UK considers passport checks for social media
The UK is planning to ban under-16s from social media from spring 2027, with users expected to face tougher age checks to access platforms. The...
Election 2026 Round Up
Political parties have traded promises and criticism over healthcare, fuel prices, environmental protection and government spending, as a new poll shows Labour widening its...
Labout and National square off in first leaders’ debate
Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon kicked up sparks over claims of fiscal credibility, race and climate policy in the 1...
Operation Hark: Re-investigation phase nearing completion
Police are close to concluding the re-investigation phase of adult sexual assault and child protection cases that were reactivated under Operation Hark. Concerns were initially...
Body located in water north of Whakatane
A body has been recovered Tuesday afternoon near Moutohorā Island, north of Whakatāne. Police were called to the area about 1.15pm after the body was...
Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh airport
The Yemeni group says it struck a number of “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones. Yemen’s Houthis have claimed a direct missile...
Child sex crimes rampant in UK schools – report
Police recorded nearly 2,000 alleged rapes and attempted rapes involving under-13s over five years, averaging at least one report a day. Thousands of sexual offenses...
Renewed appeal for pair missing in Ōpōtiki
Police are urgently renewing an appeal for information that may help confirm the safety and whereabouts of two people who entered the Ōtara River...
Houthis claim new gains as Yemeni troops launch major offensive (Video)
Saudi-backed forces are seeking to retake territory seized by the Iranian-backed group last month. Yemen’s civil war has intensified, with the internationally recognized government announcing...
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Mossad-linked ex-German spy chief arrested for treason
August Hanning, previously tied to a high-profile kidnapping case, is accused of buying state secrets from his former aide. Former...
Japanese PM condemns alleged killing of woman by US Marine
The alleged murder of an Okinawa resident by Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard is a “heinous crime,” Sanae Takaichi...
Andrew sues over Epstein raids
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was briefly detained in February as part of a probe into his dealings with the convicted sex...
Violent student protests spread from France to Belgium (Video)
Police have made arrests in Liege amid vandalism, fires, and attempts to damage school property. Student protests have spread from...
Thousands march across Spain as housing crisis fuels anger over rents and evictions
Thousands of protesters have marched across Spain demanding stronger tenant protections after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority government failed...
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All Whites fall just short against Japan in Kirin Cup final
New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley praised the All Whites’ disciplined defensive effort after they...
