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London police arrest more than 200 at protest backing banned group Palestine Action

Why Vietnam, and Its Hotels, Should Be on Your Bucket List

Germany's AfD reiterates call for tax cuts to help economy

Why women often feel embarrassed to talk about money
The co-founders of a new training course want to remove the "ick factor" many women have about discussing personal finance.

Study shows benefits of psychedelic drugs for people with life-threatening illness
A study involving 93 palliative care doctors in New Zealand and Australia has found strong support for more research into psychedelic medicines being used to treat palliative patients.

Rewilding project bringing sharks back to archipelago
New Zealand-based ecologist Mark Erdmann is on a mission to re-introduce the leopard shark to Raja Ampat.

Most charter schools reached or surpassed target starting enrolments
The schools set up last year had 658 pupils between them.

Boeing’s Moon Rocket Faces Uncertain Future Under Trump’s NASA

German police probe Israeli flag theft, desecration in Berlin

German far-right AfD issues radical manifesto ahead of key state poll

Israel says it dropped 18,000 bombs on Iran in five weeks of war

Electric LDV ute spotted testing in NZ ahead of potential launch
Fully electric LDV eTerron 9 seen on Kiwi streets. Will it launch here?

Hug your kids today. They may be drafted tomorrow
OPINION: Today it seems unimaginable that we could be compelled back into armed conflict, but the speed with which events have moved in the last week has proved how quickly old certainties can dissolve.

Popular Tanzanian musician Matonya charged with rape in Kenya
The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.

Irish police push back fuel protesters at oil refinery
Demonstrations due to high prices caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran are affecting traffic on several roads.

Watch: Beirut residents deal with aftermath of deadly Israeli attacks
BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.

Te Wehi: 'I just thought I'd be fencing for the rest of my life'
After stepping onstage for the first time last March, Whakatane musician Te Wehi releases his debut album I'm Home next month.

NZDF to send 50 personnel to aerial and ground drones exercise in US
The tests would likely include high-tech helmet-and-glasses worn by soldiers that could command drones and give them lots of battlefield data.

Iran war, petrol crisis causing increased stress among Kiwis
Modern-day technology has made world events seem much closer to home in New Zealand.

Live weather: Cyclone Vaianu brings damaging winds, heavy rain to North Island
MetService has started scaling back its warnings, with the situation de-escalating.

Lufthansa pilots called to strike on Monday and Tuesday

‘Every game is a final’: The Phoenix’s unlikely dash for the playoffs
The A-League’s form team is hunting a fourth straight win to snatch back control of their finals destiny.

US Customs shrugs off ‘devastating’ damage to couple’s $220,000 cacao shipment
The cacao and maca was shipped from Peru to New Zealand via the US, where packages were sliced open and ruined by customs.

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Jazz musician claims NZ record label promised lots, delivered little
Kelvin Roy says Do It Management’s pedigree working with major international artists excited him, but things turned sour soon after he signed his music over.

An inappropriate joke nearly ended his career. Now he's back with more humour
A misfired joke nearly derailed Samay Raina’s comedy career. Now he’s back, reclaiming his voice.

Man appears in court after deaths of four migrants trying to cross channel
Alnour Mohamed Ali, a 27-year-old Sudanese national, was charged with endangering life after two men and two women died.

NHS to offer second dose of MenB vaccine after Kent outbreak
Vaccines were offered to thousands of people who may have been exposed, including university students and school pupils in the area.