UN accuses Venezuela of crimes against humanity A United Nations report says Venezuelan forces committed killings and torture at the behest of President Nicolas Maduro and his interior and defence ministers,

Twitter tags Trump tweets about Joe Biden 'manipulated media' US President Donald Trump is stamped with another fake news warning from Twitter after his account retweeted a doctored video of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

Does Australia need a foreign interference commissioner? As tensions between Beijing and Canberra rise, there are calls for Australia to appoint a foreign interference commissioner who would track and assess the extent of the problem across the country.

India's coronavirus cases pass 5 million as hospitals scramble for oxygen India's coronavirus caseload passes another milestone, testing the country's feeble healthcare system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages.

Australians would be 'well advised' to return from China, ex-diplomat warns A former senior Defence official and diplomat is calling for urgent action to protect Australians in China, in response to the ABC's revelations Australian police identified a Chinese consular official in a foreign interference investigation.

'Time to leave our colonial past behind': Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state The Governor-General announces the Caribbean nation's intention to become a republic, saying "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind".

Yoshihide Suga appointed Japanese Prime Minister, succeeding Shinzo Abe Yoshihide Suga is formally elected as Japan's new Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote, replacing Shinzo Abe who has resigned due to poor health.

Chinese Consul named in Australian foreign interference warrants Australian police accessed the communications of top Chinese diplomats and named a Chinese consular official in a warrant as part of an investigation into political interference, in the months before a crackdown on Australians in China.

'Dawn of a new Middle East': UAE and Bahrain sign US-brokered deals with Israel Israel signs historic diplomatic pacts with two Gulf Arab states at a White House ceremony as US President Donald Trump casts himself as an international peacemaker at the height of his re-election campaign.

US warns citizens of 'arbitrary detention' if travelling to China The US Government warns citizens against travelling to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of "arbitrary detention" and "arbitrary enforcement of local laws".

10,000 ducks storm rice fields to devour snails In a long-standing tradition, the release of 10,000 ducks rids rice paddies of pests — such as cherry snails, apple snails and weeds — as well as providing a rich source of nutrients for the water birds.

Zimbabwean protester, US authors on this year's diverse Booker Prize list A Zimbabwean writer arrested during recent anti-government protests in her country is one of six finalists on a diverse list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.