Australia has announced it'll extend visas for Hong Kong residents and businesses in response to China's new national security law.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday that a range of visa holders will be allowed to stay in the country for longer and be offered a pathway to permanent residency.
Separate efforts will be made for businesses, but plans for a humanitarian intake is still not on the cards.
The country has also suspended its extradition treaty.
US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.
Three Saudi nationals killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, aviation authority says
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said on Friday that three Saudi nationals were killed and several people were injured in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday.
Renoir paintings stolen from Riviera museum recovered, 6 people arrested
Two Renoir paintings worth millions of dollars that were stolen from a museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered, and six suspects have been arrested, the local mayor said on Friday.
Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".
Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads for US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Isaias is strengthening as it heads for the US Gulf Coast, prompting evacuations in Florida and shutting in more than half of the coast's oil production.
Etihad Airways and flydubai have announced cancellations of flights to Saudi Arabia's capital city of Riyadh for two days after Houthi missile attacks targetted King Khalid International Airport.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has looked into strengthening economic and investment ties with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a phone call on Friday.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a law establishing the Dubai Orchestra Foundation, which will advance the arts and orchestral music sector in the Emirate.
