World number one Iga Swiatek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(2) 6-2 victory in a high quality contest.

A volcano that erupted in southwest Iceland for the second time in less than a month appeared to be significantly less active on Monday despite indications of magma still flowing underground.

Former Minister for Economy and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has questioned the government about the lack of development.

Since the implementation of the Beqa Adventure Divers near Pacific Harbour in 2004 and the enactment of the 2014 Shark Reef Marine Act, the biomass of fish in that area has increased causing a spillover effect.

Rebel Wilson has been open about her weight loss and now she’s sharing about regaining some of it.

Fiji has joined the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate, a move towards addressing the intersection of climate, trade, and sustainable development.

Switzerland agreed to host a global peace summit on Ukraine at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

The latest installment of “True Detective” gets overshadowed by another six-episode limited series premiering the same night, only this one featuring a detective out of the past, Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade. With a hat tip to “The Maltese Falcon,” AMC’s “Monsieur Spade” creates a nicely moody sequel built around the character, and if that’s not quite the stuff dreams are made of, it comes wonderfully close.

Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies Nauru to China.

The Fiji Hockey Federation has received a generous $20,000 boost from Asco Motors just four days before their World Cup trip.

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey still receive producer credits on “True Detective,” an unintentional reminder this unlikely franchise peaked with its first edition a decade ago.

Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner took to the stage in front of thousands of jeering farmers protesting against tax rises and told them there was no money for further subsidies.