Navigation for News Categories
World
World headlines with summaries.
-
'No chance of being saved': Three killed in airport crash in Australia
11 Oct 2025The plane was seconds into a planned flight to the NSW town of Bathurst, when the crash occurred.
-
Trump, 79, has 'exceptional health' with heart of 65yo, White House insists
11 Oct 2025The oldest person to assume the US presidency has been described as vigorous and fit by his physician.
-
AI-generated images of missing boy raise legal concerns about misinformation
11 Oct 2025Bogus images of the boy seemingly generated by artificial intelligence technology have begun circulating online.
-
Trump claims Nobel winner would have turned over prize to him, if he'd asked
11 Oct 2025The US president says Maria Corina Machado called him and said she had accepted the prize in his honour.
-
Travelling to the EU is about to get more complicated
11 Oct 2025Explainer: After years of planning and myriad delays, the European Union's Entry/Exit system will go live tomorrow.
-
Police believe crime network targeted UFC fighter in retaliation for 'drug rip'
11 Oct 2025Australian authorities knew the Alameddine crime network wanted Suman Mokhtarian dead long before his shooting this week.
-
UNICEF says children's deaths could spike in Gaza
11 Oct 2025The UN agency is calling for all border crossings for food aid to be opened, saying the situation is "critical".
-
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits off tip of South America
11 Oct 2025The quake hit a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica.
-
'Almost all in ruins': Joy and shock for returning Gazans
11 Oct 2025"They have destroyed everything," a mother of five said as she was returning to Gaza City.
-
Trump to impose new 100% tariff on China 'over and above' current rates
11 Oct 2025The US president also says he no longer sees any reason to meet with Xi during a scheduled visit to the region later this month.
-
Arctic seals face extinction, half world's birds in decline - report
11 Oct 2025The latest IUCN Red List finds Arctic seals and tropical birds under severe threat, but green sea turtles offer a rare success story.
-
Nineteen dead or missing after massive blast at US explosives plant
11 Oct 2025A sheriff says the explosion is "the most devastating scene that I've seen in my career".
-
Self-driving Tesla software faces safety probe after running redlights, on wrong side of road
Nearly 3 million Teslas are under investigation after dozens of near misses and a series of crashes linked to the automaker's FSD system. Audio
-
In shock move, French President reappoints Prime Minister who quit Monday
11 Oct 2025French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to his post.
-
White House hits out over Trump missing out on Nobel peace prize
11 Oct 2025Since returning to the White House for his second term, the US President has repeatedly insisted he deserved the Nobel for his role in resolving numerous conflicts.
-
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan politician who promotes 'ballots over bullets'
11 Oct 2025The award went to María Corina Machado despite a months-long campaign of self-promotion by US President Donald Trump.
-
Mass Russian attack on Kyiv
11 Oct 2025Parts of the Ukrainian capital have been plunged into darkness.
-
Arc de Trump? New monument model sits on US president's desk
10 Oct 2025A mock-up of a triumphal arch sat on Trump's Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as he met Finnish President Alex Stubb, an AFP journalist and photographer saw.
-
Peru ousts one of world's least-liked presidents
10 Oct 2025A crowd of mostly young people gathered outside the Peru's Congress building, many waving the Peruvian flag, as the vote to remove Dina Boluarte, one of the world's most unpopular leaders, was held.
-
Judge dismisses Drake's lawsuit over Lamar's diss track
The Grammy-winning lyrics claimed the Canadian rapper was a "certified pedophile".
-
At least one dead, as magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Philippines
10 Oct 2025The quake was among the strongest in recent years to hit the Philippines, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire".
-
Europe worries it’s already at war - and America hasn’t noticed
10 Oct 2025Analysis: For 80 years Europe considered its peace inviolate. Now, it can no longer be sure.
-
US judge blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard in Illinois
10 Oct 2025Democratic leaders have accused Donald Trump of mischaracterising , small, mostly peaceful protests
-
When is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded? Who decides the winner?
10 Oct 2025There has been lots of chatter about this year's Nobel prizes, with some speculating that US President Donald Trump could receive the Peace award - including Trump himself.
Top News stories
- An IPCA report, Ms Z and 36 emails: Police Minister Mark Mitchell's final words on Jevon McSkimming saga
- KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem
- NZ Bravery Award recipients include boy who tried to stop neighbour's 'horrible' prolonged assault on his father
- How to pack for a summer road trip
- Māori rock art one of a dozen research areas to get $1.16m funding boost
