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World News Wrap for 12 November 2025
Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio
US partially suspends Syrian sanctions as Syria strikes IS
The US has partially suspended sanctions on Syria - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio
Jihadists kill female TikToker in Mali
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports on events in Africa, this week he tells us about the killing of a Tik Tok star in Mali Audio
Suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan capital
The bomber detonated a device outside a court building in Islamabad, just hours after a separate attack at a military school killed three people.
UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strikes
The United Kingdom believes US attacks on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean are illegal and does not want to be complicit.
Airline sued over windowless 'window seats'
But the airline claims it "cannot reasonably be interpreted" that a seat advertised as a 'window' seat "will have an exterior window view".
A blueprint for iwi-led housing in New Zealand?
In Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is building an apartment complex on its reserve land which will be home to at least 9,000 residents. Under Canadian law, no council permission is required to build on… Audio
Prince William: We told the kids everything about Kate's cancer
The royal says "hiding stuff from them doesn't work" when it comes to talking about the challenges the family has faced.
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Let's find out what's happening in Australia now Brad Foster is with us now to tell us what everyone is talking about across the Tasman. Today's topics - How a Neo-Nazi rally in Sydney on Saturday got… Audio
Review: Booker Prize winner, Flesh, 'baffling in its blankness'
It claimed one of the biggest literary prizes in the world but readers are split.
Israeli hostage on his near 500-day ordeal: 'Every morning I choose life'
Eli Sharabi spent 14 months mostly in tunnels under Gaza - with often cruel, but occasionally kind captors, little food, no sunlight - and most importantly no knowledge that his British wife and…
'Dark book, but joy to read': Booker Prize winner announced
David Szalay has won the pirze for his novel Flesh, after missing out in 2016 to Paul Beatty's The Sellout.
Louvre 'fedora man' revealed: Meet the stylish teen dresser snapped at scene of heist
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has been unmasked as the "Fedora man" at the Louvre heist scene.
Philippines reeling after being hit by two typhoons in one week
The Philippines is reeling after being battered by two devastating typhoons within a week. Alnie Wagas' mother's entire village got washed away earlier this week, and she is currently living in a tent… Audio
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris court ruled he could be freed pending an appeal for his September conviction for criminal conspiracy, according to…
Why we used to sleep in two segments
Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something's wrong.
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion
The broadcaster has apologised, and its boss has resigned, over an edit of a Trump speech, saying it was "misleading".
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades
There have now been 18 confirmed cases in New Zealand's outbreak - 17 of them are no longer infectious.
Eight killed in car explosion in India's Delhi
Police are probing cause of the blast near the historic Red Fort, which left mangled bodies on a congested street.
World News Wrap for 11 November 2025
Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio