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Ambulance driver suspected of 5 murders in Italy
After several elderly people died during routine journeys, officials got suspicious.
'We feel the shakes': Kiwis trapped in Middle East wait for rescue flights
"The missiles come over us from Iran, and then they're intercepted pretty much above our building ... the windows are moving," Magele says as her family waits for news.
Latest news from the United States
The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio
Making sense of the war in and around Iran
The war continues to fan out across the region and draw in more players. To help us make sense of it all, Geoffrey Miller spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Are the US attacks on Iran legal?
The US military has joined Israel and attacked more than 1000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A US submarine subsequently sunk an…
Live: US Senate votes down bid to halt strikes on Iran
Meanwhile planes will help stranded Kiwis get out of war zones, and the US says it will have "complete and total dominance" over Iranian airspace soon. Audio
The $200m Australian radio experiment that failed
Jackie 'O' Henderson has quit Australia's highest-paying radio show, and her co-host has been suspended after an explosive, on-air tirade.
What is black sesame and is it really the new matcha?
Black sesame is getting the matcha treatment online, but apart from tasting good does it have any significant health benefits?
The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months
Analysis - Why has Beijing done very little about it?
NZ govt to assist in getting Kiwis out of Middle East region
The government is getting ready to send New Zealand consular staff and two defence force planes to the Middle East, in preparation for evacuation operations. Irene King, aviation commentator and chief… Audio
Iran war: Latest from Dubai
Israel's military has continued to strike Iran and Lebanon, as the war spills into a fifth day. Thomas Helm is the Jerusalem correspondent for The National, a Dubai-based English language news… Audio
US kills leader of Trump assassination plot, Pentagon says
The US military has killed an Iranian official who headed a unit behind an alleged assassination plot against President Donald Trump, the Pentagon has announced.
World news wrap
The developments from overnight with our correspondent Alice Wilkins. Audio
US betting markets under scrutiny following Iran attack bets
Prediction markets are under scrutiny in the US, following suspicion of insider knowledge of classified events. Betting platform Polymarket showed six new accounts placed bets the day before the… Audio
Pakistan borders Iran, at war with Afghanistan
Anas Mallick joins First Up from Pakistan, which shares a 1000km border with Iran. Audio
Khamenei's son alive and favoured to succeed him, Iranian sources say
Iran said the Assembly of Experts that will select the new leader will announce its decision soon, only the second time it has done so since the Islamic Republic's founding in 1979.
Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before?
Analysis: The US government for decades shied away from targeting foreign leaders after embarrassing failures and unintended consequences from covert activities by the CIA.
CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say
Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran, in the coming days, the senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN.
Trump 'not happy' with UK after refusal to use British military bases
Donald Trump says he's "not happy" with the UK after it refused to permit the use of British bases to assist the US-Israeli strikes that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East. He also… Audio
US-Israeli war with Iran approaches fifth day
The US-Israeli war with Iran is approaching its fifth day and the death toll continues to climb with one human rights group reporting over a thousand civilian deaths in Iran. US Admiral Brad Cooper… Audio
