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Analysis - Consider China an 'opportunity and partner rather than a challenge or threat' - that was the message Xi Jinping delivered to Christopher Luxon, according to Chinese state-run media.

The attack, in Yixing, is the latest mass casualty incident to hit China.

China has raised its concerns about New Zealand being potentially involved in the intelligence and security pact AUKUS directly with the prime minister.

The plane was circling the area before it crashed and burst into flames, police said.

Seventeen newborns are receiving treatment after the fire.

Kennedy's official selection for America's top health post by President-elect Trump sent shockwaves through the public health world, concerned about his potential effects on vaccination rates.

The Prime Minister has met China's leader on the sidelines of the APEC Summit.

The signed agreement will remove tariffs on hundreds of sustainable goods and services.

The US House speaker said that a congressional panel should not release a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump's choice for US attorney general.

Hezbollah is considering a US-Israeli ceasefire proposal, sources told CNN, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group intensify.

China's ageing population is burdening its pension system, and although the country abandoned its 35-year-old one-child policy in 2015, it has struggled to boost the birth rate.

The family of militant civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a NZ$170 million lawsuit that accuses law enforcement agencies of allowing his murder to be carried out almost 60 years ago. Audio

Pacific Island nations and other vulnerable countries don't have a voice at the G20, but they make themselves heard at climate summits.

Kennedy has been criticised for making false claims about vaccines and will now head an organisation with a $3 trillion budget.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's defence secretary pick, supports the Pentagon leadership overhaul.