Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon around the Manawatu coastline and RNZAF Base Ohakea. Photo: Corporal Naomi James A global security expert said China’s complaint, over what it calls the New Zealand Airforce’s repeated “harassment” near its airspace, could be sign of Beijing’s other concerns with New Zealand foreign policy settings – including its…
By Will Jackson and Hellena Souisa, ABC A picture taken on April 6, 2026, shows a torpedo-like 3.7-metre-long and 65-centimetre-wide object, discovered by a fisherman near the Lombok Strait after being towed ashore onto a beach on Gili Trawangan, West Nusa Tenggara. Photo: AFP A large torpedo-shaped device discovered near an island in a strategically…
By Claire Campbell and Girish Sawlani, ABC Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he held numerous phone calls with his counterpart in Iran and across the Middle East. Photo: AFP An “11th-hour” call from Iran’s biggest trading partner, China, is believed to have led to successful ceasefire negotiations between Iran, the United States and Israel….
By David Brunnstrom and John Irish, Reuters Photo: Draft resolution seeks authorisation to protect Hormuz shipping China says authorising force would bring further escalation Resolution authorises “all defensive means necessary” Trump says US can reopen Strait with a little more time security The UN Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a…
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / Getty Images North America / Kevin Dietsch President Donald Trump has said countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25 percent tariff. The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States,…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon greets Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, in Auckland on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Yiting Lin China’s top legislator met Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Auckland on Thursday at the beginning of a three-day visit to New Zealand. Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing…
Zhao Leji sits only below president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang in order of importance. Photo: RNZ / Giles Dexter A small crowd has gathered on Parliament’s lawn, hours ahead of the visit of the third highest ranking member of the Chinese government. Zhao Leji, the chairman of the National People’s Congress, is visiting…
By Meissa Gueye and Daniel Silva, AFP Photo: AFP / Jaap Arriens The United States and China have announced a “framework” deal to resolve their dispute over TikTok that calls for the Chinese-owned app to pass to US-controlled ownership. In a social media post, US President Donald Trump said — without directly naming the social…
German backpacker Carolina Wilga was last seen in the Western Australia town of Beacon on 30 June. Photo: Supplied The woman who found missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga by the side of an outback road has described her rescue as miraculous. Wilga was discovered on Friday afternoon, after spending 11 nights exposed to freezing temperatures…
Florian Wirtz Photo: AFP Liverpool have smashed their club transfer record to sign Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen will receive a guaranteed amount of £100 million (NZ$225 million) and a further maximum of 16 million pounds in potential bonuses. That makes the 22-year-old Liverpool’s most-expensive signing ever, ahead of…