Conflict

At just 36, Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin has pulled off one of the "most important moments of Finnish history."

Protesters have stormed Libya's parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk and are reported to have set fire to part of the building.

Locals in a Hawke's Bay community are devastated and angry at the SPCA's decision to close its local centre.

The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand has criticised comments by Jacinda Ardern that China is becoming more assertive.

Community groups are calling for Contact Energy's Clyde Dam consent conditions to be revisited.

Russia's actions in Ukraine are an affront to the world but mustn't be allowed to create a more polarised, dangerous world, the prime minister says.

Dozens of people are still missing after a Russian missile strike on a shopping mall in central Ukraine two days ago, while a regional governor says the situation is "very difficult" in Lysychansk in…

Ecuadorean indigenous organisations say they will meet with the government to discuss demands for lower fuel and food prices, which have sparked two weeks of protests, hitting the country's weakened…

In a statement, leaders of the world's seven richest nations also said Russia must stop blocking food from leaving Ukraine's ports.

Two Russian missiles slammed into a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killing at least 13 people and wounding 50, the regional governor said.

People fed up with the putrid stench from Bromley's wastewater plant are on the brink of protesting against Christchurch City Council's handling of the crisis.

Russia has shelled the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a day after a key eastern city fell to pro-Russian forces and as world leaders gather in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.

Russian forces seized full control of the eastern Ukrainian city on Saturday, both sides said.

Thousands of Americans have taken to the streets in peaceful protests against the Supreme Court's decision that has overturned the Roe v Wade case that recognised a constitutional right to an…

The city in eastern Ukraine has endured weeks of bombardment, as Russian forces try to take complete control of the region.

A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures has passed the US Senate even as the Supreme Court broadly expands gun rights.

The Capitol riot panel hears of an explosive Oval Office showdown with Donald Trump and justice department lawyers.

Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, European Council president Charles Michel has announced.