New Zealand’s election result may not be known for weeks, with counting at the halfway mark showing a deadlocked race.

The US President Donald Trump has made no secret of trying to turn South America into his private backyard, but the people of one country in the region have dealt that plan a grievous blow.

The votes are being counted in what's likely to be a close federal election in New Zealand.

The FBI has swooped in on Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle, arresting the 82-year-old in Florida after a California investigation into child sexual abuse material.

After decades of trading on chaos and casting himself as an untamed spirit, a London court exposes the reality behind the comic facade.

The family dimension to the unfolding scandal is inescapable. Most families would want to support a son and daughter-in-law dealing with a nightmare but things are always a bit more complicated with the royals.

Observers wondered whether Donald Trump’s final two years in the White House would be “lame duck” or “raging bull”. The appointment of Stephen Miller suggests it’s the latter.

The Duke of Sussex and his five co-claimants want a new hearing after losing the privacy action against Associated Newspapers in July, claiming the ruling was “legally and factually flawed”.

The tech mogul’s pet project, which he insisted was Tesla’s best product, meets an unceremonious end as the electric vehicle maker shifts its focus to building robotaxis.

The US share market has taken a plunge in the wake of the Democrats' victory in the midterm elections, fuelled by fears of tighter AI regulation.

Miller, who starts in the top job on Monday, replaces Susie Wiles – a veteran political operative credited with bringing stability to Trump’s second term.

The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father was arrested by federal agents on Friday (US time) and has appeared in court in Florida.

After the midterm rout, One Nation quickly and quietly removed from its website an article offering itself as the local franchisee of the Trump brand.

The “Lone Star State” has long been the white whale of Democratic politics, and years of planning to back a charismatic candidate has paid off for the party.

Media outlets including Sky News in the UK have become the latest targets of a highly unusual spate of bomb threats affecting flights in Europe.

“Millennial centrist” Qiulae Wong answered a job ad to lead her party last year. Now she wants to channel Australia’s teal movement and redraw a Kiwi electoral landscape dominated by “the two Chrises”.

Thousands of police and military personnel are on standby as tensions run high in Jakarta over allegations that top officers ran operations to intercept President Prabowo Subianto’s telephone conversations.

Australian-born Robert Thomson’s analysis differs from narratives offered by prominent Republicans, such as Vice President JD Vance, who blamed the war in Iran.

With Democrats to take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a wounded Donald Trump will have to plan his next move wisely as the fight for the future of MAGA begins.

London’s Metropolitan Police has released footage from interviews with the comedian and actor in 2023, 2024 and 2025