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Andrew Tate sued by ex-girlfriend, who seeks restraining order
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been accused of sexual assault and battery by his ex-girlfriend as she seeks a temporary restraining order.
Top vaccine official forced out of US FDA
The public health leader, who was a significant figure during the Covid-19 pandemic, was given the choice to resign or be fired.
What New Zealand can learn from Southeast Asia's quake
Earthquake experts tell RNZ the important lessons our country may learn to prepare for potential quakes after Friday's disaster in Myanmar. Audio
In pictures: Southeast Asia earthquake
Photos have captured the devastation across the region after a powerful earthquake stuck Myanmar killing more than 140. Audio
Boos, jeers greet Republican defending Musk cuts
US Representative Victoria Spartz defended sweeping cuts across the federal government.
Australian airshow resumes after dramatic pilot crash
The airshow is proceeding, with gates opening 8am Saturday.
Elon Musk sells X - to one of his own companies
The companies are being combined in an all-stock deal that values xAI at US$80b and X at $33b, factoring in the social network's $12b debt.
Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid
Aid experts expressed alarm at the new cuts to an agency whose humanitarian aid has saved lives across the globe for more than 60 years.
Spanish court overturns footballer's rape conviction
The top court in Spain's Catalonia region has overturned Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves' rape conviction, saying the case against him had inconsistencies and contradictions.
Vance: Denmark has not kept Greenland safe
The US Vice President says Denmark has not done a good job in keeping Greenland and its people safe from incursions by China and Russia.
Months after first incursion, Ukrainian troops fighting in second Russian region
Several Russian military correspondents said on Friday that Ukrainian troops were inside Belgorod and fighting battles with Russian forces there.
Sole British soldier charged over 'Bloody Sunday' massacre to stand trial
'Soldier F' is accused of murdering two unarmed protesters on the streets of Londonderry on 30 January, 1972.
Israel flouting international law with forced evacuations in Gaza, UN says
The UN Human Rights Office has accused Israel of violating international law by forcibly displacing Palestinians under "mandatory evacuation orders".
All NZ embassy staff safe following Myanmar quake
MFAT has accounted for all its staff in the area, and Kiwis in Myanmar and Thailand to let their families know they're OK.
Turkey detains, deports BBC journalist over 'public order' threat amid protests
Turkish authorities deported a BBC News correspondent after detaining him for 17 hours and branding him a "threat to public order". Audio
The Panel with Chris Finlayson & Verity Johnson (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Mark Leishman is joined by panellists Chris Finlayson & Verity Johnson. The trio discuss an impending shortage of aged care beds, households doing it tough, and the Kiwi TV show… Audio
Trump orders 'anti-American ideology' removed from Smithsonian
US President Donald Trump ordered that "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology" be removed.
Albanese vs Dutton: Australia's PM battle decades in the making
Analysis - Come May only one can be Australia's prime minister. Audio
European leaders say now not the time to lift sanctions on Russia in message to Trump
Moscow said it would only agree to a US-brokered deal on ending fighting in the Black Sea if some sanctions were eased.
Just Stop Oil to stop throwing soup at paintings, end disruptive protest
"Three years after bursting on the scene in a blaze of orange, at the end of April we will be hanging up the hi vis," the group said.
