A probable case of monkeypox has been identified in Australia as cases continue to spread worldwide.

US President Joe Biden has said Sweden and Finland have the “full, total, complete backing” of the US in their historic decision to apply for Nato membership.

When Anjali Kharia sat down for dinner with her daughter on 8 April, she didn’t know this would be their last meal together.

Russia claims to have used laser weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, although the US says it has seen no evidence of this and Ukraine has derided it as propaganda.

The United States Senate has approved nearly $40bn in aid for Ukraine – the largest aid package since Russia invaded.

The Taliban have ordered female Afghan TV presenters and other women on screen to cover their faces while on air.

India’s top court on Wednesday granted the release of a man convicted of killing former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, 31 years after his imprisonment.

9091 new COVID-19 cases in the community, the Ministry of Health announced today.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mocked Russia’s claim to be using sophisticated new laser weapons in its war against Ukraine.

In one of the largest cash settlements involving sex abuse and the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, reached a tentative $121.5 million agreement to resolve clergy abuse claims.

The UN has recorded 3,778 civilian deaths in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on 24 February – at least 251 of them children – according to its latest update.

The European Commission has given more details on how it plans to end Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels.