthquake jolts Japanese coast
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, seismologists say.
Ukraine theatre hit, civilians inside
As the invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week, a theatre in the city of Mariupol has reportedly been hit by Russian bombing as civilians sheltered there.
Iran frees Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Ashouri: UK
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are on their way home after being released in Iran, the UK government says.
NZ reopening to Australians from April 13
New Zealand will reopen to Australia from next month, with the Kiwi tourism minister telling Aussies, "We have missed you".
Namibia, Netherlands to remove virus curbs
The Dutch government says it will drop its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week and Namibian authorities say masks are no longer required in public.
Peace talks more ‘realistic’: Zelenskiy
"The meetings continue, and, I am informed, the positions during the negotiations already sound more realistic," says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
French, Russia curbs fall amid China spike
China has banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province as pandemic restrictions ease in the UK, France and Russia.
Assange blocked from appealing extradition
The top court in the United Kingdom has refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the US.
European leaders to see Zelenskiy in Kyiv
Two people died when an apartment building in Kyiv was struck by Russian shelling as three European leaders headed to the city to meet the president.
Ukraine diplomacy efforts stepped up
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are set to talk again after both sides cited progress, even after Russia attacked a base near the Polish border.
Russian attack on Ukraine base kills 35
Russian forces have expanded their Ukraine assault to the west, with missiles fired at a military range close to the border with Poland.