The UK foreign office said in a Saturday statement it has information that the Russian government is planning to 'install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine.'

The remote island nation of Kiribati went into lockdown for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began two years ago after dozens of passengers on an international flight tested positive for the virus.

The Winter Games is just two weeks away and outside Beijing's Olympic venues, the banners and decorations are up. But so too are long rows of metal fences and guard posts, dividing the Chinese capital and barring anyone without an official Covid-safe pass.