The number of guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils will be cut by more than half after a new law forced communities to vote on whether to keep the wards, local reports say. The move marks a ...

ITV entertainment reporter Ross King says he hopes he has inspired “men of a certain age” to take up dancing during his time on Strictly Come Dancing. The 63-year-old became the second contestant to ...

The programme is proving to be popular with many Christchurch locals registering for the conference and its side events, which include artists and scientists in conversation, exhibition tours, and ...

Covered in prayer shawls, men dance and hold the four items used as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, at a plaza known as hostages square following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have ...

Displaced Palestinians walk with their belongings past destroyed buildings as they return to their homes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ...

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