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Hamas seeks changes in US Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls response 'unacceptable'
Hamas reiterated demands for an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected.
Defence Minister Judith Collins endorses Trump's Golden Dome
The chorus of defence contractors interested in working on the proposed missile defence system is growing, with New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab in the running.
Trump plans to double steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%
The doubling of steel and aluminum levies intensifies Trump's global trade war.
Britain plans six new weapons factories
Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities.
'I am NOT taking drugs': Musk denies report
The New York Times has reported that the billionaire adviser to US President Donald Trump used so much ketamine that he developed bladder problems.
Guatemalan ex-paramilitaries sentenced in Maya Achi rape trial
Three members of the Civil Self-Defense Patrol were given 40 years each, after being found guilty of raping six Indigenous women between 1981 and 1983.
Bee alert: Warning after 250 million insects escape truck crash
A truck crash that set 250 million bees free has sparked warnings in the western US.
Red Bull gives Liam Lawson F1 wings
Liam Lawson produces two top-10 finishes in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Elon Musk sports black eye during farewell from Oval Office
"I was just horsing around with lil' X, and I said, 'Go ahead punch me in the face,'" 53-year-old Musk said. "And he did."
Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges
The alleged assaults took place between 1999 and 2005. He has previously denied all the allegations.
Record-breaking US skier deals with PTSD after crash
US skiing great Mikaela Shiffrin was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after a grisly crash in November left her seriously injured.
'Beacon of courage': Abortion pill inventor dies in France
Etienne-Emile Baulieu 'enabled women to win their freedom' with the invention of the abortion pill that became available in 1982.
'Hungriest place on Earth': UN warns entire population of Gaza at risk of famine
It came as as Israel vowed to build a "Jewish Israeli state" in the occupied West Bank.
Biden's policy allowing 532,000 migrants to live in US ended by Trump
More than half a million Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants face being undocumented in the US now the Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to revoke their humanitarian…
Taylor Swift buys back own music to gain control
The pop superstar shared a heartfelt message on her website announcing she has regained full ownership of her master recordings.
Flood death toll rises to 117 in Nigeria's Niger state, emergency official says
The death toll is a sharp rise from just one day earlier, when 21 people were known to have died.
Canada wildfires force province's largest evacuation in 'living memory'
About 17,000 people are under evacuation orders in Manitoba, while around 2000 residents are stranded in Pukatawagan, also known as Mathias Colomb.
Rocket Lab signs $460 million deal with US missile tracking tech company
Geost develops electro-optical and infrared technology used in missile warning and tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 30 May 2025
In today's episode. The father of a man who died in Ukraine says his heart goes out to the family of a Christchurch man who has also died there. Maori health leaders have told the Waitangi Tribunal… Audio
Father of man killed in Ukraine calls for govt to speak out
The father of a man who died in Ukraine said his heart goes out to the familiy of a Christchurch man who also died there. It is understood Shan-Le Kearns was killed after several years fighting in… Audio