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Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis pulled off a stunning victory and successful title defence, getting No. 2 contender Israel Adesanya to tap out in the fourth round of their championship fight…

Kiwi Israel Adesanya has been defeated by Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth. He was hoping to regain his middleweight belt.

Most of the people killed in Zawayda were from the same family, and included eight children and four women.

Lebanon says the building was housing refugees, while Israel says it targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot.

Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr bagged $83,000, while two Hong Kong fencers got $1.28m each - but there are other benefits, too.

Stephen Rainbow's social media posts once led to an investigation by his then-employer Auckland Transport.

Negotiators will meet again next week, seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages.

Israel Adesanya is set to take on his rival Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight strap in Perth.

Israel Adesnaya and Dricus Du Plessis have exchanged heated words ahead of their UFC title fight in Perth.

A breakdown of identified reported fatalities says a majority are children, women or elderly people - and some experts say it's an undercount.

Around the world, successful athletes are awarded cash bonuses for their performance - from nil to hundreds of thousands of dollars. What do Kiwis get?

Gaza ceasefire talks may not go ahead this week and sources say Iran is prepared to attack if there's no progress on talks.

An ethical investment group is raising fresh concerns about KiwiSaver funds invested in companies involved in constructing and financing Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The move comes in response to fears of a wider regional conflict, after the recent assassination of senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.

In the quiet of early Saturday morning in Gaza City, desperate Palestinians seeking refuge in a school complex awoke to a catastrophic blast.

Israel says the toll was inflated and 19 militants were among the dead.

Gaza's Hamas-controlled civil defence agency says dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a shelter in a school in Gaza City.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby accused Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of making false claims.

Analysis - At first glance, there might seem to be little opportunity for New Zealand to contribute to a peaceful resolution. But that is not to say the country has no options, Myra Williamson writes.