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  • Trump guilty verdict fires up donors, website crashes

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    31 May 2024
    Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures to the crowd  after speaking at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP)

    Major donors are willing to back the first convicted felon running for US president as his website crashes from an influx of potential support. Audio

    Trump guilty verdict fires up some Republican donors, website crashes
  • US elections: Expat in NZ 'hoping for the best, preparing for the worst'

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    4 Nov 2020
    A voter drops of her ballot at the Granby Town Hall  in Granby, Colorado on November 3, 2020.

    American expats in New Zealand are anxiously waiting for the polls to close as the US election nears its climax.

    US elections 2020: Expats in New Zealand anxious for state of country
  • 'Until we meet again, my love': 9/11 remembered

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    12 Sep 2021
    Julie Sweeney Roth, whose husband Brian Sweeney Roth died when United Airlines flight 175 hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, touches his name at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2021 in New York City.

    Relatives of people who died on 9/11 have read out victims' names, as the US marks 20 years since the deadliest terror attacks on its soil.

    9/11 anniversary: Official commemorations under way
  • NZ's Australia-friendly response to China-Solomon Islands security deal

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    30 Mar 2022

    Analysis - International analyst Geoffrey Miller looks at how New Zealand's positioning on the new China-Solomon Islands security pact fits into the bigger picture

    New Zealand's Australia-friendly response to China-Solomon Islands security deal
  • Brittney Griner says she'll never play overseas again

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    28 Apr 2023
    Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury speaks during a media conference.

    U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner relied on her inner strength to return to the court after being detained nearly 10 months in Russia.

    Brittney Griner says she'll never play overseas again
  • Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs

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    28 Jun 2020
    Ronnie Wood (L), Mick Jagger (C), Charlie Watts (partially hidden) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform as they resume their "No Filter Tour" North American Tour at the Soldier Field on June 21, 2019 in Chicago.

    The Rolling Stones have warned US President Donald Trump that he could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign rallies.

    Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs
  • Micronesia nations will go to Forum meeting armed with demands

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    16 Feb 2023
    Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru signs a document surrounded by fellow presidents and ministers

    The Micronesian bloc of the Pacific Islands Forum say they're "ready" and "already working" to attend the special Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Fiji next week to put an end to issues…

    Micronesia nations will go to Forum meeting armed with demands
  • Trump 'no longer a Covid transmission risk' - White House

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    11 Oct 2020
    Donald Trump made his first public appearance since returning to the White House from a three-day stay in hospital for Covid-19 earlier in the day.

    US President Donald Trump is no longer a Covid transmission risk to others, the White House physician has said.

    Trump 'no longer a Covid transmission risk' - White House
  • Agencies knew of bomb suspect well before attack

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    25 Apr 2013

    The CIA and the FBI were aware of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev at least a year before the attacks but neither followed up initial inquiries, it has emerged.

    Agencies knew of bomb suspect well before attack
  • Released basketball star Griner confirms return to WNBL

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    17 Dec 2022
    US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, waits for the verdict inside a defendants' cage during a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, on 4 August, 2022.

    Brittney Griner left the military medical facility where she spent the past week on Saturday, heading to Arizona to try to restart her life.

    Released basketball star Griner confirms return to WNBL
  • US says Afghan leadership must defend country, as Taliban take more territory

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    10 Aug 2021

    Pentagon spokesman says it is up to Afghan security forces to defend the country as Taliban militants capture a sixth provincial capital, along with border towns and trade routes.

    US says it is up to Afghans to defend country as Taliban take more territory
  • Taliban keeping some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport

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    19 Aug 2021
    HERAT, AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 18: Taliban patrol in Herat city after took control in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2021

    Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul's airport on Wednesday, witnesses said.

    Taliban keep some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport, as US vows to finish airlift
  • Former professor kills three in US college shooting

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    8 Dec 2023
    Emergency crews and law enforcement respond to a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus in Las Vegas on December 6, 2023.

    The gunman was killed by police after opening fire at the Las Vegas campus of the University of Nevada.

    UNLV shooting: Former college professor kills three on Las Vegas campus
  • Parkland school shooter pleads guilty to murder

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    21 Oct 2021
    PARKLAND, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Sheena Billups prepares to lay flowers in a memorial setup at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for those killed during a mass shooting on February 14, 2019 in Parkland, Florida.

    Nikolas Cruz could see life in prison or the death penalty over the 2018 Florida school shooting.

    Nikolas Cruz: Parkland gunman pleads guilty to murdering 17
  • How Trump in a rubbish truck came to sum up US election

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    1 Nov 2024
    GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 30: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump holds a press conference from inside trash hauler at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport on October 30, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is campaigning for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Wisconsin.   Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris blitz the swing states in the final days before the US election, twin "garbage" controversies have created headaches for both sides.

    How Donald Trump in a rubbish truck came to sum up the 2024 US election campaign
  • North Korea frees 85-year-old US tourist

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    8 Dec 2013
    North Korea released images showing Merrill Newman reading his alleged apology.

    North Korea has deported an 85-year-old American detained in October and accused of committing "hostile acts" during the Korean War 60 years ago.

    North Korea frees 85-year-old US tourist
  • Emotional reunions in US after major prisoner swap with Russia

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    2 Aug 2024
    Freed prisoner Evan Gershkovich is greeted by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as he walks off a plane after arriving back in the United States on August 1, 2024 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

    Three Americans including, who were freed in a prisoner swap deal with Russia, have arrived back on US soil.

    Biggest post-Cold War prisoner swap: Emotional reunions as plane lands in US
  • Robert F Kennedy Jr in robust health despite brain worm scare, campaign says

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    9 May 2024
    Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at Legends Event Center on December 20, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

    Kennedy has made health a key part of his campaign.

    Robert F Kennedy Jr in robust health despite brain worm scare, campaign says
  • US says Trump ordered video deleted, charges second employee in documents case

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    28 Jul 2023
    (FILES) Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. Former US president Donald Trump faced fresh charges July 27, 2023 alleging that he attempted to obstruct the investigation into the mishandling of top secret documents by conspiring to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP)

    The former president gave the order to employees at his Florida resort to delete security videos as he was under investigation for retaining classified documents, US prosecutors say.

    US says Trump ordered video deleted, charges second employee in documents case
  • US House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution against Trump

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    12 Jan 2021
    US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Georgia on January 4, 2021.

    US House Democrats have introduced one article of impeachment accusing Donald Trump of inciting insurrection over a violent attack on the Capitol last week

    US House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution against Trump
  • Trump's Covid diagnosis throws US election into disarray

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    3 Oct 2020
    DULUTH, MN - SEPTEMBER 30: Holly Holly (L), and her daughter Sydney Holly, hold their hands over their hearts during the singing of the national anthem during a campaign rally for President Donald Trump at the Duluth International Airport on September 30, 2020 in Duluth, Minnesota.

    Analysis: The US presidential election has been turned on its head now that it has been confirmed Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19.

    Trump's Covid diagnosis throws US election into disarray
  • Top Stories for Thursday 17 June 2021

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    17 Jun 2021

    Tenants will be hit harder by debt to income ratios - investors; Aucklanders face 99-million-dollar Team NZ question; Biden-Putin meeting results in some agreements; Only 500 people qualified for… Audio

  • Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia

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    10 Dec 2022
    American basketball star Brittney Griner gets out of a plane after landing at the JBSA-Kelly Field Annex runway on 9 December, 2022 in San Antonio, after she was released from a Russian prison in exchange for a notorious arms dealer.

    Ten months after she left the US to play basketball in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in her home state of Texas.

    Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
  • Aid released to tornado-hit Arkansas, as death rolls rises to 29

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    3 Apr 2023
    LITTLE ROCK, AR - MARCH 31: A family evacuates their Walnut Ridge neighborhood on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings Friday afternoon across a large part of Central Arkansas. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency after the catastrophic storms that hit on Friday afternoon. According to local reports, the storms killed at least three people.   Benjamin Krain/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Benjamin Krain / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The state was one of several across the United States' South and Midwest which suffered the effects of a violent storm system over the weekend.

    Aid released to tornado-hit Arkansas, as death rolls rises to 29
  • Myanmar govt's executions 'a stain on region' - Jacinda Ardern

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    13 Nov 2022
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) attends the East Asia Summit Gala dinner in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 12, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

    The prime minister is supporting a call for action over Myanmar during a regional security summit in Cambodia.

    Myanmar govt's executions 'a stain on region' - Jacinda Ardern
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