One Nation gains its first seat in the lower house, in a by-election seen as a key test for the populist party.

"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.