World Politics

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said further sanctions may be imposed on Russia if it uses a controversial gas pipeline against Ukraine.

Commercial planes will be used to help with the evacuation of people from Afghanistan, the US says.

The US Senate has approved a $US3.5 trillion spending blueprint for President Joe Biden's top priorities in a 50-49 vote along party lines.

Taliban forces now control 65 percent of Afghanistan, and have taken or threaten to take 11 provincial capitals, a senior European Union official has said.

Family members of the victims of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks have called on US President Joe Biden to stay away from memorial events unless he declassifies files about the attacks.

A police spokesman said Zaranj, on the border with Iran, had fallen to the hardline Islamists because of a lack of reinforcements from the Western-backed government.

Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas.

China's new ambassador to Washington has wished the United States victory against Covid-19 and said great potential awaited bilateral relations.

The New Zealand government says the relationship with its biggest trade partner China is maturing, however, issues and concerns will be called out. Audio

Argentina rolled out identification cards on Wednesday for non-binary citizens, who neither identify as male nor female, allowing them to use "x" in their important national ID document and passports…

Thomas Barrack, a billionaire friend of Donald Trump who chaired the former president's inaugural fund, was arrested and charged with illegally lobbying the administration on behalf of the UAE.

Activists, journalists and politicians are among those believed to have been targeted by spyware developed by a private Israel-based firm, according to a new investigation.

Peru's electoral authority has named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country's next president, after he won the June runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori.

Diplomats in Kabul joined hands to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace meeting in Doha failed to agree on a ceasefire.

Former President Castro joins pro-government rally in attempt to ease tensions.

President Joe Biden will nominate Tom Udall, a former US senator who represented New Mexico, to be his ambassador to New Zealand, the White House said

In a virtual meeting chaired by New Zealand, leaders of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC pledged overnight to work to expand sharing and manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines to fight the pandemic.