Rachel Morgan News Editor 
New Zealanders heading into the school holidays face a weekend of unsettled weather, with MetService forecasting a cocktail of heavy rain, strong winds, and snow across various regions. While Thursday provided a window of mostly clear skies, a sequence of cold fronts is set to move in starting Friday, peaking with the most severe conditions … Read more
New Zealand First has pledged to slash the company tax rate for small and medium-sized businesses from 28% to 20% for firms with a turnover below $30 million. The policy carries an estimated initial annual cost of $1 billion, which the party argues will be more than covered in the medium term through broader economic … Read more
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s documentary NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, where it received a festival-record 25-minute standing ovation and won the special jury prize. The 80-minute film reveals the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, drawing on secret nighttime interviews shot on the rooftops … Read more
An Indonesian appeals court cut the prison sentence of Gojek founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to nine years from 10 years on Thursday, September 24, 2026, following a graft conviction tied to improper laptop procurement. Judges rejected his appeal to dismiss all charges, maintaining that the previous ruling aligned with established trial facts, … Read more
French and British authorities are managing tense diplomatic and operational disputes over Channel migration policies, as recent data shows French units preventing thousands of…
On Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima approved amendments to the Law on Limiting Price Increases for Petroleum Products at its final reading. The legislation mandates a temporary reduction in excise duty rates for diesel fuel and unleaded petrol across Latvia, taking effect on October 1 and running through the end of the year. Excise Tax … Read more
A U.S. citizen was mistakenly detained and left injured on the ground by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Evanston, Illinois, on Sunday, September 20.
Human skeletal remains discovered beside the M67 motorway in Greater Manchester on August 3, 2026, have been formally identified as 41-year-old Ajani Campbell, who was reported missing from Preston earlier this year. Greater Manchester Police confirmed that DNA testing of a bone matched the remains to Mr Campbell, following a discovery made by bridge inspectors … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to propose a timeline by next week for resolving the symbol dispute between rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). According to court records, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant emphasized that an early decision is … Read more
Pakistan carried out air strikes on Thursday targeting 10 locations in Afghanistan used to store and launch drones, according to statements from Pakistani officials and regional spokespeople. The military actions follow what Islamabad described as an unlawful drone incursion from Afghan territory, escalating tensions between the neighboring countries after months of relative calm. Pakistan Details … Read more