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Watch: Trump trades banter with Luxon about hair, gets invite to NZ
30 Oct 2025The prime minister has met the US president for the first time. Audio
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France arrests five new suspects in Louvre heist probe: prosecutor
30 Oct 2025French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewellery robbery, the Paris prosecutor says.
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Trump asks Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
30 Oct 2025The United States last tested a nuclear weapon in 1992.
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Trump and Xi meet for first time in six years
30 Oct 2025Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a landmark meeting in South Korea that could reset the volatile relationship between the world's two largest economies and rival…
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Phar Lap: The musicals bringing the famous racehorse back to life
30 Oct 2025The two musicals open on the eve of the racehorse's 100th birthday.
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Young Australian cricketer dies after being struck by ball
30 Oct 2025Seventeen-year-old Ben Austin died despite wearing a helmet during batting practice in the nets.
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South Australian police to drain dam in renewed search for missing 4yo Gus
30 Oct 2025The dam has been previously search by divers, but draining it will allow a "comprehensive visual search" to be completed, police say.
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Sunscreen maker in Aussie recalls blocked by US regulator for years
30 Oct 2025Wild Child Laboratories was flagged by the FDA multiple times in recent years for breaching manufacturing standards.
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The world's most valuable company just hit an unprecedented milestone
30 Oct 2025Nvidia just became the world's first US$5 trillion company.
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460 people reported killed in Sudan maternity hospital massacre
30 Oct 2025Accusations of mass killings have mounted, with the World Health Organization condemning reports.
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At least 30 killed as Hurricane Melissa tears through countries
30 Oct 2025More than 20 of those were killed in Haiti as a river flooded by the hurricane burst its banks.
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Israeli air strikes kill more than 100, Trump insists ceasefire will hold
30 Oct 2025Israel says it is still committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite its retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with a day-long bombardment.
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Not just fat: The truth about 'man boobs'
30 Oct 2025Most chest enlargement in men, often jokingly called 'man boobs', is harmless. Still, certain warning signs should never be ignored.
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The son of a British duke is selling his estate - a wildlife charity wants to buy it for USD $40M (NZD $69.36M)
30 Oct 2025David Attenborough is helping an appeal to raise millions for the Rothbury Estate in the heart of Northumberland, covering 9,486 acres (around 3,839 hectares) and features woodlands, rivers, historic…
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500,000 without power as record-breaking hurricane demolishes homes across Jamaica
30 Oct 2025Hurricane Melissa has been downgraded to a still-dangerous Category 3, with authorities in Jamaica expecting fatalities.
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Louvre heist suspects being charged with theft, conspiracy
30 Oct 2025Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into the museum, then fled with precious jewellery.
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'Knew she was dead': Tourists distressed after cruise passenger's body found
29 Oct 2025Authorities are investigating how a cruise ship allegedly left behind an 80-year-old Australian woman who was later found dead on a Queensland tropical island.
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Is Halloween too scary for kids?
30 Oct 2025The gothic and macabre have always held a special fascination for children.
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'Shot them in front of us': Fears mount as al-Fashir falls
29 Oct 2025Aid groups and activists have warned of possible ethnically motivated revenge attacks.
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Trump ready to send 'more than the National Guard' into cities
29 Oct 2025Since June, Trump has deployed National Guard troops to various Democratic-led jurisdictions in an extraordinary expansion of the use of the military for domestic purposes.
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Live: Air NZ, ferries, FENZ hit by global internet outage
30 Oct 2025Air New Zealand is warning travellers to prepare for delays, and the police and Parliament are among hundreds hit by a Microsoft bug.
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New Zealand woman found dead in Thailand hotel room
29 Oct 2025Her death is being investigated by police in Phuket.
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Trump lands in South Korea to face talks of missiles, trade
29 Oct 2025The Xi-Trump meeting is overshadowing the rest of the week's busy diplomatic schedule.
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'It played out like a B-grade movie': The obsession with the Louvre heist
Ever since the audacious Parisian break-in, art historian Penelope Jackson's phone has been ringing off the hook.
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