A bench of three judges in Australia is due to meet about now to decide whether the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic can stay in the country and defend his Australian Open Title. The appeal is being heard because Novak Djokovic has twice had his visa revoked by Canberra because of his unvaccinated status.
The FBI in Texas is negotiating with a man believed to have taken at least 4 people hostages at a synagogue. Police at the scene in a suburb of Dallas, say the man is armed. It happened as a religious service was streamed online.
The COVAX’s project to get coronavirus vaccines to poor countries has delivered its 1 billion doses. It was in a batch flown into Rwanda. The scheme has failed to meet its initial objective which was to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of last year.
Many parts of the Tonga archipelago are covered in ash after an underwater volcanic eruption which triggered tsunami warnings all over the Pacific. Another part of the mountain that was previously sitting above the sea has now disappeared. Huge plumes of gas and smoke continue to flare up into the sky.
Police in Northern India have arrested a hardline Hindu religious leader in connection with cause for violence against Muslims and other minorities in December. Yati Narsinghanand is the second person taken into custody over the hate speech, video of which circulated online.
Nino Cerruti, one of the great Italian designers and fashion entrepreneurs has died, aged 91. Starting work in his family’s textiles mill, Cerruti would later design clothes for Hollywood stars.
