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North Korea has announced that it successfully launched its largest intercontinental ballistic missile in a test today. BBC News reports this marks the first time the country has tested a banned intercontinental ba
The founder of global megachurch Hillsong, Brian Houston, has resigned after an internal investigation found he behaved inappropriately towards two women. This has been announced by the Acting Head of Hillsong Chur
Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84. A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America's top diplomat in 1997 du
A China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 133 people on board has crashed in Guangxi province. The number of casualties is not yet known. The crash of the Boeing 737 jet, in a mountainous region, led to a fire i
A video address by Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Russian people is trending on Russian Twitter and has sparked reaction. In it, Schwarzenegger warns Russians they are being fed misinformation about
Ukraine's President invoked the horror of the 2001 terror attacks on the US as he pleaded for more military aid in a historic address to the US Congress. Volodymyr Zelensky said via video link that Ukraine was end
Russian forces have entered the largest hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol and are preventing doctors and patients from leaving the building. The city's deputy mayor told the BBC about 400 people at the
Witnesses to a deadly Russian attack on a Ukrainian military base have told how "the sky turned red" as missiles struck the site near the Polish border. At least 35 people died in the strike on the Yavoriv trainin
The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden has authorised a further US$200m worth of military support for Ukraine. A Biden administration official said it brings the total US funding provided to the
US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on imports of Russian diamonds, seafood and vodka in the latest response to Russia's war in Ukraine. The US, European Union and other allies also plan to revoke Russia’s
India says it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan on Wednesday, blaming the incident on a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance. Delhi said it was "deeply regrettable" and expressed relief no on
The US and UK are banning Russian oil, and the EU has pledged to end its reliance on Russian gas. The BBC reports the announcements mark an escalation of the sanctions already imposed by Western powers since Presid
Visa and Mastercard have announced they will suspend all operations in Russia in protest of its invasion of Ukraine. BBC News reports shoppers will still be able to use Mastercard and Visa-branded cards for purcha
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has tweeted that Fiji and its fellow Pacific Island Countries have united as nations of peace-loving people to condemn the conflict in Ukraine. Bainimarama says the United Nations
Games publisher Electronic Arts has announced it will remove the Russian national team and all other Russian teams from Fifa 22 and associated games. The company tweeted it was doing so to stand in solidarity with
CNN is reporting that the US ambassador to the UN told the General Assembly that Russia planned to use banned weapons. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said they have seen videos of Russian forces moving excep
Russian and Ukrainian representatives have concluded talks held in Belarus aimed at brokering peace amid the ongoing conflict. Both sides will return to their capital cities for consultation ahead of the second rou
Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered the Russian military to put its nuclear forces on special alert in response to what he described as aggression by the NATO military alliance. The move which doe
A Ukrainian soldier blew himself up on a bridge to stop Russian soldiers trying to advance. Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Skakun was an engineer for a battalion of marines on the Crimean isthmus, where Russian tanks and m
University of the South Pacific’s Acting Head of the School for Law and Social Sciences, Professor Sandra Tarte says the invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a significant impact on the Pacific. Tarte says altho
