World Politics

Analysis - New Caledonia had a contentious independence referendum, marred by low voter turn out. Pacific expert [David Robie examines the result.

US President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay "a terrible price" and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine.

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has also sued the 6 January committee members.

Australian officials will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, while New Zealand has said diplomatic representatives at a ministerial level will not be sent because of Covid-19.

Dozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and US have sued Facebook, accusing the social media giant of allowing hate speech against them to spread.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has survived a no confidence motion in parliament, after accusing anti-government protesters of attempting a coup.

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, in the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life.

Analysis - A chaotic parliament session has left Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison seeking a reset as his conservative coalition trails in opinion polls and infighting derails his legislative…

The Solomon Islands prime minster came under searing criticism as he faced a confidence vote in parliament today.

Analysis - Africa Programme's Paul Melly break down where things gone have wrong for France in West Africa and why the European nation appears so unpopular in Africa.

US President Joe Biden has come under fire for restoring a Trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the New Zealand Defence Force and police personnel being sent to the Solomon Islands will maintain peace rather than get involved in their domestic… Audio

Switzerland has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe and Covid-19 infections are rising exponentially, yet voters are being asked whether the country should drop some restrictions…

France pledged to step up surveillance of its northern shores, but migrants huddling in makeshift camps say nothing will stop them from trying to cross the Channel to Britain.

Former prime minister Helen Clark says the wheels are in motion on structural responses to the pandemic preparedness but progress is slow. Audio

Belarus's authoritarian leader has told the BBC it is "absolutely possible" his forces helped migrants cross into Poland but denies they were invited.