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Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi unleashes

Muslim voters have 'long been ignored', says Deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi, amid expectations a grassroots organisation will field candidates in Labor-held seats.

Elephant in room at NATO: would Trump blow it up?

Western leaders are celebrating 75 years of NATO with an elephant in the room -- will Donald Trump, who could again be the US president within months, blow the alliance up? "You did this for four years, and guess what?

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Macron mayhem a wake-up call for all

From having a healthy majority in the National Assembly, Mr Macron's snap election gamble has thrown it all away. His centrist Ensemble bloc is diminished, demoralised, outnumbered.

Darleen Tana announcement leaves unanswered questions

If embattled MP Darleen Tana refuses to step down, the Green Party will face a tough choice between its principles and political expediency The post Darleen Tana announcement leaves unanswered questions appeared first on Newsroom.

Combat footage showed a gripping battle between Ukrainian M2 Bradley and two Russian vehicles

Courteeners perform biggest ever Lytham Festival gig

Manchester rock lords the Courteeners headlined Lytham Festival’s biggest ever night as they performed to a sold-out crowd.

Labour plans for State Pension, Universal Credit, PIP and cost of living payments

The Labour Party has pledged to "kickstart economic growth" after the General Election - here is what it has said about the benefits system.

Moment National Rally members react to shock French exit poll

Footage shows several members of the National Rally (RN) with champagne glasses in their hands as they watch the exit poll results being announced.

Athletics-Ukraine's Mahuchikh breaks 1987 women's high jump world record

PARIS (Reuters) -Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women's high jump on Sunday, clearing 2.10 meters at the Paris Diamond League to break a mark that has stood since 1987. The 22-year-old world champion brushed off suggestions though that the jump had made her the clear favourite for the Paris Olympics, which begins on July 26. "I am looking forward to the Olympic Games

Biden jokes about his age and says he looks ahead to NATO summit

Embattled Biden jokes about his age during a speech at the Mt. Airy Church of Christ service in Philadelphia, and says he looks ahead to NATO summit.

‘I can barely afford my son’s school fees under Labour – so what about my daughter?’

A generation ago, someone like Jeremy Prout, a consultant for 20 years, would have comfortably been able to send his children to private school. As it stands, he can just about afford the fees for his son, 11, and daughter, eight. The north London primary school charges £5,000 a term – a bill that will rise to £8,000 when his eldest moves to second...

Is this Australia's hottest criminal? Man's mugshot goes viral

An Aussie man whose handsome 'hot' mugshot sent social media alight has walked free from jail.

Yale professor sounds the alarm: World War III could be closer than we think

A growing problem in Antarctic could soon become a major disaster for the world

Violent Riots erupt as 'France's Jeremy Corbyn' claims election win

Footage shows hooded and masked protesters running through Paris, launching projectiles and setting Paris ablaze - as police attempt to prevent ugly scenes breaking out amid high political tension.

Monster crocodile's wild act that had wildlife rangers on edge

Heart-stopping footage captured the moment a monster crocodile put Western Australian wildlife rangers on edge as they warned visitors to be prepared to run.

France voter turnout high: French leftists win most seats in elections, pollsters predict

Projections show left coalition that came together ahead of snap election won most seats.

New Zealand leads world’s first trade agreement between indigenous people

The arrangement helped US and Canadian indigenous people meet for the first time.

Tribunal: Kiwi lawyer, who also works for Government, cleared of wrongdoing for conduct in Australian court custody battle for stepdaughter

The man was embroiled in an international custody battle for his stepdaughter.

Mum dies days after admitting killing her son, 8, in bid to end his suffering

Antonya Cooper, 77, admitted to having ended the life of her seven-year-old son Hamish and claimed to have allowed him to die "peacefully" following a terminal cancer diagnosis

Single detail in Coles photo divides Aussies on who is at fault

A concerned shopper spotted the filthy state of the shelves at the Coles in Melbourne on Sunday and claimed to watch staff 'ignoring it' for about 30 minutes.

Home secretary launches new border security squad after scrapping Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan

Home secretary launches new border security squad after scrapping Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan - Yvette Cooper said the new body, set to include MI5, would tackle the root cause of the small boats crisis ‘going after these dangerous criminals and bringing them to justice’

Shark lurks in shallow water after multiple people bitten in ‘unprecedented’ Texas attack

Shark lurks in shallow water after multiple people bitten in ‘unprecedented’ Texas attack -

Christchurch man killed stranger he thought was abducting his son from skatepark

He became enraged when he saw the stranger holding his son's hand.

22-year-old MP hits back at claims he doesn't have enough 'experience'

Sam Carling has become the youngest member of the Commons after being elected to Parliament to represent North West Cambridgeshire at the age of 22.

Ōamaru rest home staff member dies after being hit by car

They had been visiting a care home resident before the accident.

Russia is approaching a new major milestone in its personnel losses

Urgent warning over parasite spreading at alarming rate in Australia

Australia has been hit by one of its largest gastro outbreaks in 20 years with one group becoming sick at an alarming rate.

Student believed to be stabbed at Wellington Girls’ College

A person was taken to hospital and the school was put into lockdown on Friday.

Tauranga District Court case: Jafar Kurisi’s crowdfunded reparation keeps him out of jail for illegal migrant exploitation

Around 19 workers were housed in a garage for four months. Some were without mattresses.

Māori and Pasifika underwent diabetes amputations a ‘decade earlier’ than other groups - northern region study

Audit of five major hospitals show amputations were common for Māori and Pasifika.

Felon, 21, kills four in mass shooting at Kentucky birthday party before turning gun on himself

Felon, 21, kills four in mass shooting at Kentucky birthday party before turning gun on himself - Suspected killer Chase Garvey, 21, was not invited to the party but was known to others at the gathering

Government considering new marae and cultural hub in Ruapehu after ‘flawed’ engagement with iwi

Concerns were raised about commercialising the Tūroa family name on Mt Ruapehu.

Explainer: Will Darleen Tana be kicked out Parliament, or is this a stand-off waiting to happen?

The waka-jumping law allows her to be ejected - but is this a stand-off waiting to happen?

Firefighters rush to shopping centre as car park goes up in flames

Firefighters rushed to Lakeside Shopping Centre in south Essex around 2.50pm today after a multi-story car park went up in flames. Crews had the blaze extinguished by 3.25pm.

'I refused to switch plane seats for a mum and her kid - she should have booked'

A woman has defended her decision to refuse to swap seats with a mum on a plane so that she and her child could sit closer to the front - as her excuse wasn't good enough

Why are protesters squirting water at tourists in Barcelona?

Spanish civilians have become fed up with the lack of affordable housing in their cities.

Archbishop claims he felt pressured to abort his disabled daughter

Justin Welby 's daughter, Ellie, who is now aged 32, suffers from dyspraxia - a condition which affects movement and co-ordination.

Rachel Reeves: 'I'll rip up rules on planning within days'

Vowing to take the 'difficult decisions' needed to boost economic growth, the new Chancellor will use her first major speech to reveal that the Government is beginning its assault on the planning rules.

Bay of Plenty crash: Emergency services called to State Highway 2 at Pukehina

Police were called to the crash about 1.55pm.

British, 18, 'accuses UK holidaymaker of raping her in Ayia Napa'

The 18-year-old woman went to Cypriot police and told them that she woke up in the bed of the man, who is reported to be 19 years old.

Audrey Flack, artist whose massive New York statue of a British ‘slaver’ queen was melted down – obituary

Audrey Flack, who has died aged 93, enjoyed an eclectic career as an artist, swimming against the tide of the avant garde and celebrating kitsch, which she defined as anything the art world considered “too sentimental, too glitzy, with too much colour and too much emotion”, or in other words, “something that people can relate to”. She treasured the...

Iranian warship Sahand capsizes and sinks in port

Iranian warship Sahand capsizes and sinks in port - Frigate was being repaired at a wharf when it became unbalanced and sank in shallow water

The Turkish Detective, BBC Two review: solid crime caper to liven the summer doldrums

This is the time of year when broadcasters fill the schedules with dramas that they’ve bought in from elsewhere. The shows that they’ve spent considerable time and money on are saved for the months when it’s colder and darker, and we’re more likely to be spending our evenings in front of the TV. So here is The Turkish Detective on BBC Two, a crime ...

Tauranga council’s private cocktail party cost $40k but details of who attended still under wraps

The event was held to celebrate the city.

Watch: Greens respond to MP Darleen Tana investigation findings

Tana has resigned from the Green Party and may remain in Parliament, despite the party having demanded she quit as an MP.

Couple's retirement dreams in ruins after major highway bypass upgrade

The couple bought 2.7 hectares at Korora on the outskirts of Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast for $118,000 in 1988 with the view to subdividing it into 26 lots and selling it off in years to come.

Lotto results: Ōtorohanga player wins share of $1 million

One store sold 10 winning tickets plus a second division Powerball winner.

EU willing to offer Keir Starmer new deal on Brexit, Irish PM says

EU willing to offer Keir Starmer new deal on Brexit, Irish PM says - Labour leader vows to improve the UK’s relationship with the bloc including ‘closer ties’ on trading, research and defence, pledging a better outcome than Boris Johnson’s ‘botched’ deal

Fatal Wānaka crash: Cyclist was Japanese tourist travelling on wrong side of road, not wearing helmet

Police confirm he was a 25-year-old man from Japan.