Period poverty: New Zealand schools to offer free sanitary products

One in 12 students were skipping classes because they could not afford tampons and pads.


Australia news code: What’s this row with Facebook and Google all about?

A law that would force tech firms to pay for news is being closely watched globally. We explain why.


How Afghanistan police train for Taliban attacks and suicide bombers

Police in Afghanistan are training to deal with militant attacks amid Taliban threats.


Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news

It comes in response to a proposed law that would force the company to pay publishers for content.


Rush Limbaugh: Trump leads tributes to divisive US radio host

The ex-president likens the controversial radio personality's shows to "a religious experience".


US charges three North Koreans over $1.3bn theft

The "military intelligence agents" are accused of targeting some of the world's biggest firms.


Princess Latifa: UN to question UAE about Dubai ruler's daughter

The detention of the daughter of Dubai's ruler was also described as "deeply troubling" by the UK.


Trump attacks "dour" leader McConnell

Donald Trump railed against senior Republican Mitch McConnell for implying he incited the Capitol riot.


Princess Latifa: 'Hostage' ordeal of Dubai ruler's daughter revealed

"I just want to be free," Princess Latifa, daughter of Dubai's ruler, says in video messages secretly recorded from a villa where she was being held following her failed escape in 2018.


Yemen: The boy who saved his sister from a sniper

Hundreds of children have been killed or wounded by sniper fire as Yemen's civil war continues.