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    Erik Menendez (left) and his brother Lyle (right) during trial. Photo: Getty Images

    Lyle Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' murders

    Lyle Menendez, imprisoned 35 years with his brother Erik for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills home, was denied parole on Friday.

    Trump 'never inappropriate with anybody': Ghislaine Maxwell

    Ghislaine Maxwell. Photo: Getty

    Trump 'never inappropriate with anybody': Ghislaine Maxwell

    Ghislaine Maxwell told a top Justice Department official in July that she was not aware of any "client list" belonging to late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

    At least five killed in New York tour bus crash

    Authorities responding to a bus crash on the New York Thruway. Photo: WGRZ

    At least five killed in New York tour bus crash

    A tour bus carrying about 50 people rolled over when the driver lost control on a western New York highway, killing at least five people and injuring dozens.

    Schools for refugee children closed

    Mohammed Faruq with daughter Nahima Bibi, 9, at the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. She wants to be...

    Schools for refugee children closed

    Nine-year-old Nahima Bibi wants to be a doctor, but is one of nearly 500,000 Rohingya children who can't go to school.

    'No tsunami threat' after South America quake

    Image: USGS

    'No tsunami threat' after South America quake

    Civil Defence says there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after an earthquake off the coast of South America.

    Save the Children NZ urges end to Gaza blockade

    A picture taken on August 14, 2025, shows tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City....

    Save the Children NZ urges end to Gaza blockade

    Save the Children New Zealand says its medical teams in Gaza are facing famine alongside the people they're trying to help.

    Global Insight: Fears law of the jungle could prevail

    Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army attack on a house belonging to the Al Masri...

    Global Insight: Fears law of the jungle could prevail

    The failure of global leadership in response to the Gaza war could precipitate a ‘‘descent into the law of the jungle’’ if NZ and like-minded countries don't step into the gap, Prof Robert Patman warns.

    More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows

    US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

    More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows

    More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024.

    Strikes show Russia's intentions in war, Zelenskyy says

    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo:...

    Strikes show Russia's intentions in war, Zelenskyy says

    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war.

    Uganda to take people who may not get US asylum

    Uganda, an ally of the US in East Africa, also hosts nearly two million refugees and asylum...

    Uganda to take people who may not get US asylum

    Uganda says it has entered an agreement with the US to take in nationals from third countries who may not get asylum in the US but don't want to return to their countries of origin.

    Israel plans gradual, targeted operation in Gaza City

    A solider waits on a tank on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza.  Israel currently holds...

    Israel plans gradual, targeted operation in Gaza City

    Israel’s military has announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City, calling up tens of thousands of reservists while the govt considered a new ceasefire proposal.

    Dressing for diplomacy

    Moments after Ukraine leader Volodymyr  Zelenskyy arrived at the White House, President Donald...

    Dressing for diplomacy

    When Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov showed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a new black suit, it included a small detail.

    Baby found dead in stormwater drain in Perth

    'Horrifying': Baby found dead in stormwater drain in Perth

    A woman is assisting police after a baby boy was found dead inside a stormwater drain in Perth.

    Epstein grand jury records to remain sealed

    Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell. Photo: Getty Images

    Epstein grand jury records to remain sealed

    A US judge has denied the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges.

    Father, son missing in NSW river crash

    Father, son missing in river crash as flood threat builds in Australia

    Police divers are searching for a father and son missing after their car crashed and ended up in a New South Wales river, as heavy rain creates dangerous conditions.

    Rising Aussie road toll prompts call to cut speed limits

    Photo: Getty

    Rising Aussie road toll prompts call to cut speed limits

    Australian road accidents have claimed their highest number of victims in 15 years, the national road toll fuelled by a rising number of pedestrian deaths. 

    Devotional dance

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Devotional dance

    Followers of the Universal White Brotherhood perform a dance-like ritual called "paneurhythmy" in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria, yesterday. 

    Experiment making a meal of polystyrene

    Mealworms habitually eat more or less anything, but need training to eat the plastic products,...

    Experiment making a meal of polystyrene

    Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene.

    Church sets off on slow Swedish road trip

    It will take two days to move Kiruna's old wooden church to its new location. Photo: Reuters

    Church sets off on slow Swedish road trip

    A landmark Swedish church has begun its trip to a new home, inching down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.

    Kiwi mum breaks silence after detained in US

    Sarah Shaw and her six-year-old son Isaac after their release. Photo: Supplied

    Kiwi mum breaks silence after detained in US

    Kiwi mum Sarah Shaw and her son Isaac are back home in Washington state, after being detained for 3 weeks, but she still has to wear an ankle monitor.
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