World Politics

A Pakistani court has jailed Imran Khan and his wife for seven years after voiding their marriage, in the latest sentence against the ex-prime minister.

Analysis - Friday night's US strikes were carefully calibrated, going further than it has gone in Iraq and Syria in recent months - but stopping short of directly attacking Iran, Paul Adams writes.

China says the joint statement made after a meeting between New Zealand and Australia's foreign and defence ministers contains groundless accusations about China's internal affairs.

New Zealand and Australia's defence and foreign affairs ministers have just wrapped up their first joint meeting in Melbourne.

The new government has been told of a deteriorating security situation, particularly with the rise of mis- and disinformation and new technologies.

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, his party said.

Winston Peters and Judith Collins will be travelling to Melbourne on Wednesday to hold joint meetings.

It is the former premier's second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country's general election.

Analysis - With no provisional order for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the ICJ's verdict leaves New Zealand's options less clear, writes Alexander Gillespie

Parliament has kicked off for 2024 with a debate over the government's decision to deploy six NZDF personnel to the Red Sea.

All nine candidates in Sunday's election are promising a tough stance towards Russia.

President Biden's comments came as he pushed US lawmakers to pass a bipartisan border security bill.

Analysis - The UN's highest legal body's decision today was not the final ruling on claims of genocide - that's likely to take several years.

Donald Trump leads Democratic President Joe Biden by six percentage points in a new poll that showed Americans are unhappy about a possible election rematch.