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Dame Jacinda Ardern says Queen Elizabeth II personally phoned her during the pandemic.

The US says the boat was run by a designated terrorist organisation.

Justice Samuel Alito said Texas needed certainty for the 2026 midterm map.

Police are searching the Gregory Hills area but report no injuries so far.

A classified briefing on the Pentagon's strike of an alleged drug boat opened partisan divides over whether the act constituted war crimes. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services . ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals.

In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a redrawn congressional map that could add Republican seats in the midterm elections, only one hostage body remains inside Gaza after Israeli officials identified the latest remains .. ...

A sprawling energy-sector scandal is rocking Ukraine. Last week, the country was shocked by the exit of President Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. Ukraine's second most powerful man resigned after the state anti-corruption body raided his . ...

Ukrainian officials met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff to continue negotiations over an American plan to end the war. Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this week, where the Russian president said he endorsed . ...

The Pentagon watchdog found Pete Hegseth's Signal chat posed real security risks.