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It's down to the wire for the Bird of the Year competition - will it be the plucky rock wren or the spunky little penguin?

The man who clubbed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in the head with a hammer is facing charges of attempted murder and other felonies a day later.

Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is recovering from surgery after being attacked at home by a hammer-wielding intruder.

Wayne Brown failed to "win" large parts of Auckland in the election to become the Super City's third mayor, with a detailed breakdown of voting patterns showing he was outvoted in the south and west.

Brazil's electoral authorities are preparing for a competitive election on Sunday local time with a result that may be contested by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro if he loses to his leftist…

Mere hours after Elon Musk kicked off a new era at Twitter, the billionaire owner was deluged with pleas and demands from banned account holders and world leaders.

Auckland's new mayor Wayne Brown has been sworn in and promised to act in the best interests of the community.

Te Tairāwhiti, the region with the highest proportion of Māori in the country, now has Māori wards for its council for the first time.

Desley Simpson and Brown have spoken to media, with Brown facing questions over his media strategy and his first three weeks in office. Watch here.

Two in five US voters say they are worried about threats of violence or voter intimidation at polling stations during the country's midterm elections, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Transparency International Vanuatu, which observed the recent general election, believes there was illegal activity during the polling and has concerns about the counting process. Audio

The incoming prime minister said Conservatives must "unite or die" in his first address as leader after he won the race to lead the party.

Boris Johnson's campaign claims he has the support he needs from MPs, but Rishi Sunak's backers demand proof.

Italy's first female prime minister has praised Mussolini and is a big fan of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Now, the nation waits to see what kind of leader she will be.

How did Liz Truss become Britain's shortest serving prime minister, forced to quit after just 45 days?

Analysis: It's been a grim week for the government, with higher than expected inflation, a daunting by-electio and Auckland's new mayor dumping Three Waters, writes Peter Wilson*.

The contest to replace Liz Truss is expected to be completed by the end of next week, and some MPs are backing Boris Johnson among potential candidates.

Truss was brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic programme that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party.

It is not yet clear whether the Papua New Guinea Government is willing to make the significant moves necessary to ensure an end to election violence.

Britain's interior minister has quit with a thinly-veiled criticism of Prime Minister Liz Truss who is fighting to reassert her authority over restive lawmakers who are openly calling for her to quit.

A Westland District councillor has tended his resignation 10 days after being voted in, saying doing the job would compromise his personal beliefs.

A Pacific media expert says Fiji is still not a fully-fledged democracy and is recovering from the impacts of the 2006 coup.