An expanded G7 Summit, proposed by US President Donald Trump, will be ineffective without the participation of China, as Beijing's presence is required to resolve global economic and financial issues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday

Australia will halve the number of international arrivals in all airports to ease pressure on COVID-19 quarantine systems across the country and to contain the spread of new infections, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, adding that the authorities will charge those quarantining in hotels after returning from abroad

China reserves the right to respond to Australia's new policies of extending immigration options for Hong Kong residents and halting its extradition agreement with the region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday

China considers Australia's new policies on Hong Kong and its concerns over the imposition the new national security law on the Chinese special administrative region as meddling in its domestic affairs, the Chinese Embassy in Australia said on Thursday

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Austria is currently not planning to open the borders for non-EU countries despite a recommendation of the Council of the European Union, Austrian Foreign Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Wednesday, speaking on the easing of the entry restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic