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Kiwi hotel manager reassures guests in Thailand after quake
Kiwi hotel manager reassures guests in Thailand after quake. Video / pw.piraya via TikTok
‘Something was wrong’: Investigation launched into Bangkok high-rise collapse
A 33-floor skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed during Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
Live: Myanmar quake toll passes 1600 as rescuers dig for survivors
Myanmar's leader issued a rare plea for international aid in televised address.
‘Making a mistake’: Signal chat cements JD Vance’s role as sceptic of foreign intervention
Concerns the VP embodies potentially permanent shift in United States' approach to Europe,
Elon Musk selling X to his own xAI for $57 billion
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Massive earthquake kills more than 140 in Myanmar and Thailand
The UN is scrambling aid to Southeast Asia after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar.
Myanmar quake: 1000+ confirmed dead, NZ gives $2 million in aid
The earthquake's epicentre was in Mandalay, causing widespread devastation.
Southeast Asia quake - death toll could surpass 10,000
Myanmar's leader issued a rare plea for international aid in televised address.
Why Elon Musk’s million-dollar pledge is stirring controversy
Musk offers US$100 to anyone signing a petition against 'activist judges'.
Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland: ‘You have under-invested’
US Vice-President's visit to the Pituffik Base was seen as a provocation by Denmark.
Myanmar deadly earthquake, health sector woes, Australian election begins | NZ Herald News Update
A devastating earthquake shook Myanmar and surrounding countries late last night. The NZ health sector continues to struggle, Israel continues bombing Israel despite ceasefire.
Watch: Crash at Australian airshow leaves pilot seriously injured
A witness says the entire crowd was stunned into silence.
Woman charged with murder after friend's body found in unit wall
Tanya Lee Glover's body was found wrapped in clothing behind a wall in Alderley, Brisbane.
‘Monster’ under child’s bed turns out to be real
A babysitter checks under the bed to ease a child's fear – and finds a living nightmare.
Watch: Masked US cops ‘spirit away’ Turkish student on her way to break Ramadan fast
The arrest has sent shockwaves through the academic community.
Analysis: Trump takes government secrecy seriously - but only when it suits him
New York Times: The definition of an official secret depends on what works best for Trump.
‘Bugger it’: Australian policeman avoids jail for tasering great grandmother
Kristian White won't serve jail time for fatally tasering Clare Nowland.
Australian PM calls general election for May 3
Economic concerns and high housing costs will dominate the election.
Putin warns US plans for Greenland could escalate Arctic tensions
Putin warns the Arctic could be a springboard for future conflicts.
‘At least 10cm’: Witness describes horror of Amsterdam stabbing
A bystander overpowered the suspect, who was then arrested.
Six Russians dead in sinking of Egypt tourist submarine
Thirty-nine tourists were rescued, and investigations are under way.
Market close: Ryman’s resurgence: Shares climb off 13-year low
The NZ sharemarket closed down 28.39 points or 0.23%.
Watch: Furious villagers slay crocodile, cut stomach open after local boy snatched
Police have warned residents not to linger on the riverbanks after the deadly attack.
Boy, 10, killed by crocodile while playing in river with his friends in Indonesia
A schoolboy was killed by a crocodile while playing in a river in Indonesia. Video / Video Elephant
Albanese says he will call Australian election ‘imminently’
Elon Musk's influence raises concerns of foreign interference in Australia.
Japan considers daily ATM withdrawal, transfer limit for elderly
The change aims to reduce special fraud, which increased to 72.1 billion yen last year.
'Devastating impact': Trump's new tariffs on imported cars spark trade tensions
USMCA-compliant auto parts will remain tariff-free for now.
Seven-year-old boy’s arm ripped off by ‘monster’ crocodile
'This must not happen again ... it was horrendous'
The scammer’s manual: How to launder money and get away with it
NYT: Insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.
The reason Donald Trump will not fire Mike Waltz — for now
Waltz criticised the media and praised Trump during a press conference.
Leaked chats reveal attack plans as White House defends actions
White House officials called the magazine’s journalists ‘scumbags’.
How a mild-mannered family man became Putin’s public enemy No 1
Times: '[My wife] said she married a fun DJ... And a DJ doesn’t usually get killed.'
South Korea wildfires kill 19, force mass evacuations
Around 27,000 people evacuated as fires cut off roads and communications.