Daycares open with a two-hour delay Wednesday amid threats of a full strike; union threatens lawsuit, strike as almost half of school teachers said not to qualify for Green Pass

Before departing US, PM calls for vaccination push in Arab towns, where inoculation rate is low and morbidity high; education chief backs idea of vaccines for ages 5-11

Police say inmates worked with the six fugitives and assisted them; indictments formally end police probe into escape

In sit-downs with both secretary-general and US ambassador to UN, PM also raises issue of Israeli civilians and soldiers' bodies being held captive by Hamas

Joint Chiefs of Staff tells Senate Armed Services Committee he was seeking to de-escalate due to 'significant degree of intelligence' that China was worried about a US attack

Jake Sullivan to discuss Egyptian efforts to secure cease-fire between Israel and terror group, will also seek to mend ties between Washington and Cairo strained over human rights

Tehran dismisses Azerbaijan's concerns and protests over surprise Iranian military maneuvers near frontier, says it is a 'question of sovereignty'

Pyongyang says test of new type of missile, which is harder for defense systems to intercept, was of 'great strategic significance'