Xi is urging Chinese women to get pregnant for the good of the country. Here's why many are ignoring him
After decades of forcing Chinese couples to limit themselves to just one child, Beijing has now reversed course and is urging people to have more babies. The trouble is, many young people aren't interested.
'All sorts of corruption': Solomon Islands MPs head to hotels to pick the PM in 'extraordinary' process
An intense period of political horse-trading is underway in Solomon Islands after no political party won enough seats in last week's election to form government on its own.
'We will never forget' people of PNG: Albanese speaks at dawn service at Isurava
The prime minister tells the crowd at an Anzac Day dawn service in Papua New Guinea that Australia "will never forget" the help the country's people provided to Australian soldiers during World War II.
Hamas releases hostage video of American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, sparking protests in Jerusalem
Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin had assumed they would never see their son again — but that changed when Hamas released a hostage video featuring a one-armed Hersh.
US secretly ships long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine
For the first time, Ukraine has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States.
Chicago's 'rat hole' removed after city determines footpath was damaged
The imprint has been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago’s North Side for years, but it found fresh fame in January on social media platform X.
Modi accused of using 'hate speech' for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at election rally
India's main opposition party has accused the prime minister of using "hate speech" after he called Muslims "infiltrators" at an election rally.
Greek skies turn orange as dust clouds roll in from Sahara Desert
Video footage shows skies over southern Greece turning an orange hue as dust clouds blown from North Africa engulf the Acropolis and other landmarks in Athens.
After 101 treks across the Kokoda Track, one guide says it's too full of 'death traps' to go back
Charlie Lynn led trekkers across the rugged Kokoda Track for three decades — but after one trip last year, he decided the mountainous trail had fallen too far into disrepair for him to return.
Ten killed after two Malaysian navy helicopters collide mid-air
Malaysia's navy says two military helicopters have collided and crashed during a rehearsal, killing everyone on board.
Floods swamp southern China, fears for future of 'world's factory floor'
Floods have swamped a handful of cities in southern China following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region's defences against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events.
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Arizona indicts 18 in 'fake elector' case, including Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani
An Arizona grand jury indicts the former president's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their efforts to use so-called fake electors to try to overturn Mr Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election.
Liverpool captain asks teammates if 'they really want to win the league' after shock loss puts title hopes on life support
Second-placed Liverpool will struggle to track down Arsenal or hold off third-placed Manchester City after a 2-0 loss to Merseyside rivals Everton, sitting just above the relegation zone at the other end of the table.
Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway kissed '10 guys' in chemistry audition in a practice she describes as 'gross'
While promoting her new film The Idea of You, actor Anne Hathaway described as 'gross' previous practices she's been subjected to involving chemistry auditions where she had to kiss a long list of potential co-stars, one after the other.
Pro-Palestine protests spread across US colleges, with students arrested at Yale, NYU and Columbia
Student protests in the US over the war in Gaza intensify and expand, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges including Columbia, Yale, and New York University.
Prince William and Princess Kate release first family photo taken by Kate since photoshop controversy
The Prince and Princess of Wales thank the public for messages marking the sixth birthday of their youngest son Louis, who beams at the camera in a portrait taken by his mother.