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
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
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
'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
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
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
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’
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
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?
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
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
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
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.
Spanish royals pelted with mud at protest
Spanish royals pelted with mud at protest
Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by deadly floods have protested during a visit by Spanish royals and the Prime Minister, with some throwing mud at them.
Security ramped up amid fears of election day unrest
Security ramped up amid fears of election day unrest
As a tense America votes for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, concerns about potential political violence have prompted officials to take a variety of measures to bolster security during and after election day.
Harris, Trump make final election push
Harris, Trump make final election push
A presidential election unlike any other in US history has entered its last full day, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris scrambling for an edge in a tight contest
Prayers for Harris, Trump embraces violent rhetoric
Prayers for Harris, Trump embraces violent rhetoric
Kamala Harris has made her closing pitch for the US presidency at a historically black church in the battleground state of Michigan, while rival Donald Trump embraced violent rhetoric at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Melbourne community grieves after 'passionate rapper' killed
Melbourne community grieves after 'passionate rapper' killed
Family and friends are grieving the loss of a "talented and sociable" young rapper who died after he was shot in North Melbourne by a gunman who remains on the run.
Cyclone season 'increases Manawanui risk'
Cyclone season 'increases Manawanui risk'
As the Pacific cyclone season begins, it is vital the hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel inside the wreck of the Manawanui be removed, an ecology expert says.