News

The UN Security Council's credibility is at stake because of its failure to enforce its own resolutions on the Israel-Gaza conflict, former prime minister Helen Clark says.

Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, saying it has thwarted an Iran-backed assassination plot, a day after explosions of Hezbollah radios followed blasts in booby-trapped pagers, setting the foes hurtling towards war.

The accused creator of a secret app used by organised crime networks will remain behind bars after police thwarted a string of potential murders and violent crimes.

Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, after heavy rains battered the central provinces of the war-torn Southeast Asian country.

Shogun, a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at the Emmy Awards, while Hacks upset defending comedy champion The Bear at TV's highest honours.

The erratic life of a struggling roofing contractor suspected of trying to shoot former US president Donald Trump swerved from bounced cheques to a gun felony conviction.

The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic.