Thursday, October 29, 2026

Israel’s election deadlocked after highest turnout since 1999

A general election in Israel has left neither incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rival former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with a clear...

Election Round Up – 29 Oct

Labour: Announced rent-to-buy for eligible public and community housing tenants and a higher $300,000 income cap for First Home Loans. Labour Campaign chairman Kieran...

‘Woke’ response to GPs te reo criticism forces him overseas

A GP with over 40 years’ experience has left New Zealand after the Medical Council ordered him to complete a year-long educational programme over...

NZ First’s Ron Mark defends campaign ad targeting ‘woke’ Defence Force

NZ First candidate and former Defence Minister Ron Mark is standing by his campaign advertisement blaming “woke b******t” and diversity, equity and inclusiveness for...

Rupert Lowe demands accountability over Covid vaccine mandates

Restore Britain Leader Rupert Lowe told a UK Parliament debate on the Covid-19 Inquiry that those who forced the vaccine on millions of people...

Left-wing extremists plan counter-protest at Melbourne anti-immigration rally

Far-left extremist groups are planning to counter-protest Melbourne’s rally to end mass immigration on 1 November. The rally is part of the Australia Marches national...

‘Significant’ discovery of 137kg of cocaine

An investigation is underway after the discovery of an estimated $40 million concealment of cocaine in Auckland. Police were called to a facility in the...

Manslaughter charge laid over Braydon Hepworth’s death

Police today charged a 60-year-old Christchurch man with the manslaughter of 21-year-old Braydon Hepworth. The man was arrested in early October and was charged with...

Lucky escape for lost hunter

A man who became separated from his hunting party in remote Northland bush was rescued in the early hours of Monday morning after a...

France planning new riot crackdown law

The measure, which would force those involved in violence to pay up to €10,000 in damages, comes amid nationwide...

EU country turns to AI to slash government workforce

The Netherlands plans to axe 25,000 jobs to save nearly $4 billion annually. The Netherlands has unveiled plans to cut...

WHO website cited in COVID jab–MS link

A statement appearing on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website has prompted renewed attention to a possible association between...

Serbia’s Vucic loses election, accuses EU and US ‘deep state’ of meddling

The bloc’s leaders rushed to congratulate the student-led opposition on its projected victory before the official vote count was...

Lula ally assaulted ahead of crucial Brazil election (Video)

Montes Claros City councilwoman Iara Pimentel was injured by a projectile at a campaign event. A politician from Brazilian President...

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