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UAE reports drone strike on nuclear power plant

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The Gulf monarchy condemned the “terrorist attack” amid tensions with Iran. The UAE said an unidentified drone struck the territory of its only nuclear power...

Costello heads to Pacific Crime Summit in Samoa and Fiji

Customs and Associate Police Minister Casey Costello is travelling to Samoa and Fiji this week as New Zealand steps up regional cooperation against transnational...

CCTV helps police catch four after Northland building site burglary

Northland Police are reminding retail and small business owners about the importance of having CCTV installed at their premises. Motion detection and live imagery is...

Tasker guilty of murder over fatal Nelson police attack

A Christchurch High Court jury has found Hayden Tasker guilty of murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and seriously injuring Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay after...

Police investigating unexplained death at Waimamaku property

An investigation is underway after the death of a man at a Waimamaku property in Northland last night. Emergency services were called to the Wekaweka...

Stanford faces Digital ID backlash

Critics of the Government’s proposed social media restrictions for children are warning the policy could evolve into a wider online identification and speech-control regime...

Trump warns Iran ‘time is of the essence’ as peace talks stall

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran as negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East appear to...

Fatal helicopter crash victims were on a hunting trip

Police enquiries are ongoing following the fatal helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park yesterday. "I can now confirm the helicopter was a chartered craft,...

Starmer considering resigning as UK prime minister – Daily Mail

The Labour leader wants to step down “in a dignified way,” journalist Dan Hodges wrote. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering resigning amid a...

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US Navy planes collide during airshow (Video)

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All four crew members ejected safely, a Naval Air Forces official said. Two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air...

WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak an ‘international emergency’

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public...

US cancels troop deployment to Poland amid tensions with allies

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The acting US Army chief of staff said commanders were instructed to reduce troop levels in Europe. US Army M1A2...

Three civilians killed in Ukrainian drone attack near Moscow – governor

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Three people were killed in a Ukrainian drone raid on Moscow Region overnight, local governor Andrey Vorobyev has said. Air...

France opens probe into Jamal Khashoggi killing

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Rights groups and a Biden-era US intelligence report have alleged that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind...

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ANZ loses High Court class action case

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UAE exits another oil exporters’ group

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