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Kenyan police block roads around the country's capital ahead of anti-government protest

Police in Kenya have set up roadblocks and are preventing access to the capital, Nairobi, ahead of a planned protest to mark two years since more than 60 people died in anti-government demonstrations that resulted in the storming of the parliament

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Papua New Guinea at risk of food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought

Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwideFamilies across Papua New Guinea’s Highlands are facing depleted harvests and the threat of hunger after the El Niño weather pattern brought frost and prolonged dry conditions that have destroyed food gardens providing sustenance and income for thousands of households.The effects of El Niño emerged in recent weeks, bringing drought conditions, falling water levels and frost that are threatening food security in some of the country’s most agriculturally productive regions. Continue reading...

Australian woman and daughter to return from Syrian camp for IS families

The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia

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King Charles III is expected to reveal personal tax bill in bid to boost transparency

King Charles III is expected to reveal his personal tax bill on Thursday, becoming the first British monarch to do so

Venezuela reeling after powerful twin earthquakes kill at least 32 people as promises of aid pour in

Venezuela's acting president says the powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700