World Politics

Countries throughout the Pacific are in Vietnam discussing the future of the world's largest tuna fishery this week.

The 26 members range from small island climate vulnerable states, such as Tuvalu… Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about how the Government's industrial relations reforms look set to pass, and how they'll be a big win for workers and higher wages. He also… Audio

An open letter signed by around 250 local academics offering solidarity with protesters in Iran will today be sent to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The organisers say it's past time for educators in… Audio

In the US, it looks like it will be a record turnout in Georgia's Senate runoff.

Already more than 400,000 early votes have been been cast.

None of the candidates received the 50 percent majority… Audio

In their first international trip since becoming Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine will visit the US this week amid an ongoing row with Prince Harry.

The royal couple's attending… Audio

Covid-19 is flaring up in China, and so are protests in many cities and campuses across the world's most-populous nation and second-largest economy.

The unprecedented dissent has been spurred by the… Audio

Anti-government protests continue across many Chinese cities in the wake of the country's zero-Covid policy three years.

Demonstrators say they are frustrated by the government's belief that the… Audio

A niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been arrested after calling on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran's quote, "murderous and child-killing" regime.

Farideh… Audio

What do closer trade ties with Vietnam mean for New Zealand? Audio

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Seoul. He talks to Susie about signs that Xi Jinping's plans for an exit from the Zero-Covid strategy are already unravelling. In… Audio

Donald Trump is running for President again. NPR's Washington DeskDanielle Kurtzleben talks to Kathryn about the reception that is getting in the US and also who may run against him.  Audio

In the United States the Republicans have won the House, what will that mean? And can Donald Trump possibly win the Presidency again? Joining us again is our U.S. correspondent Karen Kasler, the… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bangkok this afternoon, ahead of the APEC summit.

She says it will be an upfront and frank conversation, and on… Audio

In Egypt at the COP27 climate summit, talks on loss and damage have reached a key milestone.

That would mean vulnerable countries are a step closer to compensation for climate change-fuelled… Audio

The Prime Minister's week long south east Asian trip gets down to the sharp end over the next two days with the summit of APEC in the Thai capital Bangkok.

Jacinda Ardern has a flurry of meetings… Audio

Republicans are projected to win the House of Representatives in the US midterm elections. 

The victory is far from the dominating "red wave" Republicans had anticipated but it will cause problems… Audio