World Politics

Israel Defense Forces claim the 15 killed in southern Rafa were terrorists acting suspiciously.

Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton's kick with kids in Darwin has gone awry, with a wayward football going straight into a cameraman off the opposition leader's boot. Video

George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after a brief scandal-plagued tenure, should be sentenced to more than seven years in prison for fraud and identity theft, prosecutors say.

Myanmar's state media say the toll from the earthquake has climbed to 3354 people killed, and the military government's leader has repeated promises for fair elections, amid talks with foreign…

Shamubeel Eaqub told RNZ's Saturday Morning a group of nations will come together to build a parallel system, and says New Zealand must join. Audio

US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners - including a market sell-off, foreign retaliation and anger from corporate America.

A deal to spin off the US assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal, thanks to the US' new tariffs.

The world's second biggest economy has announced additional tariffs of 34 percent on US goods.

Sources said the purge also included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.

Leaders around the world have threatened to ratchet up a trade war with the United States.

A snap election must be held within 60 days of the ruling.

Analysis: All it took was losing US$100 billion in three months to make Musk change his tune.

The investigation will focus on the Defence Secretary's use of the commercial messaging app to discuss air strikes on Yemen.

Phil Goff was sacked as High Commissioner to the UK over the criticism, and says he would do it again. Audio

Here is what some governments said about what they would - and would not - do in response.

Global stocks slumped, government bonds jumped and safe-haven gold touched a record high.