Navigation for News Categories
World
World headlines with summaries.
-
Trump fires IRS commissioner, Bessent named acting head
9 Aug 2025US President Donald Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
-
Trump's deadline for Russia comes due
9 Aug 2025Trump promised earlier this week to apply new sanctions on Russia, even as he questioned how effective they would be.
-
Mushroom murderer Patterson denied poisoning husband using toxic pasta, chicken curry
Evidence of Simon Patterson's alleged plight was withheld from the jury during her murder trial.
-
Australian politician convicted of rape finally resigns
Last month, Gareth Ward was found guilty of sexually abusing two young men between 2013-15.
-
Israel has approved a takeover of Gaza City. Here's what that could mean
8 Aug 2025While Israel's security cabinet has - for now - only approved a takeover of Gaza City, it is still a major escalation in the war that targets the symbolic heart of Gaza.
-
What the jury didn't hear in the mushroom murder trial
8 Aug 2025A jury found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering her relatives. But there was plenty they weren't told.
-
Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy Gaza City
8 Aug 2025Netanyahu has pushed for a complete takeover of the besieged enclave nearly two years into the war.
-
Netanyahu says he wants Israel to take control of all of Gaza
8 Aug 2025It comes despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war. Audio
-
Lithium could be a key to protecting brains from Alzheimer's
8 Aug 2025In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers say they've found a key that may unlock many of the mysteries of the disease and brain ageing.
-
How to take beautiful wildlife photos with your smartphone
8 Aug 2025If you want to get into nature photography, there's a lot you can do with your phone ahead of getting a dedicated camera.
-
Gaps emerge over potential Trump-Putin summit
8 Aug 2025Analysis: While the Kremlin claimed a meeting next week was all but agreed to, the US says nothing has been finalised.
-
UK homelessness minister resigns over claims she evicted tenants to raise rent
It follows a row over claims that she evicted tenants from a property she owned before increasing the rent.
-
Helicopters rescue people stranded by floods on key India pilgrim route
8 Aug 2025It comes two days after a sudden landslide killed four people, with more still missing in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
-
Thailand and Cambodia agree to extend peace pact
8 Aug 2025The shaky ceasefire deal followed five days of deadly hostilities along the two country's shared border last month.
-
US to build its largest federal migrant detention centre on military base
8 Aug 2025It's the latest move to use military resources to make good on President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.
-
Mexican state accuses Adidas of cultural appropriation over shoe
8 Aug 2025The "Oaxaca Slip-On," a collaboration between American designer Willy Chavarria and Adidas Originals, bears more than a passing resemblance to the "huarache" handmade sandal from the Oaxacan community…
-
Nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition, says WHO
8 Aug 2025The World Health Organization says it's supporting Gaza's four malnutrition centres, but that supplies of baby formula and nutritional foods are very low.
-
Australian woman's $2m compensation for jailing 'unjust'
7 Aug 2025Kathleen Folbigg's solicitor says the compensation after spending 20 years in prison is 'profoundly unfair'.
-
Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners
7 Aug 2025The United States has begun charging higher tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners, in a major escalation of President Donald Trump's drive to reshape global commerce in America's favour.
-
Trump's higher tariffs hit major US trading partners
The higher tariffs are likely to impact global supply chains and inflation, with Switzerland, South Africa, Brazil and India still seeking better terms.
-
Trump-Putin meeting due in 'coming days', Kremlin says
7 Aug 2025US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could meet for a summit as early as next week, the Kremlin says.
-
NASA to fast-track plan to put nuclear reactor on the Moon
Analysis - It comes just three months after China and Russia announced they were considering a joint effort to also put a nuclear power station on the Moon in a new race for space dominance.
-
US looks to deport man to Australia, but he's never lived there
7 Aug 2025Reza Zavvar, described as 'gentle giant', has no connection to Australia and has lived in the US since 1985.
-
US to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia - report
7 Aug 2025The Trump administration has moved to reshape the State Department's human rights bureau, which it says has become a platform for "left-wing activists to wage vendettas against 'anti-woke' leaders".
Top News stories
- Isabella Moore: the fashion for skinny bodies teaches kids they'll never be good enough
- Ranfurly Shield rugby live updates: Taranaki v Waikato
- Lyle Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' shotgun murders
- Kiwi wins gold at world junior swimming champs
- Whale Watch Kaikōura fined $245k for safety breaches after crew injuries
