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Fire forces evacuation at COP30 climate talks
UN climate talks in Brazil were evacuated on Friday morning (NZ time) when a fire broke out inside the venue in Belem.
Billionaire's sci-fi dream became 'world's most hated car'
Elon Musk had hinted at his dream for a battery-electric pick-up truck for years before the prototype for his Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled.
The US plan for ending the Ukraine war: What do we know?
The surprise proposal from the United States envisages Ukraine giving up land to Russia and limiting its military capacity, concessions that Kyiv has previously rejected. Audio
Donald Trump not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral
"In our nation's 248 year-history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," Cheney once said.
Eight new MPs elected to Tonga parliament
The caretaker prime minister has kept his place in parliament for another term, winning his constituency in the general election by nearly three-quarters of the electorate vote.
US: DOJ fails over proecution of James Comey
The prosecution of James Comey is on shakey ground as Donald Trump signs the bill which will see the release of the Epstein files - Zach Montellaro reports from Washington Audio
BBC faces new woes over discredited Diana interview
The 1995 broadcast was seen as a journalistic coup, but later unravelled when it emerged the journalist had faked documents to secure the interview.
Historical artefacts returned from Germany to Ethiopia
President Trump is skipping this weekend's G20 in South Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio
Chinese research ships, US military active in north Pacific, monitor shows
Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater mapping, were active in the northwest Pacific.
Hundreds of Indonesians flee homes after volcano erupts
Some houses near the volcano were partially buried by volcanic ash and rock fragments.
Ex-Philippine mayor given life sentence for human trafficking
A raid uncovered hundreds of trafficked workers including foreign nationals.
Narco subs appear in Pacific amid warnings cartels are ramping up trafficking
In the past 12 months, three empty vessels have been found floating near the Solomon Islands.
Some coloured asbestos sand traced to 'a particular quarry in China'
It took a fluke discovery at a testing lab to uncover that they contained asbestos.
Australia loses out on the right to host major world summit
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Australia losing out the right to host a major world summit on climate change to Turkey, as well as META warning under 16's they have two… Audio
Trump moves to strip protections for endangered species
Trump administration officials defended their proposal as common sense.
US military officials in Ukraine to discuss end to war
US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a number of US military officials visiting Ukraine to discuss bringing an end to the war with Russia, as well as more twists and turns in the… Audio
Trump signed the Epstein files bill. Will he actually release them all?
There are plenty of reasons to be suspicious about how the administration might handle the Epstein files release.
Trump leads boycott of G20 summit
The high-powered gathering represents 85 percent of global GDP and two-thirds of the world's population, but the US won't be there.
Should I kick my diet soft-drink habit? Where do I start?
Here are three evidence-based strategies to help you adjust.
NASA rejects alien spacecraft 'rumours' as new pictures of comet released
NASA has released fresh images of the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS.