Oceania

Although the ban is set to be lifted on May 15, flying home for Australians in India will still be a difficult, and expensive, prospect.

Ardern's unusually targeted comments against China followed growing diplomatic discontent with Wellington's stance.

Health authorities believe the virus found its way back into the community after a soldier providing security at a quarantine facility became infected.

Despite holding Australian citizenship, expatriates have been all but abandoned by their government.

The United States tested 67 nuclear weapons from 1946 to 1958 in what is now the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

More cases of alleged unlawful killings and abuse by Australian special forces in Afghanistan arise.

In response, Chinese state media warned of "serious consequences for unreasonable provocation against China."

Women and girls often suffer the effects of conflict disproportionately to men. 

Male resentment and status anxiety are globally destabilizing forces.

Australia had previously allowed New Zealanders to arrive without going into quarantine but New Zealand had taken a more cautious approach.

If we understand the state as a self-interested entity, then it is puzzling that it would not seek to neutralize issues that adversely affect half its population.