Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the United States-Israeli war with Iran receded as a new week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill.
United States President Donald Trump’s administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes.
Donald and Melania Trump were rushed from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security, officials said.
Councils are calling on the government to foot more of the bill for improving New Zealand's disaster resilience in the wake of the latest round of devastating storms.
Israel says it will attack Hezbollah targets forcefully, further testing a fragile ceasefire with Lebanon that US President Donald Trump recently said had been extended by three weeks.
Donald Trump has cancelled a trip by two US envoys to Iran war mediator Pakistan, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iran's foreign minister departed Islamabad after speaking only to Pakistani officials.
Police are appealing to the public for information after an alleged stabbing in central Dunedin on Saturday morning left one person in a critical condition.
The Police Commissioner has sought answers after some recruit wings at Police College fell below expected numbers, including one with fewer than 50 recruits.