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New Zealand 'incredibly well-positioned' to weather tariff storm - Luxon
Trump's tariffs sent global markets reeling, with losses comparable to the global financial crisis and the arrival of Covid-19. Audio
Parachutist gets stuck on stadium roof, delays Champions Cup
The parachutist had apparently been due to deliver the game ball.
Fiji hit with 32 percent tariff by Trump
The Fijian Deputy Prime Minister is calling the 32 percent tariff on Fijian exports to the US disproportionate and unfair. Fiji TV senior reporter Mereoni Mili spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Trump places 10 percent tariff on Tokelau
Tiny outposts populated by penguins and small island nations are among some of the places targeted by the Trump administration's new tariffs. Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau general… Audio
Seven serious and not-so-serious White Lotus finale theories
Here's just some of the conjecture to dive into as we reluctantly prepare to check out of the White Lotus resort & spa in Thailand.
$10 trillion wiped from S&P 500 after tariff announcements
Staying with tariffs, and they wiped out about $10 trillion worth of value from the United States' S and P 500 in the space of two days. Craigs Investment Partners investment advisor Mark Lister spoke… Audio
US: millions take to streets to protest US admin and policies
Katherine Firkin joins First Up from the centre of the world trade tariff tornado Audio
European countries present united front against US tariffs
The EU's working on its response to the Trump Tariffs - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest from Europe. Audio
Texas records second measles-related death amid outbreak
A second child with measles has died in Texas where hundreds of cases of the disease have been recorded in recent weeks.
Israel detained two British MPs accused of 'anti-Israel hatred'
A statement from the Israeli immigration ministry, said that the detained parliamentarians were rejected because they were suspected of plans to "document the activities of security forces and spread…
Allies flinch as Trump blows up the West as we know it
Analysis - Some of the US's closest friends are rethinking their relationship in the face of isolationism.
Rain hinders Myanmar quake relief as death toll climbs to 3471
Aid agencies have warned the combination of the unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease, including cholera, among quake survivors. Audio
Volunteers help flood-affected graziers in Western Qld
Widespread flooding in Western Queensland is beginning to ease as volunteers help clear the remaining damage.
Russian attack on Zelensky's home city kills 19 people, including 9 children
Kryvyi Rih has come under repeated Russian attack in recent months.
George Santos should face more than 7 years prison - prosecutors
George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after a brief scandal-plagued tenure, should be sentenced to more than seven years in prison for fraud and identity theft, prosecutors say.
Myanmar quake death toll at 3354
Myanmar's state media say the toll from the earthquake has climbed to 3354 people killed, and the military government's leader has repeated promises for fair elections, amid talks with foreign…
'A great time to get rich' - Inside Trump's defiant response to the markets' tariff meltdown
US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners - including a market sell-off, foreign retaliation and anger from corporate America.
Magnitude-6.9 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
The quake was at a depth of 49km, triggering a tsunami warning which was later lifted.
China hits back hard in global trade war
The world's second biggest economy has announced additional tariffs of 34 percent on US goods.
Trump fires NSA director in national security purge, sources say
Sources said the purge also included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.
