The US economy added just 266,000 jobs in April, well below economists’ expectations that around 1 million jobs would be created.

The World Health Organisation has made its long-awaited decision on China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, approving the jab for emergency use in all adults, meaning it can be rolled out globally.

The Morrison government has trashed a 50-year convention when it comes to public comment about Taiwan.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting that was scheduled to be held in Rwanda in June has been postponed, despite urgings by Australia and Britain that the conference should not be delayed for a second time.

The largest diamond ever cut in Russia - a 100.94 carat stone called the Alrosa Spectacle - will be auctioned in Geneva later this month.