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Ukraine offers prisoners release at a high price

Ukraine offers prisoners release at a high price - About 27,000 inmates could potentially be eligible for the new program

2024-07-01T09:41:32Z

Christchurch shoe repair store moving out after 144 years

It's been in the same spot since 1880 - but its owner says the building's "done its dash".

2024-07-01T08:49:59Z

Nebraska neighbor, 74, shoots seven people in suspected racist attack

The gunfire came from 74-year-old Crete resident Billy Booth Friday, and culminated with him turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, cops said.

2024-07-01T10:55:16Z

Announcement of Rural Assistance Payments welcome news for Whanganui

The Rural Assistance Payments are available to 38 districts across the country.

2024-07-01T03:32:35Z

Vote for meee! Moment screaming Ed Davey performs bungee jump

This is the extraordinary moment Lib Dems leader Sir Ed Davey performs a bungee jump. The British politician was recently spotted jumping around a garden while clapping his hands alongside the Surrey Swing Dance Society.

2024-07-01T09:59:24Z

Far-left protests escalate on Paris streets after far-right election result

Protesters set off flares in Paris as they marched through the city's streets past smoking tear gas canisters and flaming trash cans following initial results of the first round of a parliamentary election which tipped Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) as the winner.

2024-07-01T06:42:01Z

Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills

A survey of more than 1,000 people in NSW found that 39 per cent of respondents that had their energy disconnected were from middle income households.

2024-06-30T23:23:17Z

North Korea tests ballistic missiles in response to US-South Korea-Japan military drill

North Korea tests ballistic missiles in response to US-South Korea-Japan military drill - One of two missiles fired possibly blew up, raining debris near Pyongyang, South Korean army claims

2024-07-01T06:17:12Z

Soldier pleads guilty to groping two bartenders at Linton Military Camp

'I could visibly see that she was uncomfortable' bar staffer said about woman he touched.

2024-07-01T06:03:16Z

Major twist in battle for late Chicago recluse's $11 million fortune

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan made the decision Thursday, after hearing testimony from two men who say they witnessed Joseph Stancak (not pictured) sign the will the year before he passed.

2024-07-01T00:57:50Z

Wairoa District Council Givealittle page for flood victims: ‘We can’t let small communities like Wairoa fall through the cracks’

Council chooses to run Givealittle page for a struggling community.

2024-07-01T06:03:04Z

Anti-tank missiles fired at Metula in northern Israel, missile hits house

Anti-tank missiles were identified as crossing into northern Israel, with one missile hitting a house in Metula, the IDF confirmed on Sunday. "Following the sirens that sounded in the area of Merom Golan in northern Israel at 16:08, a number of suspicious aerial targets were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel territory. An explosive UAV w...

2024-06-30T14:39:42Z

North Carolina mom charged with murdering two of her adopted children

North Carolina mom charged with murdering two of her adopted children - Avantae Deven faces multiple charges relating to the disappearance and death of Blake and London Deven

2024-06-30T17:54:08Z

Who is Jordan Bardella? Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old protege with film star looks who made Macron panic

Who is Jordan Bardella? Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old protege with film star looks who made Macron panic - The president of the far-right National Rally party is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron’s government

2024-06-10T13:53:00Z

US set to remove $320m Gaza humanitarian pier - and it may never come back

US set to remove $320m Gaza humanitarian pier - and it may never come back - US officials say it may not be put back in place unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

2024-06-28T20:30:58Z

2024-06-30T23:51:17Z

Couple, 70 and 71, die by lethal injection in double-euthanasia

Jan Faber and Els van Leeningen, aged 70 and 71, were married for almost five decades before they ended their lives by lethal injection at the same time in early June.

2024-07-01T10:15:46Z

Brisbane bloke claims his SECOND multimillion dollar Lotto prize

A Brisbane man has won his second major lottery prize this year after taking home $3.7 million in Saturday's Gold Lotto draw.

2024-07-01T03:28:12Z

Protesters lightly wound police officer, set trash cans on fire over haredi draft law in Jerusalem

Protesters demonstrated against the draft of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students in Jerusalem on Sunday night, Israeli media reported. As a result, a police officer was lightly injured when a rock was thrown at her head, though media reports stated that she did not require medical treatment. Demonstrators also reportedly burnt trash cans in violation o...

2024-06-30T18:25:21Z

‘Drain’ leaves NZ’s unemployment higher than Australia

Migration across the Tasman so high it's skewing unemployment rate at national levels.

2024-06-30T21:31:35Z

NHS anaesthetist who used pain-numbing drugs on himself suspended

Consultant Michael Goodwin, 55, claimed he began abusing controlled drugs at work due to him being fed up with NHS 'bureaucracy.' A colleague joked about him putting drugs 'in his coffee'.

2024-07-01T09:45:49Z

German police give update on man who climbed arena roof during Euro 2024 game

German police give update on man who climbed arena roof during Euro 2024 game - Police said they are ruling out a political motivation

2024-07-01T09:41:22Z

PM Christopher Luxon faces media after Cabinet meeting, following news of Kāinga Ora exodus

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will front his weekly press conference.

2024-07-01T03:32:35Z

Glastonbury big clean-up begins as festival goers head home after five-day party

Hundreds of clean-up staff have turned up to help return Worthy Farm to its former conditions after dozens of rubbish was left scattered across the huge fields at Glastonbury Festival

2024-07-01T08:06:48Z

Feathers ruffled in Dunedin booze-fuelled pigeon heist, police say

The pigeon was unharmed.

2024-06-30T22:31:44Z

Police mistakenly issue update on major breakthrough in Auckland investigation then seek suppression of details

If you're wondering where a story went, you're not alone.

2024-07-01T07:33:16Z

2024-07-01T02:06:40Z

Nat Barr grills Police Minister over response to alleged DV murder

Mother-of-three, Sarah Miles, was found unconscious with head injuries before dying at her Johnston Street home at Casino, in northern NSW , at 2.30am on Saturday.

2024-07-01T01:12:50Z

Waikato police arrest more than 20 for offending over Matariki holiday weekend, several facing charges

The arrests relate to burglaries, car thefts and driving offences.

2024-07-01T08:33:34Z

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party to try to form minority government

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev handed Rosen Zhelyazkov of the centre-right GERB party a mandate to try to form a government on Monday, after it won the most seats in a parliamentary election last month. Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, said after receiving the mandate that he was putting forward a proposal for a minority government. Radev will forward the GERB

2024-07-01T08:20:43Z

Ex-cop suggests Jay Slater 'may not be missing' and details things that don't make sense

Graham Wettone, a former Met Police officer, believes that Jay Slater may not be missing at all as the search for the 19-year-old is called off in Tenerife

2024-07-01T05:02:41Z

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger faces prison time for assaulting woman

The actor has pleaded guilty to four charges relating to assault.

2024-07-01T03:32:44Z

Baby dies after being found 'not breathing' inside Manchester house

Emergency services, including police officers and paramedics, were called to Bonscale Crescent, Middleton, at around 2:05pm yesterday afternoon.

2024-07-01T10:59:27Z

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting - Official results show that the National Rally have won 33 per cent of the vote as Macron’s snap election gamble appears to have backfired

2024-06-30T21:24:20Z

LynnMall shopping centre in West Auckland evacuated after ‘faulty fog cannon’ goes off

'Everyone’s been evacuated and police are swarming.'

2024-07-01T00:32:07Z

Teacher goes viral for ‘30 seconds or less’ rule on kindness

Teacher goes viral for ‘30 seconds or less’ rule on kindness - ‘I think many adults need to hear this’

2024-06-26T21:44:35Z

David Cameron warns Keir Starmer will 'weaken Britain's defences'

The Foreign Secretary said he was 'really shocked' that Sir Keir had yet to match the Conservatives ' promise to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030.

2024-06-30T11:55:36Z

Light airplane crash on motorway near Paris leaving three dead

Tragedy struck as three people were killed in a motorway plane crash east of Paris. A light aircraft was reported to have come down on the A4 motorway in Nosiel around 4pm after the plane hit an electric power cable.

2024-07-01T00:58:09Z

Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman’s $9k shoplifting case ended with a conviction; here’s why

The former Green Party standout said a conviction might derail her legal career.

2024-06-30T22:31:49Z

Biden or Trump: Who is better for US and Israeli interests?

Think about it: If there was a winner in the first US presidential debate, it was undoubtedly Donald Trump.

2024-07-01T02:53:56Z

Key events in US immigration history

In 2023, Texas passed a new law, known as SB4, that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the US illegally. However, the Supreme Court blocked Texas’ immigration law from going into effect until March 13. The state is expected to respond by March 11. Indeed, immigration has always been a hot topic in America, but how much do you know about its history in the country? In this gallery, we take you through a timeline of key events in US immigration history. Click on and get to know more.

2024-03-08T12:13:46Z

A vision for the future: Observations of Jewish life and heritage in Morocco

Essaouira, with its rich history and vibrant culture, stands as a reminder of what is possible when we embrace our shared heritage.

2024-07-01T01:08:39Z

Schoolboy attacked with metal pole on Auckland bus

The boy hoped his story would encourage others to intervene if they saw an attack.

2024-06-30T22:31:51Z

Traffic: Three lanes blocked on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway after crash

The three right eastbound lanes have been forced to close.

2024-06-30T20:01:19Z

France facing rise in all types of racism, human rights commission warns

France facing rise in all types of racism, human rights commission warns - Rise fuelled by the war in Gaza and far-right ideas in public debate, France’s human rights commission, the CNCDH, says in its annual report

2024-06-27T13:40:42Z

CEO and five directors out at Kainga Ora

Within a month of a new chair's appointment by the Govt, the chief executive of state housing agency Kainga Ora heads for the door The post CEO and five directors out at Kainga Ora appeared first on Newsroom.

2024-07-01T01:25:02Z

Tories' dire warnings about life under Labour as election day looms

Rishi Sunak is kicking off a three-day blitz by visiting the Midlands, with fears running high that Keir Starmer is on track for a 'supermajority'.

2024-07-01T09:29:15Z

Campaign launched to support families of alcoholics

People can sign up to receive free support following funding from Essex County Council.

2024-07-01T10:07:37Z

Putin continues to target civilians after fatal bombing of Kharkiv

Vladimir Putin and Russia continue to target civilian areas in Ukraine, after an attack on Kharkiv left one person dead with at least eight more injured.

2024-06-30T21:27:34Z

Search for Jay Slater in Tenerife called off by Spanish police

Spanish police have called off the search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife, according to reports. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the holiday island on June 17.

2024-06-30T13:07:23Z