World Politics

An RNZ analysis of the first US presidential debate shows Trump dominated the first debate by more than 1000 words.

Analysis - Both US presidential candidates reached for ridiculous claims and insults and struggled to answer questions coherently, Tim Watkin writes.

A raspy and sometimes halting Biden repeatedly sought to confront Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election.

The topics included the economy, the Covid pandemic, abortion rights and immigration.

Bolivia's government says a total of 17 people have been arrested after an attempted coup that shook the economically troubled country.

It's Biden-Trump round two as the first debate of the US presidential election kicks off Friday at 1pm NZ time. Here's what you need to know. Audio

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer went head-to-head over tax, immigration, gender and Brexit in their final debate before next week's general election.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on Wednesday in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where he faces charges of espionage and a likely sentence of up to 20 years in…

It's a perfect storm of the court's own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the 6 January, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

The US State Department says a video of a wounded Palestinian man strapped on a military jeep by Israeli forces is "shocking" and urged a swift investigation to hold those responsible to account.