Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands have selected a pro-China candidate as their prime minister, in an indication the Pacific nation will remain a close Beijing ally.
Jeremiah Manele won the prime minister vote on Thursday, beating his opponent Matthew (...)
A knife-wielding man who killed six people in a Sydney shopping center before being shot dead has been identified by Australian police.
Joel Cauchi, 40, sent the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction complex into panic on Saturday when he began stabbing (...)
Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways.
They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found (...)
A busload full of Chinese high school students coerced into voting for a Liberal candidate. An opaque cash injection of thousands of dollars from China. A proxy agent of India's government providing illegal financial support to pro-India (...)
New Zealand announced it has tightened its visa rules, introducing language and skill criteria and shortening work permit lengths in response to "unsustainable net migration."
The changes to the Accredited Employer Worker Visa (AEWV) scheme have (...)
King Charles has greeted well-wishers in his first major public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.
The King spoke to crowds and shook people's hands after the Easter Sunday service in Windsor, where he was accompanied by Queen (...)
The UK government has formally accused China of being behind what it called "malicious" cyber campaigns against MPs and the Electoral Commission.
Two people and a company have been sanctioned over cyber-attacks.
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden said they (...)
Beijing has lashed out at the United States and the United Kingdom for imposing sanctions over alleged Chinese government-backed cyberattacks, calling the Western allies' move an act of "political manipulation."
The US and the UK announced Monday a (...)
New Zealand's deputy prime minister Winston Peters says he "does not care" about the row over using Chumbawamba hit Tubthumping at a political rally.
The UK band had accused him of "hijacking" the song and had asked their recording label to issue a (...)
All but one of the 100 cities with the world's worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide.
The (...)
David Seidler, best known for writing the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, has died aged 86.
The London-born screenwriter, who had a stammer, brought the true story of how King George VI overcame his speech impediment to the big screen.
The (...)
Dozens of people were injured after a flight from Australia to New Zealand experienced a "technical event" that produced a sudden movement, according to the flight's operator, with witnesses telling local media passengers were suddenly thrown around (...)
A New Zealand court has ordered NZ$10m (£4.8m; $6m) in compensation to the victims of the White Island volcano disaster, where 22 people died.
In December 2019, 47 people were touring the volcano when it erupted, killing nearly half of the group and (...)
SEOUL — On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, Yejin is cooking lunch for her friends at her apartment, where she lives alone on the outskirts of Seoul, happily single.
While they eat, one of them pulls up a well-worn meme of a cartoon dinosaur on her phone. (...)
The Pentagon said US and UK fighter planes have carried out strikes on 18 Houthi sites in Yemen — the fourth such joint operation by the allies.
The US said Saturday's strikes were directed against storage facilities, drones, air defense systems, (...)
Egypt is building a massive miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with southern Gaza, new satellite images show, as fears grow over Israel's planned ground offensive in Rafah where more than half of Gaza's population is sheltering.
The (...)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his engagement to his partner of four years, Jodie Haydon.
He proposed at the Lodge — the prime minister's official Canberra residence — on Valentine's Day, with a ring he specially (...)
Militant rebels in Indonesia's restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year.
A group of armed fighters led by tribal warlord Eganius Koyega kidnapped Phillip Mehrtens on February 7, (...)
King Charles will postpone his public-facing duties while he is treated for cancer, Buckingham Palace says.
Prince William is expected to cover some engagements on his father's behalf while the King receives medical care.
Few details about the (...)
A New Zealand MP has resigned following multiple allegations of shoplifting, which police are investigating.
Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores — one in Auckland and the other in (...)
2023 was an extraordinary year for OMODA, marked by the sensational debut of the OMODA E5 at the global brand launch event in April, followed by the boundary-pushing expansion showcased at the user conference in October, and capped off with a (...)
New Zealand's former prime minister Jacinda Ardern has married her long-term partner Clarke Gayford in a small private ceremony in North Island.
The couple had intended to tie the knot in 2022 but canceled during strict COVID restrictions that (...)
The US and UK have hinted they could take military action against Yemen's Houthi rebels, after they repelled the largest attack yet on Red Sea shipping.
Carrier-based jets and warships shot down 21 drones and missiles launched by the Iran-backed (...)
The Australian government has indicated that it has put on hold a proposal to hold a vote on removing King Charles III as its head of state.
It is a longstanding policy of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to hold a referendum on becoming a (...)
The US, UK and ten other states have warned rebels in Yemen they will face consequences if they continue to attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea. In a joint statement, the group of mainly Western countries called for an immediate end to the (...)