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Situation on frontline has worsened, Ukraine army chief says
Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions in the eastern Donetsk region.
US: protests at Universities around country against war in Gaza
Tornadoes hit the mid-west and pro-Palestinian protests continue on universities across the US - Newshub's Mitch McCann has the latest. Audio
Christchurch Call offers support to Australia on Elon Musk 'test case'
X won't remove footage of a Sydney church stabbing. Now Jacinda Ardern's organisation has stepped in.
Iconic view of Japan's Mount Fuji to be blocked to deter tourists
Residents of a small town are at their wits' end over tourists' behaviour, as some park illegally and climb on roofs to get the perfect photo.
Biden-Trump rematch: Who one of the world's leading election experts thinks will win
A historian with a track record of predicting US election winners tells RNZ's Sunday Morning that President Biden looks to be on track for another term, but things could still go wrong for him. Audio
US motorist caught using mannequin to drive in carpool lane
Police pulling over a driver noticed something strange about their passenger: "The goatee was sharp ... just a little too sharp."
Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
The hostages are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.
Earthquakes rattle Indonesia and Japan, locals brace for aftershocks
High-rises swayed for about a minute as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's main island.
Tornado in China's Guangzhou kills five and injures 33
The tornado hit the city's Baiyun district on Saturday afternoon, damaging 242 factory buildings.
Another UK Conservative MP defects to Labour
Dan Poulter said the government's record on the state-run National Health Service meant he could no longer represent the Conservatives.
Releasing hostages would avoid Rafah incursion - Israel
"The release of the hostages is the top priority for us," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said during an interview with local TV.
Is this the world's weirdest scam?
Deborah Vankin was surprised to discover one morning that the internet believed she was dead.
Thousands rally in Australian capitals to demand gender violence justice
Violence against women is an "epidemic" in Australia, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Possible Trump VP candidate defends killing dog
Kristi Noem says the dog behaved like a "trained assassin", but Democrats have accused of her bragging about its death.
Former Australian PM says he took medication for anxiety
The former Australian PM has revealed his experience with acute anxiety while serving as the nation's leader, saying it is a conversation that should be normalised in politics.
Yemen's Houthis say their missiles hit oil ship in Red Sea
The ship's master reported damage to the vessel, the Andromeda Star.
Biden says he's ready for election debate with Trump
"I am happy to debate him," the president said. "I am, somewhere. I don't know when."
National Enquirer boss says he killed story of Trump's affair, even though it cost him
David Pecker agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether the Stormy Daniels story would have been "National Enquirer gold".
Three decades after Port Arthur massacre, Australia is getting a gun register
The move is the first major update to Australian gun laws since the gun buyback of 1996-97.
Teen facing Sydney terror charges was already before the courts
The 14-year-old had been charged with possessing unauthorised weapons just a fortnight earlier.
