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  • War a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland's PM

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    30 Mar 2024
    European Council President Donald Tusk

    If Ukraine is defeated by Russia, nobody in Europe will be able to feel safe, the Polish prime minister says.

    War a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland's PM
  • Baltimore residents question robustness of cargo ship that struck bridge

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    27 Mar 2024
    Part of the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early March 26 after being struck by the Singapore-flagged Dali container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. There was no immediate confirmation of the cause of the disaster, but Baltimore's Police Commissioner Richard Worley said there was "no indication" of terrorism. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP)

    A New Zealander in Baltimore says people are questioning whether the ship should have left the dock. Audio

    Baltimore residents question robustness of cargo ship that struck bridge
  • Baltimore bridge collapse: Mayday call saves lives

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    27 Mar 2024
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 26: In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. According to reports, rescuers are still searching for multiple people, while two survivors have been pulled from the Patapsco River. A work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30am on Tuesday morning. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S.   Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by TASOS KATOPODIS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    Many lives were saved by a mayday call from the ship's crew, which prompted local officials to stop traffic driving onto the bridge before it collapsed.

    Baltimore bridge collapse: Mayday call saves lives
  • 'An unthinkable tragedy' - major bridge in Baltimore collapses

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    26 Mar 2024
    The 3km long Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland has collapsed into the water after a cargo ship collided with it.

    The 3km-long Key Bridge has collapsed and there are reports of cars in the water.

    Major bridge in Baltimore, US collapses after being struck by cargo ship
  • Israel scraps visit after US allows passage of Gaza ceasefire resolution

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    26 Mar 2024
    US President Joe Biden (L) listens to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he joins a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 as Middle East anger flared after hundreds were killed when a rocket struck a hospital in war-torn Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinians quick to trade blame. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

    Relations between the United States President and Israel Prime Minister have sunk to a wartime low, with the US allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN.

    Israel scraps visit after US allows passage of Gaza ceasefire resolution
  • Trump can't raise US$454m bond in fraud case, lawyers say

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    19 Mar 2024
    Former US president Donald Trump in court during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on 6 November 2023 in New York City.

    The former US president's lawyers say they approached 30 companies without success.

    Trump unable to raise US$454m bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say
  • Pacific news in brief for March 18

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    18 Mar 2024
    This handout picture released by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary on February 19, 2024 shows officials patrolling near the town of Wabag, 600 kilometres northwest of the capital Port Moresby. Sixty-four bloodied bodies have been found in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said on February 19, as officers reported ongoing gun battles between rival tribes. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL PAPAU NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ROYAL PAPAU NEW GUINEA CONSTABULARY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

    A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

    Pacific news in brief for March 18
  • Who are the US presidential election candidates?

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    16 Mar 2024
    (From top left clockwise) Democrat 2024 presidential candidate Joe Biden, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and independent presidential candidates Jill Stein, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face each other in the US presidential election but several third-party hopefuls are also running. Here's what to know about them.

    Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election?
  • Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip

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    12 Mar 2024
    An injured journalist is helped after he was reportedly hit by a tear gas canister fired by police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024. Sporadic gunfire rang out in Port-au-Prince late March 8, an AFP correspondent there heard, as residents desperately sought shelter amid the recent explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)

    With no prime minister and a government in disarray, the gangs' power over the capital is near absolute.

    Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip
  • 'Prepping' for disaster diversifies as more Americans lose trust

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    10 Mar 2024
    A storage room stacked with food is seen at Fortitude Ranch in Mathias, West Virginia, on March 13, 2020. The narrow, worn track in West Virginia, close to the foothills of the Appalachians, leads to a camp set back in the woods, where a group of US survivalists began preparing for the collapse of civilization long before the arrival of the new coronavirus that has brought so much of the world to a halt. The Fortitude Ranch's motto embraces both End Times and more normal times: "Prepare for the Worst... Enjoy the Present!" Members have up to two weeks each year to revel in this rural retreat, enjoying nature, hiking or trout fishing in the appropriately named Lost River. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

    The prepper movement has doubled in size since 2017, and its proponents increasingly come from outside the far right.

    US 'prepper' culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest
  • Biden and Trump rally in Georgia as 2024 rematch looms

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    10 Mar 2024
    President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, March 7, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto) (Photo by Allison Bailey / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

    Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both held campaign rallies in the US state of Georgia, as their general election showdown comes into greater focus.

    Biden and Trump rally in Georgia as 2024 rematch looms
  • Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address

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    8 Mar 2024
    US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (Photo by SHAWN THEW / POOL / AFP)

    US President Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump for kowtowing to Russia, failing to care about Covid-19 and papering over the 6 January Capitol assault in a State of the Union speech. Video

    Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address
  • UN says many bullet wounds among Gaza convoy injured

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    2 Mar 2024
    Palestinians run along a street as humanitarian aid is airdropped in Gaza City on March 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group. For months, aid workers have warned of an increasingly desperate situation for Gazan civilians, and on February 26 an official from the UN humanitarian office OCHA said widespread starvation was "almost inevitable". (Photo by AFP)

    Many of the people treated for injuries following a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza on Thursday suffered gunshot wounds, the UN has said.

    UN says many bullet wounds among Gaza convoy injured
  • Trump calls on Alabama to protect IVF treatment after court ruling

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    24 Feb 2024
    Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump attends a 'Get Out the Vote' Rally in Conway, South Carolina, on 10 February, 2024.

    Donald Trump has said he supports the availability of IVF treatment, joining a growing number of Republicans who are seeking to distance themselves from an Alabama court ruling on the issue.

    Trump calls on Alabama to protect IVF treatment after court ruling
  • Pacific news in brief for February 23

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    23 Feb 2024
    Voters queue at a polling station in Buka during Bougainville's independence referendum, November 2018.

    A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

    Pacific news in brief for February 23
  • Alabama clinics pause IVF treatments after frozen embryo ruling

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    23 Feb 2024
    Sperm tubes are placed in bank to store genetic code, reproduction clones.

    Medical providers and fertility patients in Alabama have been left in uncertainty after a court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children.

    Alabama clinics pause IVF treatments after frozen embryo ruling
  • 'Dad, please don't go out': The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages

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    22 Feb 2024
    People walk through the rubble of a building heavily damaged by Israeli bombardment, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 11 February, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

    When Israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas there was relief for their families, but more than 70 people were reported killed on the night.

    'Dad, please don't go out': The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages
  • How Israel plans to hit Hamas and scale back war

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    20 Feb 2024
    Displaced Palestinian children gather to receive food at a government school in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 19, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

    Israeli forces expect to continue full-scale operations in Gaza for up to eight weeks as they prepare for a ground invasion in the southern city of Rafah.

    Rafah attack: How Israel plans to hit Hamas and scale back war
  • 'I love you' - Navalny's wife pays tribute

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    19 Feb 2024
    An image posted by Yulia Navalnaya on Instagram of her and husband Alexei Navalny.

    The Russian dissident, 47, died last week after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" penal colony in the Arctic.

    'I love you,' Navalny's widow Yulia says beside a picture of them together
  • Luxon, Peters pay tribute to Navalny

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    17 Feb 2024
    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media in Sydney

    There has been widespread condemnation of Navalny's death in a Russian penal colony from around the world.

    Alexei Navalny 'a fierce advocate of freedom and anti-corruption' - Christopher Luxon
  • Donald Trump must pay US$354m, barred from New York business for 3 years

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    17 Feb 2024
    Former US president Donald Trump in court during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on 6 November 2023 in New York City.

    The former US president has received another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire.

    Donald Trump must pay US$354m, barred from New York business for 3 years, judge rules
  • Hunter Biden and Burisma: FBI source charged with lying about Biden bribe claims

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    16 Feb 2024
    US President Joe Biden, with son Hunter Biden, arrives at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

    An ex-FBI informant has been charged with making false statements about an alleged bribery scheme involving a Ukrainian company, President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

    Hunter Biden and Burisma: FBI source charged with lying about Biden bribe claims
  • Trump to stand trial in March in hush money case

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    16 Feb 2024
    (FILES) Former US President Donald Trump arrives at the New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization, in New York City on December 7, 2023. The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary over his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol, the state's top election official ruled.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in a ruling that the events of January 6, 2021 "occurred at the behest of, and with the knowledge and support of, the outgoing President," adding "The US Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government."

    A New York judge has denied the former US president's request to dismiss an indictment stemming from hush money paid to a porn star

    Trump to stand trial on 25 March in New York criminal hush money case
  • NZ joins call urging Israel not to move into Rafah

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    15 Feb 2024
    Australian and New New Zealand Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon meet in Sydney

    A joint statement says a military operation into Rafah would be "catastrophic" and Israel must listen to its friends and the international community.

    New Zealand, Australia and Canada PMs urge Israel not to move into Rafah
  • Robert Kennedy Jr apologises to family over Super Bowl ad

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    13 Feb 2024
    PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 20: Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at Legends Event Center on December 20, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.   Rebecca Noble/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Rebecca Noble / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    A Super Bowl advert mirrored one broadcast by his uncle John F Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1960.

    Robert Kennedy Jr apologises to family over Super Bowl ad
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