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Around 8,000 university and polytechnic staff across New Zealand walked off the job on Wednesday afternoon, striking over pay and job security in what the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) described as a coordinated industrial action unprecedented in scale. The strike ran from 1:15pm to 5pm, with union leaders saying no employer had offered wages that kept pace with inflation.
Police in Canterbury have seized hundreds of 3D printed guns, parts and ammunition in a raid on a Kaiapoi address, with a 45-year-old man now facing a dozen firearms charges.
David Fifita has conceded he came close to walking away from the NRL during a harrowing period of his career, but is now preparing to make his Australian debut at the Rugby League World Cup. The South Sydney Rabbitohs forward credits his resurgence to a reunion with coach Wayne Bennett and a strong support system that helped him through a deeply personal low point.
President Donald Trump has granted a sanctions waiver for Russian diesel supplies, throttled Ukraine's access to battlefield satellite systems, and called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's ouster, moves the Kremlin is celebrating as a decisive shift in the war. Ukrainian officials say the decisions send a wrong signal to the aggressor and threaten Ukraine's survival.
Taiwan has deported a Chinese exchange student who posted a video making it appear he was pinching President Lai Ching-te during a speech at National Taiwan University. The National Immigration Agency revoked the student's entry permit on October 16 and banned him from Taiwan for five years.
The man accused of driving a four-wheel drive into independent MP Helen Haines did not apply for bail and will remain in custody until February, a court has heard. Police have revealed they had no prior intelligence about Brendan Nugent, as federal authorities confirm threats against parliamentarians have risen fourfold this decade.
A federal judge in San Antonio on Tuesday sentenced Guatemalan national Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco to 30 years in prison for his role in the 2022 human smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead inside a tractor-trailer. Miranda-Orozco, 39, pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy and aiding and abetting human smuggling offenses resulting in death and serious bodily injury. Authorities have called the tragedy the deadliest human smuggling event in U.S. history.
A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to 30 years in a United States prison for his role in a human-smuggling operation that killed 53 migrants trapped in a sweltering truck near San Antonio, Texas, in June 2022.
A person was shot on the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday night, prompting police to close all New York-bound lanes on the upper level and divert traffic to the lower roadway.
King Charles III has welcomed Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq for a state visit marked by high praise for the Gulf state's mediation role, as the monarch lauded Muscat's 'noble efforts' to keep the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz open amid the ongoing US-Iran war. The first state visit by an Omani sultan in 44 years featured a lavish Windsor Castle banquet where both leaders spoke of diplomacy and friendship.
The Trump administration has removed 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans in a sweeping anti-fraud effort. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) instructed insurers to disenroll policyholders who failed to respond to verification requests within 30 days. Supporters call the crackdown a necessary cleanup of the federal marketplace, but health policy experts and insurance industry sources warn that a lack of transparency and a rushed process have likely swept up legitimate enrollees. A second phase is now targeting an additional 419,000 sign-ups.
Poland's Sejm has approved two bills to loosen the country's strict abortion laws, marking the first legislative progress on the issue since the 2020 constitutional court ruling that introduced a near-total ban. The measures, which would re-legalise terminations for severe foetal abnormalities and decriminalise helping women obtain abortions, now move to the Senate. However, they face almost certain veto from President Karol Nawrocki, an ally of the conservative opposition who has said he supports 'protection of life from conception to natural death'.
A former top ministerial staffer found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct is no longer employed by the ACT public service, the acting head of the territory's public service has confirmed, following findings from the ACT Integrity Commission.
A 35-year-old Sacramento man has been indicted on federal charges over online threats to bomb a church full of children and carry out a mass shooting against Muslims, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California said Tuesday. Investigators recovered seven firearms, ammunition and possible explosive ingredients at his home.
A new watchdog report has exposed dire conditions at HMP Wandsworth, revealing that a critical heating failure last November forced officials to order thousands of emergency coats, blankets and hot meals for inmates, with temperatures inside the 170-year-old prison falling as low as 12 degrees Celsius.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has accused ultra-left radical groups of forging an insurrectionary plan that led to violent rioting over the weekend during nationwide cost-of-living protests. He will meet with union representatives on Wednesday to discuss guaranteeing freedom to demonstrate while addressing what he calls unacceptable acts of diversion. New demonstrations by the Yellow Vests and high school students are planned for Saturday, and unions have called for protests on November 5. Curfews have been imposed in Paris and Lyon after a relatively quiet night following days of destruction.
Ukrainian forces struck energy infrastructure in the occupied city of Chystiakove in Donetsk Oblast, a telecommunications site in Luhansk, and drones sparked blackouts in Crimea's Krasnoperekopskyi district overnight on Oct. 20-21, according to monitoring channels.
Ukraine hit Saint Petersburg with a large-scale drone attack overnight, setting fire to an oil refinery and depot in what state media said was the largest strike on the Russian city since the start of the 2022 war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were fair retribution for Russian attacks that have left tens of thousands of Ukrainian families without power.
A relative of four members of the same family who died in a suspected arson attack on their home in Waterford last week has appealed to young people to "walk away from drugs," as hundreds of mourners gathered for their funeral. Parents Philip and Kim English were buried alongside their children Callum, 12, and Jayden, 9, with the couple's two other children remaining in critical condition in hospital.
House Republicans are entering the final two weeks of the 2026 midterm campaign with a rare fundraising advantage. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has outraised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) by $1 million over the current cycle, taking in $250 million compared to the DCCC's $249 million, according to figures shared by Axios. The result marks a sharp turnaround from the 2022 and 2024 cycles, when Democrats held advantages of $74 million and $84 million respectively.
Australian basketball great Sandy Brondello has been inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, capping a turbulent year in which she feared a single on-court remark had permanently tarnished her legacy. Brondello, the coach of the Toronto Tempo and the Australian Opals, told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age she was 'quite stressed for a while' after the suspension over her 'protected species' comment towards WNBA star Angel Reese. The phrase, a common Australianism expressing frustration with officiating, was deemed derogatory towards black people in the United States.
A major water main burst in Devonport, Auckland has left properties without water and forced Devonport School to delay its opening on Wednesday morning, as Watercare dispatches tankers to affected sites.
El Salvador has deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti as part of a mission to retrieve four air force technicians who have been missing since a gang ambush nearly two weeks ago, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Alberta has voted by roughly three to one to remain part of Canada, with Premier Danielle Smith pledging not to call another separation referendum on her watch and Prime Minister Mark Carney hailing a 'great result for Canada' as the province's separatist movement conceded defeat but vowed to continue its campaign.
Two sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call in Liberty, North Carolina, were injured and the suspect was killed late Monday, according to the Guilford County Sheriff's Office. The deputies were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is leading the investigation.
Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday, putting 77-year-old William Reaves to death by lethal injection for the 1986 murder of Indian River County sheriff's deputy Richard Raczkowski. Reaves was pronounced dead at 6:12 pm at Florida State Prison near Starke, minutes after the execution began, as Governor Ron DeSantis continues an aggressive push on capital punishment in his final term.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson, the inmate convicted of the 1995 murder of a Jefferson County deputy sheriff, citing concerns that there was not enough direct evidence to support the death penalty. Johnson, who has long maintained his innocence, will now serve life in prison without parole.
A passenger ferry caught fire off Indonesia's Java coast on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of all 460 people on board. The KMP Batumandi was approaching the Port of Merak in Banten province when smoke was spotted near the stern, triggering an emergency response that saw all passengers and crew rescued.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has revealed that one person is charged each week with threatening a federal politician, as safety fears mount among elected representatives and police grow increasingly alarmed by the volume of online abuse directed at them.
President Emmanuel Macron's government announced new monthly diesel imports from the Gulf and deployed troops in response to spiralling cost-of-living protests in France, even as the crisis bolsters far-right leaders across Europe who are pressing for a return to Russian energy.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery on Wednesday and push the Indian conglomerate to process more Venezuelan crude, saying he wants to "see what the holdup is" as Washington looks for short-term relief in global energy markets.
President Donald Trump has pledged more than $400m to help Republican candidates in the November 3 midterm elections, saying more than $300m has already been spent, as his party fights to hold its slim majorities in Congress.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo on Tuesday in an urgent bid to repair deteriorating ties with the Trump administration, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has been 'fine' on Ukraine and suggested Kyiv should find 'somebody else to negotiate.' The Oslo talks, which also included Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner attending virtually, touched on allegations that Washington is withholding critical intelligence from Kyiv and on Ukraine's need for more Patriot missiles.
A former teacher at a Scottish Borders secondary school has been struck off after a disciplinary panel found he made an inappropriate comment about a pupil's outfit and subjected students to demeaning and threatening behaviour. The General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS) ruled that John Kerr, 75, who taught history and modern studies at Berwickshire High School in Duns, should be removed from the teaching register for a year.
King Charles III said Aberfan “will always be in our hearts” as he joined survivors and bereaved families on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the disaster that killed 116 children and 28 adults. The King, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales attended a commemoration at the Aberfan Memorial Garden, where prayers, a moment of silence, and wreath-laying took place.
A second Labour MP has been suspended over Covid loan repayments after Perran Moon, the MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself to the Labour Party's investigations process. The party confirmed the investigation is under way and said it cannot comment further while it continues.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reach a deal with Russia, complaining that Washington had received nothing in return for its support of Kyiv. His remarks came shortly after Zelenskyy held talks in Oslo with a US delegation led by special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Italy's cabinet on Tuesday approved the deployment of 500 soldiers to Milan and introduced a package of new security measures in response to weekend riots that saw youths loot shops and clash with police in the city's central shopping district. The decree, which takes effect immediately, creates a new crime of "violent participation in a demonstration" punishable by up to five years in prison and imposes financial liability on parents for damage caused by minors.
South Africa have taken command of their Test against Australia, declaring at 9/425 with ABC's match coverage crediting Bavuma with grinding the Australian attack into the dirt, while Australia stumbled to 1/3 in reply.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has challenged right-wing candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to release his personal bank, tax and telephone records in the closing days of the country’s presidential election, as a sprawling corruption scandal dominates the race and concerns over platform bias escalate.
Ashleigh Gardner scored 84 runs as Australia retained the Rose Bowl in their women's Twenty20 International series against New Zealand, according to ABC News.
An ABC News analysis reports that Temba Bavuma scored 179 to put South Africa in a strong position against Australia in the second Test at Gqeberha. The scores suggest South Africa posted strong totals in recent encounters with Australia, including 9/425 declared in the most recent listed match on October 20, with Australia at 1/3 in reply.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is again receiving early warnings of Russian missile attacks after a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, following days in which strikes came without notice and killed at least nine people. The Ukrainian president spoke before meetings in Oslo with Nordic leaders as Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in the Norwegian capital.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday urged a federal judge to block the Trump administration's attempt to force the state to set aside up to 20,000 ballots, calling the lawsuit "borders on the absurd." The filing came a day after federal prosecutors charged 28 California green card holders with voting or registering to vote illegally.
The French government will deploy troops to reinforce police in Paris after a weekend of violent riots and looting, imposing longer curfews and promising tough measures to restore order. As authorities cleared wreckage and business owners boarded up smashed windows, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said a 'massive' security operation would be in place for new protests planned for Saturday.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that US intelligence sharing on Russian ballistic missile attacks was working again, after days of disruptions that left Kyiv without early warnings of incoming strikes. Confirmation came after talks in Oslo with US envoy Steve Witkoff, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff will propose a three-way leaders’ summit between President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of a renewed diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine. Witkoff is set to travel to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to present the plan after holding talks with Zelenskyy in Norway.
A senior Reform UK official privately questioned whether £72m in donations from two billionaire backers would survive new rules capping overseas giving, three months before the money arrived, undercover footage shows. The party insists the donations are legal and says it is "100% confident" they will never have to be handed back.