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Kendrick Lamar pops out with surprise new album

Rap superstar surprises fans with unannounced release of 12-track album.

Fears for Gaza hospitals as fuel, aid run low

Gaza health ministry says hospitals have two days' fuel left before restricting services.

'Cursed' $1.7 billion emerald may soon return to Brazil

The giant gem was illegally taken from Brazil and smuggled into the US in 2001.

‘Deeply worried’: Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy jnr to health role alarms NZ health experts

RFK's peripheral role in the Samoan measles epidemic has been raised by several experts.

I can slash $3.4 trillion from federal budget without new laws, says Musk

The billionaire has been appointed by Trump to run a new external efficiency watchdog.

Ellen DeGeneres reportedly ‘leaves US’ after Trump win

The host has been spotted across the Atlantic post-election.

Trump taps loyalist for Attorney-General after Matt Gaetz withdrawal

Trump has a new pick after his first choice withdraws amid misconduct claims.

White supremacist incidents are rising across the US

NYT: The number of hate groups is resurging after a period of decline, experts say.

Runaway dad who faked his own death refuses to come home to wife and kids

NY Times: Ryan Borgwardt is thought to be living in Eastern Europe with another woman.

US embassy in Kyiv closes over fears of ‘significant air attack’

Ukraine this week fired longer-range US missiles at Russian territory for the first time.

Can these ex-Hollywood chimps find a place among the apes?

NY Times: Chimps who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own.

Trump names former wrestling executive as Education Secretary

Linda McMahon is a co-chair of Trump's transition team ahead of his White House return.

How the world reacted to te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti

And how international media are framing the Treaty Principles Bill debate.

Five ways RFK Jr. could undermine lifesaving childhood vaccines

New York Times: The longtime vaccine critic could be in charge of US immunisations.

Lex: Walmart’s cheap goods justify its expensive stock

Financial Times: There are merchants, and then there is Walmart.

SpaceX set for Starship’s next flight, with Trump watching

The 30-minute launch window opens at 11am, New Zealand time.

Ukraine war escalation unsettles markets, European stocks fall

Financial Times: US Treasuries rally as investors sell equities and seek safe assets.

Kiwi workers lose jobs as billion-dollar firm quietly shifts production to US

AG1 was marketed as ‘made in NZ’, but an investigation reveals it’s mostly made in Utah.