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  • 'A sigh of relief': Congress approves debt deal, averting a US default

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    2 Jun 2023
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 01: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on June 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to take up The Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation negotiated between the White House and House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling until 2025 and avoid a federal default. The House passed the bill last night with a bipartisan vote of 314-117.   Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    Lawmakers raced against the clock following months of partisan bickering between Democrats and Republicans.

    Congress approves debt deal, averting a US default
  • Indiana abortion doctor: Caitlin Bernard fined for speaking about 10-year-old

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    World health
    27 May 2023
    Lindsey Mauldin, Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at Planned Parenthood, speaks at a "Bans Off Our Bodies" abortion rights rally at Old Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on September 29, 2022. In Pennsylvania, the northeastern US state where a tight battle for a Senate seat is shaping up that could give Republicans a majority in the Senate, Democrats have clearly identified the stakes and their campaign sometimes takes on the appearance of a referendum to save abortion rights. With bans or restrictions on abortion rights in neighboring states, "patients are coming in from Ohio or West Virginia," Mauldin tells AFP, making "Pennsylvania a vital state for providing this care in the Northeast." (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

    A US doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim has been fined by a medical board after speaking to media about the case.

    Indiana abortion doctor: Caitlin Bernard fined for speaking about 10-year-old
  • Biden, McCarthy meeting ends with no deal on US debt ceiling

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    23 May 2023
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters outside his office at the Capitol following a meeting with President Joe Biden on May 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. McCarthy characterized today's debt limit negotiations as more productive than previous sessions.   Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The two vowed to continue talking amid fears a default on the US government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling could sink the country's economy.

    Biden, McCarthy meeting ends with no deal on US debt ceiling
  • Forum head Puna working hard to engage with China

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    Pacific
    17 May 2023
    Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general Henry Puna, left, and China's Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs Qian Bo.

    The secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum is continuing to work on getting China onboard with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, which recognises the Pacific as a collective.

    Forum head Puna working hard to engage with China
  • 'Elitist, insensitive, blatant abuse of taxpayer money': The story of PNG's Coronation trip

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    Pacific Papua New Guinea
    15 May 2023
    Justin Tkatchenko meets King Charles III at the Cmmonwealth Leaders Meeting London UK on 7 May 2023.

    In a country plagued by high cost of living, frequent power outages and high infant and maternal death rates, the video was viewed as elitist, insensitive and a blatant abuse of taxpayer money.

    'Elitist, insensitive, blatant abuse of taxpayer money': The story of PNG's Coronation trip
  • Biden renews calls for assault weapons ban after Texas mall shooting

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    World
    8 May 2023
    ALLEN, TEXAS - MAY 6: Emergency personnel work the scene of a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on May 6, 2023 in Allen, Texas. According to reports, a shooter opened fire at the outlet mall, injuring nine people who were taken to local hospitals. The police have confirmed there were fatalities but have not specified how many. The unidentified shooter was neutralized by an Allen Police officer responding to an unrelated call.   Stewart F. House/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Stewart F. House / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    Texas police are investigating what motivated a 33-year-old gunman to kill at least eight people at a mall over the weekend, as President Joe Biden calls for stricter gun laws.

    Biden renews calls for assault weapons ban after Texas mall shooting
  • King Charles' Coronation: The best dressed guests

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    World Comment & Analysis
    7 May 2023
    Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales arrives at Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023, ahead of the coronations of Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort. - The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him, and be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

    From the traditional to the stylish, there was plenty of pageantry of dress on display.

    King Charles' Coronation: The best dressed guests
  • King Charles and royals greet well-wishers ahead of coronation

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    6 May 2023
    Britain's King Charles III speaks to well-wishers on The Mall near to Buckingham Palace in central London, on 5 May, 2023, ahead of the coronation weekend.

    King Charles greeted excited crowds gathering for his historic coronation this weekend as world leaders gathered for what will be the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years

    King Charles and royals greet well-wishers ahead of coronation
  • Pacific news in brief for May 5

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    Pacific
    5 May 2023
    Vaping

    Round-up of news from Tahiti, Pua New Guinea, Fiji, Cook Islands, Northern Marianas, American Samoa, Samoa

    Pacific news in brief for May 5
  • King Charles' coronation: What you need to know

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    New Zealand World
    2 May 2023
    Britain's King Charles III smiles as he leaves after attending the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)

    Eight months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles' coronation is soon to take place. RNZ has all you need to know about the event.

    King Charles' coronation: What you need to know
  • PM Hipkins to meet with King Charles, PM Sunak on UK trip

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    Politics world politics
    1 May 2023
    Chris Hipkins first post-Cabinet media briefing at Beehive

    Chris Hipkins has confirmed his trip to attend the Coronation of King Charles III will include a face-to-face meeting, and a stop with NZDF troops training Ukrainians.

    Coronation: PM Chris Hipkins' UK trip to include meetings with King Charles, PM Sunak
  • Brittney Griner says she'll never play overseas again

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    Sport
    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
  • Taliban kill IS leader suspected of organising Kabul airport bombing

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    World conflict
    26 Apr 2023
    A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of the August 26 twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops, at Kabul airport on August 27, 2021.

    The 2021 bombing during the evacuation from Afghanistan killed 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers.

    Taliban kill IS leader suspected of organising Kabul airport bombing
  • Biden, 80, makes 2024 presidential run official as Trump fight looms

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    World politics
    26 Apr 2023
    US President Joe Biden acknowledges the crowd during an event on the creation of new manufacturing jobs at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, April 25, 2023. - Biden announced Tuesday his bid "to finish the job" with re-election in 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

    Joe Biden would be 86 by the end of a prospective second term, almost a decade higher than the average US male's life expectancy.

    Biden, 80, makes 2024 presidential run official as Trump fight looms
  • Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

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    World climate
    23 Apr 2023
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Activists participate in an Earth Day march titled “End the Era of Fossil Fuels,” to the White House on April 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. Activists with climate, peace, racial justice, and economic justice groups gathered in downtown DC to listen to speeches and march to the White House   Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    Earth Day this year followed weeks of extreme weather, with temperatures soaring to record highs in Thailand and a punishing heatwave in India.

    Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future
  • Foreign states start evacuations from Sudan as battle rages

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    World conflict
    23 Apr 2023
    Combat Control Team members of the South Korean Air Force 5th Air Mobility Wing preparing to depart for Sudan at an undisclosed location in South Korea on 21 April, 2023. - Seoul said on April 21, it would send a military aircraft and soldiers to evacuate South Korean nationals stranded in Sudan.

    US President Joe Biden on Saturday said the US military conducted an operation to extract US government personnel from Khartoum, adding that Washington is temporarily suspending operations at its…

    Foreign states start evacuations from Sudan as battle rages
  • Pacific news in brief for April 19

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    Pacific
    19 Apr 2023
    A grab taken from footage by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on January 15, 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami in Tonga.

    News round-up from, Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti, Vanuatu and more

    Pacific news in brief for April 19
  • King Charles coronation: Who is going - and who isn't?

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    New Zealand Te Ao Māori
    18 Apr 2023
    Britain's King Charles III (R) and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort arrive for the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)

    It has been confirmed that Māori King Tūheitia and his wife will attend King Charles III's coronation alongside Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in London next month.

    King Charles coronation: Who is going - and who isn't?
  • Anthony Albanese named in Time's 100 most influential people list

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    World
    15 Apr 2023
    Anthony Albanese

    Australia's prime minister is listed alongside King Charles III, Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, and model Bella Hadid.

    Anthony Albanese named in Time's 100 most influential people list
  • Pacific Islands Forum chairman 'reassured' over massive nuclear submarine deal

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    Pacific
    11 Apr 2023
    US President Joe Biden (R) meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) during the AUKUS summit at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego California on March 13, 2023. - AUKUS is a trilateral security pact announced on September 15, 2021, for the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

    The Pacific Islands Forum chairman has been assured by the US that the AUKUS agreement will honour the Treaty of Rarotonga after initially saying he felt it would go against it.

    Pacific Islands Forum chairman 'reassured' over massive nuclear submarine deal
  • Pacific news in brief for April 4

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    Pacific
    4 Apr 2023
    An Air Vanuatu aircraft at Tontouta

    News round-up from Vanuatu, Northern Marianas, New Caledonia, Papua, French Polynesia, Tonga, and Samoa

    Pacific news in brief for April 4
  • Trump arrives in New York for surrender, opposes TV court coverage

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    World crime
    4 Apr 2023
    Former US president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on 3 April, 2023. The 76-year-old Republican, the first US president ever to be criminally indicted, was to be formally charged on Tuesday over hush money paid to a porn star during the 2016 election campaign.

    Former US President Donald Trump flew into New York City on his private plane to face charges stemming from a probe into hush money paid to a porn star.

    Trump leaves Florida for New York for court hearing
  • Aid released to tornado-hit Arkansas, as death rolls rises to 29

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    World
    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
  • Two families dead trying to enter US from Canada, infant missing - police

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    World
    1 Apr 2023
    Canada, Quebec province, Centre du Quebec region, the Navigators' Route, the ecological park of l'Anse du Port in Nicolet, along the St. Lawrence River (Lake Saint Pierre).

    Six bodies that police recovered on Thursday in a marshy area of the St Lawrence River in Quebec came from two families seeking clandestine entry into the US and an infant is still missing, Canadian…

    Two families dead trying to enter US from Canada, infant missing - police
  • Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 25 - state officials

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    World environment
    26 Mar 2023
    A damaged home near Silver City, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area March 25, 2023. At least 23 people died as violent storms and at least one tornado ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs and flattening neighborhoods, officials and residents.

    At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured after a tornado and strong thunderstorms ripped across Mississippi, leaving hundreds without shelter, state officials say.

    Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 25 - state officials
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