Friday, August 28, 2026

Police hunt suspect after two found dead in South Auckland home

Police are searching for whoever is responsible for the deaths of a man and woman at a Wattle Downs property, after a homicide investigation...

Moscow warns UK military sites could face Russian strikes

Russia has warned that British military facilities and equipment could become targets for retaliatory strikes if Ukraine continues using UK-supplied weapons to attack Russian...

Two found dead at south Auckland property

Police are investigating a serious incident in Wattle Downs, South Auckland, after a woman and a man were found dead at a residential property...

Court bid to block TSB sale fails

A Taranaki community group has failed in its attempt to stop the proposed $620 million sale of TSB to Heartland Group. The High Court rejected...

Firearm discharged during serious assault after Manukau crash

Police are making enquiries into a serious assault in Manukau Wednesday night. About 5.10pm, Police were notified of an assault that occurred after a two-vehicle...

State-funded flu jab programme expanded to under 5s – Seymour

The Government is expanding taxpayer-funded flu jabs to all children aged from six months to under five from April 2027, a move Associate Health...

Motorcyclist dies in overnight Palmerston North crash

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Palmerston North overnight. Police were notified just before 2.40am the crash involving a car and a...

Kremlin says CIA chief’s Moscow visit focused on security talks

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow this week for discussions between US and Russian intelligence services, according to Kremlin spokesman...

Study warns world may have crossed historic population tipping point

Humanity may have entered an unprecedented demographic era, with global fertility falling below the level required to replace each generation, according to a new...



Ceuta locals tear down migrant camps (Video)

Tensions over mass migration have erupted in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, where residents dismantled makeshift migrant shelters...

WHO declares Uganda’s ‘Ebola outbreak’ over

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared Uganda’s 'Ebola outbreak' over after the country went 42 consecutive days...

Devastating Himalayan flood kills more than 150 in Nepal, hundreds missing

A catastrophic flash flood has ripped through northern Nepal near the Tibetan border, killing at least 157 people in...

Crowd wrecks Ukrainian conscription vehicle as draft tensions erupt (Video)

A confrontation between residents and military recruitment officers erupted in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil on Tuesday evening...

Netanyahu declares West Bank ‘our land’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that the West Bank will remain Israeli territory as his government presses...

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