A novel rescue attempt is set to begin for a humpback whale that has been stranded in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea for several weeks. Rescuers plan to...

Pakistan's Army Chief, General Asim Munir, concluded a high-stakes visit to Tehran on Thursday, part of a diplomatic flurry aimed at de-escalating tensions between Iran and the United States. Munir,...

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed in his car on Wednesday night in Bhullar village, Amritsar, in an attack that his family alleges is the result of a long-standing...

In a significant counter-terrorism operation, Punjab Police have dismantled a cross-border terror module with suspected links to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The operation, conducted jointly by the State Special Operations...

The United States issued a stark warning to Iran on Thursday, stating that American forces are “locked and loaded” to conduct strikes against the nation’s energy infrastructure if a diplomatic...

A string of targeted killings across Pakistan has resulted in the elimination of numerous high-profile terrorists, including a hijacker of the 1999 Indian Airlines flight IC-814 and key leaders of...

Tauranga City Council is facing mounting pressure and sharp criticism from the Mount Maunganui community over its handling of the recovery efforts following the devastating landslide on January 22, 2026....

Jono Ridler has completed an unprecedented 1367km swim down the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, a journey that began on January 5th at North Cape and concluded 90...

A heated exchange at a Rotorua Lakes Council workshop culminated in Councillor Robert Lee storming out of the chambers, accusing the mayor and another councillor of a "co-ordinated attack." The...

After six decades of supplying blooms across the region and beyond, Flowerland, Hawke’s Bay’s largest flower wholesaler, is set to close its doors. The family-owned business, a cornerstone of the...

As the Hawke’s Bay Marathon gears up for its tenth event on May 16, a special cohort of 14 runners is preparing for a significant milestone of their own. These...

Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson will achieve a significant career milestone this Saturday, running out for his 100th Super Rugby appearance in front of a home crowd in Hamilton. The Gallagher...

The Whanganui Regional Museum is set to begin formal talks with the Whanganui District Council about a potential takeover of the institution's operations. This move follows a period of financial...

A significant outage in SpaceX's Starlink satellite network last year disrupted a crucial U.S. Navy test of unmanned systems, bringing to light the Pentagon's growing and critical dependence on a...

The Indian government has officially brought the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act into effect as of April 16, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at reserving one-third of the seats in...

A brazen daytime robbery in Naples, Italy, saw a team of armed assailants hold a bank full of staff and customers hostage for two hours before making a stunning escape...

A UK government decision to ban the routine prescription of puberty blockers for young people treated scientific uncertainty as a uniquely disqualifying factor, bypassing standard methods of clinical governance, according...

A blunt political truth is now impossible to ignore: the fight over laws banning gay sex is no longer just about private life, morality or national tradition. It has become...

The most dangerous myth about the disasters coming in 2026 is that they will arrive as surprises. They will not. The broad outline is already on the table. Scientists have...

Washington and Tehran keep insisting they do not want war. That is the official line. It is also getting harder to take seriously. Across the Middle East, at sea, online,...

The pattern is now impossible to miss. A violent attack happens. The suspect’s migration story explodes across headlines. Politicians rush to microphones. Borders tighten. Asylum laws harden. And within days,...

For years, the public story about gay sex was built on fear. It was a story of funerals, panic, silence, and shame. Then medicine smashed that script. PrEP cut the...

A strange moral panic is spreading through modern culture, and it is pretending to be about taste. You can hear it in school board meetings, see it in streaming debates,...

The war on terrorist finance was sold to the public as a moral necessity. Follow the money, stop the violence, shut down the networks. That was the promise after 9/11,...