A fake plan to attack a Sydney synagogue using a caravan of explosives was fabricated by an organized crime network.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia were without power on Sunday after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings with one person confirmed dead.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warns that Trump's possible aid cuts would put thousands of Rohingya at "risk of hunger, disease and insecurity.”

The United States, South Korea and Japan renewed their pledge for “complete denuclearisation” of North Korea on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of Australians protested over the treatment of Indigenous people on Australia Day, the anniversary of British colonization of the country.

Protesters in Australia have toppled a monument honoring a 19th-century colonialist.

Indonesia has dismissed reports of a plan for the relocation of the people of Gaza to the country.

Indonesia has formally become a full member of the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, the group’s chief says.

In Sydney, thousands of protesters have denounced Israel's actions in Gaza, highlighting the devastating impact on Palestinians, especially women and children.

The US says it has approved a $3.6 billion sale of up to 1,200 advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan as Washington continues to build up alliances in Asia against China.