Scott Morrison says claims federal government requisitioning Covid rapid antigen tests ‘categorically untrue’; 60 coronavirus deaths recorded across four states; NSW hospitalisations have fallen; two oral treatments for Covid-19 given provisional approval by TGA; IVF treatments to resume in Victoria; national cabinet to meet. Follow all the day

Blanket travel bans are ineffective in suppressing Omicron’s spread and proof of vaccination may be unnecessary for international travel, WHO says; Germany breaks pandemic record for second consecutive dayPM announces end to all Omicron Covid restrictions in EnglandCzech folk singer dies after deliberately contracting CovidIreland announces annua

US president Joe Biden has accused the Republicans of blocking his legislative agenda for purely political purposes, saying the party is more interested in defeating his presidency than doing things for the American people. Without mentioning his name, Biden suggested that former president Donald Trump was still in control of the Republican party,

First aid supplies have arrived in Tonga amid fears over contaminated water sources after volcano eruptionFresh pictures of the devastation in Tonga have emerged five days after an enormous volcano eruption and subsequent tsunami cut off contact with the outside world, as the first plane carrying international aid landed.A series of photos tweeted

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to leave Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge...

The study examined infections in New York and California last summer and fall and found people who were both vaccinated and had survived COVID-19 had the most protection.

Sweeping protections for voters, already passed by House and backed by Biden, fail to clear 60-vote procedural hurdleSenate Democrats failed again to pass sweeping new voting protections on Wednesday, in what may be the most...

Kim Jong Un signaled he may end a four-year-old freeze on major weapons tests, threatening to ratchet up tensions with the U.S. and force North Korea’s nuclear program back onto the Biden administration’s agenda....

The videos include about 25 minutes of footage from what the Times reported were two MQ-9 Reaper drones, showing the scene of the strike prior to, during and after a missile.

Motion to move to final vote failsManchin delivers Senate floor speech while Biden takes questionsPresident says ‘big chunks’ of Build Back Better could passNew York attorney general alleges Trump misled tax officialsOver...