Schools and offices close, more than 200 domestic flights cancelled.

The pontiff will give a morning address with the leaders of the nation’s major religions in attendance.

Duo remain on collision course.

Pedro Sanchez lauds team’s stance calling for the resignation of federation chief Rubiales.       

Protesters gather near a base housing the soldiers.

It will coincide with what would have been monarch’s 100th birthday in 2026.

Truce aims to ‘reduce confrontation and violence’.

It is in response to joint military activity by US and South Korean forces.

Artist released nearly 30 studio albums of country, folk and tropical tunes.

Minister says will ‘leave no stone unturned” to ensure cops act in public interest.

The decision comes after Muslim leaders urged Ousmane Sonko to end his protest.

Iran pilgrims among 16 dead in Iraq crash.
 

Francis hails country for its religious tolerance and nuclear-free policy.

Annual high-level Canberra-Beijing dialogue resumes after it was stopped in 2020.

Hong Kong gradually resumes flights, while neighbouring Macau reopens casinos.         

Prices up 1.7% month-on-month in August.

Nation moves a step closer to a fully functional administration.

The Holy See is Taipei’s only diplomatic ally in Europe.

Bondholders agreed to extend deadline for repayment until 2026, Bloomberg reports.

Selling self-promotion wares has become a multimillion-dollar cash cow for presidential hopefuls.

Aditya – the name of the Hindu Sun deity – will travel 1.5 million kilometres to reach its destination. 

This comes three days after Pyongyang launched a pair of short-range ballistic missiles prompted by US-South Korean military drills.

2 companies control 80% of all online advertising revenues in the country.

All hostages appear to be in good health, say officials.

Punishment for Ethan Nordean, 32, matches the longest sentence yet in Capitol attack cases.