Saturday, May 23, 2026

At least four feared dead in Ukrainian drone strike on Russian school dorm

The overnight attack targeted a building with 86 children inside, officials in the Lugansk People’s Republic say. At least four people have reportedly been killed...

Police probe Lower Hutt homicide as Dive Squad searches Eastbourne area

Wellington Police investigating the death of Nathaniel Sturmey in Lower Hutt last month are asking for the public’s help, as the homicide investigation continues. "On...

Construction begins on long-awaited second Ashburton bridge

Construction has officially started on the long-awaited second Ashburton Bridge, a major infrastructure project aimed at improving transport connections and resilience in Mid Canterbury. Transport...

Auckland City Police investigating threatening emails

Police are aware of a number of threatening emails sent to various locations across Auckland this week. The indication is that these threats are not...

Auckland police seek public help identifying men over online fraud investigation

Police are seeking the public’s help identifying the men seen in these photos. "We believe they may be able to assist us with our ongoing...

Mayor slams SH8 safety cameras as ‘revenue gathering’ measure

Scott Aronsen has criticised the installation of new speed safety cameras along State Highway 8 between Lake Tekapo and Twizel, arguing the devices are...

Pair arrested after early morning burglary

Police have helped a pair to court after they were caught helping themselves in Epsom early Thursday morning. At around 4.24am, Police responded to a...

Two in custody following fuel siphoning incident in Tauranga

Two Tauranga men are due to appear in Court following a report of a fuel theft from a construction site. At around 11.35pm on Wednesday,...

Home educators slam lack of consultation in proposed changes

The Government has proposed tougher homeschooling oversight through late amendments to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill shortly after it emerged Tom...



Latvia revokes mandate of local MP prosecuted for speaking Russian

Aleksey Roslikov was previously banned from taking part in Riga City Council sessions remotely from Belarus because it is...

US planning to fully dominate Latin America – expert

The US indicted Raul Castro to have a pretext for invading the island, human rights lawyer Daniel Kovalik has...

Ukrainian police bosses detained in porn probe

Adult content producers allegedly paid monthly bribes to keep their illegal operations from being investigated. Senior Ukrainian police officials have...

Germany considering paying Syrians $9,300 to return home

The payments currently offered to migrants willing to repatriate voluntarily could increase eightfold, according to Focus. The German Interior Ministry...

Former Cuban President Castro indicted in US

The indictment marks a dramatic escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against Havana. Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted...

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