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Australian military ship delivering aid to Tonga reports 23 crew members & aid workers have tested positive for the Covid, officials said.

More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso.

The pilot of a US F-35 jet ejected as his jet crashed on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea injuring seven.

The Metro says Joe Biden probably should have double checked his mic was off before calling a reporter a ‘stupid son of a b***h’.

The Independent says Lebanon’s three-time former prime minister Saad Hariri has announced he is bowing out of politics and will not participate in May’s elections.

The Guardian says Justin Trudeau has accused conservative politicians of stoking fear that vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers are exacerbating supply chain disruptions and fueling inflation.

The Independent says The six victims of a homicide at a Milwaukee home have been identified by authorities.

The Guardian says Europe’s busiest airport shut down in Istanbul on Monday while schools and vaccination centres closed in Athens as a rare snowstorm blanketed swathes of the eastern Mediterranean

The Guardian says Joe Biden has insisted there was “total” unity among western powers after crisis talks with European leaders on how to deter Russia.

France24 says An 18-year-old student opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday.

TRT World says More than a dozen mutinous soldiers have declared on state television that a military junta seized control of Burkina Faso.

Euronews says Finland’s former interior minister has gone on trial in Helsinki accused of inciting anti-LGBT+ hate speech.

Six people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a crush outside Cameroon’s stadium hosting an excellent Africa Cup of Nations AFCON match. Video footage showed football…

Breaking News – A lone gunman opens fire in a German University targetting students and teachers. The gunman is shot dead by the police after injuring several people in a…

Despite no specific threats, the UK has started withdrawing its staff from its embassy in Ukraine, as fears of a Russian invasion grow amid rising tension.

The Guardian says Covid cases are rising rapidly among US nursing home residents and staff, causing shortages in admissions, exacerbating bed shortages at hospitals in turn, and in some cases requiring the national guard to be called in.

The Independent says The UK is withdrawing some of its staff from its Ukraine embassy amid growing tensions in the nation.

The Metro says A man has pleaded guilty to abducting the Australian girl Cleo Smith from her tent while she was on holiday with her family.

The Guardian says the Greek government is accused of fomenting a hunger crisis in refugee camps with “conscious” policy choices.

The Independent says the man the British government named as Putin’s choice to lead a puppet regime in Ukraine after a Russian invasion has said he will take legal action.

France24 says the Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday.

Arab News says the UAE defense ministry said it has shot down two Houthi missiles targeting the country, state media reported early on Monday.

Aljazeera says At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed, Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison.

Thousands gather in Europe on Saturday to protest vaccine passports. Capital cities across Europe were lined with thousands of people who object to the governments who have imposed in hopes…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern postpones wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. “My wedding will not be going ahead,”…