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The G20 world leaders meeting in Delhi has ended without explicit condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The shooting of teenager Nahel Merzouk has sparked days of protests and riots across the country.

What are the smoking rates in the U.S. – and how do they compare to Australia? New data from the CDC suggests a downward trend. 

Japan’s Legislative Council committee proposes raising age of consent to 16 from 13, while allowing those aged 13-15 to consent with a small age gap.

UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture cancels Australian visit due to facility access issues. Findings on prisoner treatment are still to be published.

China’s population is falling for the first time in over 60 years. In 1961, China’s population was under 700 million and the country was gripped

The Canadian Government’s health advice for alcohol use has been tightened following new research this month.

Smoking in public is now banned in Mexico after a new law came into effect this week.

The Scottish Government plans to launch a legal challenge to the decision.

Over 90% of people who died during this period were reported to have died with another disease present.

The missile struck a nine-storey apartment building on Saturday (local time), causing mass destruction throughout the complex.

However, racial health disparities remain.

China’s international border has reopened to some travellers after closing at the start of the pandemic.

Thousands of rioters supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro have broken into Brazil’s Congress, Presidential Palace and Supreme Court.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the Chinese Government to provide more “rapid, regular [and] reliable data” on COVID hospitalisations and deaths amid

Many foreigners will be banned from buying residential property in Canada until 2025 under a ban that came into effect this year.

Australian man Sage O’Donnell has died in Ukraine. O’Donnell went to Ukraine to assist the country’s defence against Russia’s invasion.

Several countries including the U.S. and Japan will require COVID tests for travellers from China.

The Chinese Government has announced a rapid relaxation of its hardline COVID containment policies. The changes include a shift to home quarantine (instead of in

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced condoms will be free at pharmacies for anyone aged 18 to 25 from next year.

It comes as lockdown measures have been tightened in several locations in response to record COVID case numbers.

Snap lockdowns have been declared in several Chinese provinces after a new record of daily COVID-19 cases was recorded on Friday, surpassing the previous record

Protests in Iran, which have largely been led by women and young people, have captured international attention, and will now be subject to a “fact-finding”

The Scottish Government is seeking a referendum that would allow people to choose if they wish to remain in the UK, or break away as

The United Nations has condemned the testing of a North Korean missile that has the capacity to reach the U.S. mainland before detonating.

The meeting went for just over 30 minutes, and comes after a difficult period of diplomacy between Australia and China in recent years.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a Russian missile has crossed Ukraine’s border and killed two people in Poland.

International human rights experts have condemned the Iranian Government for charging protesters with crimes punishable by death.

Russian troops have been ordered to flee the city of Kherson in Ukraine.

The UN estimates the deal has indirectly prevented about 100 million people from falling into extreme poverty.

North and South Korea have fired several missiles in one another’s direction in recent days.

After recent mass shootings in the U.S, President Joe Biden asked at a press conference: “When in God’s name will we do what we all

Shanghai will enter a lockdown for nine days after recording its highest number of COVID cases in two years. The lockdown will be carried out

The U.S. Senate is holding confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Jackson has been