Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail this morning for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya.

US President Donald Trump said today that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.

An Australian real estate agent who believed she was doing the "right thing" by buying a vulnerable retiree's property half a million dollars below market value has had her licence suspended.

Warning: distressing content. A Whangārei husband and wife face numerous allegations of violence and cruelty towards children placed in their care since 2012.