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Two injured in Russian drone attack, Ukraine officials say

At least two people were injured and buildings were damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

Pelosi suggests Biden should have left campaign sooner

Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden. Photo: Getty Images

Pelosi suggests Biden should have left campaign sooner

Nancy Pelosi says if President Joe Biden had ended his re-election bid sooner, the Democratic Party could have held a competitive process to choose his replacement.

Catherine attends Remembrance Day event

Catherine and William at The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert...

Catherine attends Remembrance Day event

The Princess of Wales has attended a Remembrance Day event in London, in her latest public engagement after undergoing preventive treatment for cancer this year.

US charges man in Iranian plot to kill Trump

Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Coachella on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

US charges man in Iranian plot to kill Trump

The US has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.

Teen's body found in NSW; police say death suspicious

A body believed to belong to a teenage boy has been found in bushland in Sydney's southwest, and police are treating the death as suspicious.

US searches for moving to NZ rise 2000%

Donald and Melania Trump at an election night event in Palm Springs, Florida. Photo: Getty Images

US searches for moving to NZ rise 2000%

As US election exit polls began to point to a second presidency for Donald Trump, many Americans were already looking for another kind of exit: moving abroad.

Republicans on track to win Senate, House

Republican Dave McCormick looks set to win the Pennsylvania senate race. Photo: Getty Images

Republicans on track to win Senate, House

Donald Trump's Republicans are projected to pick up another US Senate seat and appear to be retaining their narrow hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to control...

Trump names campaign manager as new chief of staff

Donald Trump praised his campaign senior advisor Susie Wiles during an election night event at...

Trump names campaign manager as new chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign managers, will be his White House chief of staff, entrusting a top position to a political operative who helped...

Three charged over Liam Payne death

Liam Payne poses on the red carpet at the Fashion Awards 2022 in London. Photo: Reuters

Three charged over death of One Direction star

Three people have been charged in relation to One Direction singer Liam Payne's death, after the star fell from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month.

'Bring down the temperature,' Biden urges

US President Joe Biden talks about the election results and the upcoming presidential transition...

'Bring down the temperature,' Biden urges after Trump victory

US President Joe Biden has urged Americans to "bring down the temperature" following Republican Donald Trump's election victory.

Families forced to flee bushfire in southwest Queensland

A Queensland community has rallied to help keep a bushfire at bay after families were forced to flee their homes.

Global Insight: NZ won't be a priority for Trump

The election of Donald Trump might be a bigger problem for the fortunes of New Zealand’s National-led coalition government than a Kamala Harris presidency, Prof Robert Patman believes.

Harris concedes election, vows to fight on

Kamala Harris gives her concession speech at Howard University in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Harris concedes election, vows to fight on

Kamala Harris has delivered a concession speech to the nation after a whirlwind campaign that failed to stop Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Trump win ‘chilling prospect’

Small liberal democracies such as NZ should be worried about former president Donald Trump’s election victory, a leading international relations academic says.

Trump triumphant, Harris concedes

Republican presidential nominee, former US president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the...

Trump triumphant, Harris concedes

Republican Donald Trump has been elected US president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House. His Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, has called him to concede.

What happens to Trump's criminal charges?

The first former US president to face criminal charges, Donald Trump for much of this year faced...

What happens to Trump's criminal charges?

Donald Trump's US presidential election victory essentially ends the criminal cases brought against him - at least for the four years he occupies the White House.

US election: Trump claims victory after Pennsylvania call

Donald Trump took the stage in Florida about 8.30pm (NZT) to declare victory in the 2024 US...

US election: Trump claims victory after Pennsylvania call

Donald Trump has claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris.

Musk sued over election giveaway

Musk sued over election giveaway

Elon Musk is being sued in a proposed class action by registered voters who signed his petition to support the Constitution for a chance to win his $US1 million-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud.

US election: Fake bomb threats linked to Russia

Mahbuba Sultana (left) votes at the Lucky Shoals Park Recreation Center in Norcross, Georgia....

US election: Fake bomb threats linked to Russia

Phony bomb threats that appeared to originate in many cases from Russian email domains targeted polling locations across several US states on Tuesday, the FBI said.

US music great Quincy Jones dead at 91

Quincy Jones seen in 2018. Photo: Reuters

US music great Quincy Jones dead at 91

Quincy Jones, who worked with artists ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music in his collaborations with Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 91.

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