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Thursday briefing: What difference will the ceasefire in the Middle East make, and will it hold?
In today’s newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, but unresolved disputes and compe…
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Hundreds search for wolf that escaped from zoo in South Korea
Local school closes in Daejeon city as hundreds of emergency service and military personnel scour area around …
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Hit New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords reunion gigs sell out in minutes
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement announce four shows at Wellington venue Meow Nui from next week – their firs…
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How KFC, AKA Korean fried chicken, took over the world
The dish, adapted from one brought by US soldiers after the Korean war, has sparked thousands of variations an…
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How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for …
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How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for …
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US-Iran ceasefire: has Tehran played Trump? – The Latest
The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire thanks to a last-minute diplomatic interventio…
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US-Iran ceasefire: has Tehran played Trump? – The Latest
The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire thanks to a last-minute diplomatic interventio…
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Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says
Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centresTim…
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At least 254 killed after Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes
‘Largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began prompts warnings Iran could pull out of ceasefi…
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Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting infl…
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu may bring life-threatening winds to New Zealand, forecasters warn
Category 3 cyclone is moving south of Fiji towards New Zealand, with winds at centre in excess of 150km/hTropi…
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New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant …
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Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100
UN assists in emergency vaccination drive as country battles worst surge in cases in years amid fall in vaccin…
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In the Rohingya refugee camps, we really want you to keep the gas running | Ajas Khan
Aid cuts mean the ethnically-cleansed refugees from Myanmar face a return to cooking over toxic flames, or kee…