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The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's high-profile trip to the United States is coming to an end. The Detail asks, what's in it for New Zealand, what's in it for the US, and where to next for the…

California's Governor, who met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in San Francisco yesterday, has tested positive for Covid-19.

A US woman has fatally shot a man who opened fire on a crowd of people with a semi-automatic rifle in Charleston, West Virginia.

Guns are part of everyday life in Uvalde, Texas, a Republican-leaning corner of the state where hunting is common and gun stores abound.

Sanctions on Russian oligarchs is meant to cost them dearly, but in the case of the Amadea superyacht it's Fiji that is being forced to pay up.

Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to overturn her conviction on sex trafficking charges for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

Washington's top diplomat and defence secretary both Kyiv on Sunday and announced a gradual return of US diplomats and the nomination of a new ambassador, officials said.

Accusations the Australian government bungled a security relationship prior to the Solomon Islands signing a pact with China have been dismissed by the Australian PM.

Pakistan's president has dissolved parliament - a step towards early elections - following an attempt to remove PM Imran Khan from office.

Sarah Palin, the republican vice presidential nominee in 2008, has announced she will campaign for Alaska's only seat in the US House of Representatives.

Amazon.com workers have voted to form the first union at the second-largest US private employer, a victory adding to other recent labour activist successes.

Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood's prestigious Academy, after slapping presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars, Variety reported. Video

A US jury has acquitted a former detective of endangering people in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor in her home, clearing police of criminal liability.

Progress has been made in negotiations toward reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but tough problems remain, US official says.

US regulators are considering the first Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5, the only age group not yet eligible for the shots.

Opinion - New Zealand's position amidst tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West is examined by international analyst Geoffrey Miller.

The US East Coast is being battered by the first major blizzard to hit the region in four years.

The trial has begun against former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, and turns on when officers must intervene against colleagues.