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Former Ukrainian presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel was prevented from entering the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Wednesday, where she had been invited to speak at an event advocating diplomacy in the Ukraine conflict. The incident came three days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed sanctions on his former spokeswoman, although the reason European Parliament authorities denied her entry has not yet been…

For almost four years, three New Zealand children remained hidden in the rugged country around Marokopa with their father, Tom Phillips. The Public Inquiry into their disappearance has now concluded that authorities missed opportunities both to prevent their second disappearance and to bring them home sooner eLocal Report: Based on reporting by Sam Sherwood, National Crime Correspondent for RNZ, and the Report of the Public Inquiry into the…

National says it will pursue separating Pak'nSave from New World and Four Square if returned to government, potentially transforming New Zealand's supermarket market from two dominant groups into three nationwide competitors. The proposal is backed by economic modelling suggesting lower grocery prices, but the same analysis shows the outcome depends heavily on costs, implementation and whether genuine competition actually follows eLocal Report:…

Discover space, privacy and versatility on an impressive 3,372 sqm section in Paerata. Recently refurbished, this three-bedroom home offers comfortable family living, while substantial shedding and workshop space provides exceptional room for vehicles, storage, trades or hobbies. Surrounded by established greenery, yet around three minutes from Paerata Train Station with easy access to Pukekohe and the Drury motorway, it combines lifestyle…

Discover relaxed family living at 18 Glennron Lane, Waiuku. This well-presented four-bedroom, two-bathroom brick home offers two separate living areas, a spacious master suite, open-plan kitchen and dining, and seamless flow to a sunny outdoor patio. Set on a fully fenced 683 sqm section with double internal-access garaging, it offers space, practicality and easy living close to Waiuku’s schools, shops and amenities. !Image Text · Bedrooms:…

BRICS brings together countries with different political systems, competing strategic interests and, in some cases, serious disputes with one another. Yet rather than collapsing under those differences, the grouping continues to expand, raising a bigger question about the emerging world order: can nations cooperate economically and politically without submitting to a dominant power? INR Report: Based on an analysis by Dmitry Trenin for RT,…

On today’s Sanchez Effect, Donetsk Republic head Denis Pushilin argues that corporate profit, rather than Western rhetoric about ‘justice’, remains a powerful force behind the Ukraine conflict. He discusses European politics, Germany’s economic pressures and continuing Western arms supplies, while outlining reconstruction already underway in Donetsk and an ambitious economic strategy extending to 2042.

Protesting Romanian farmers clash with police in the EU country's capital, after Brussels imposes an export ban on Romanian livestock. European officials disrupted an agreement between Russia and the US to stop the Ukraine conflict a year ago. That's the latest revelation from Moscow's top diplomat. Nation-wide protests in Syria over a sharp rise of fuel prices turn violent, with government forces reportedly shooting at crowds blocking roads.

The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that its Space Force has weapons operating in orbit. The disclosure does not reveal what the systems are or exactly what they can do, but it confirms that military competition in space has moved beyond surveillance, communications and navigation into operational weapons capability. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, with additional verification from the US Space Force and Air &…

US Congresswoman Nancy Mace has called for Lindsay Clancy to be publicly executed for killing her three children, saying the punishment should serve as a warning to other women. The intervention comes after Clancy's murder trial ended with jurors deadlocked 11-1 in favour of finding her not criminally responsible, placing postpartum psychosis, criminal responsibility and political rhetoric at the centre of an increasingly bitter American debate.