Michelangelo’s works hidden in ‘secret room’ to protect them for posterity, researcher says
Salerno was researching a book on Michelangelo when she came across a document that showed the artist had…
US court convicts Japanese yakuza for trafficking nuclear material and drugs
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Media Insider: 6pm news story fallout – TVNZ board chair Andrew Barclay’s phone call with Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith
“On a day that the Government announces 49,000 fewer victims of violent crime and a 22% decrease in…
Attack by two drones on US Embassy in Saudi capital sparks ‘limited’ fire
Two witnesses told AFP they saw fire engines around the embassy. Earlier, witnesses said they had seen smoke…
Waikato police incident: Man appears in court after incident in Parawera
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Foodstuffs begin appeal to overturn Commerce Commission’s merger ruling
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Airspace closed, flights cancelled amid US and Israel attacks and Iran’s strikes in retaliation
For Sunday local time, 716 flights out of 4329 scheduled to the Middle East have been cancelled, Cirium…
President Donald Trump says US is discussing a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba
Yesterday, the Cuban coastguard said it had killed four people and wounded six others aboard a US-registered speedboat…
Meat Industry Association CEO Sirma Karapeeva resigns
Guy said Karapeeva had been a tireless contributor for the Meat Industry Association, meat companies and the wider…
Four passengers of US speedboat shot dead by Cuban coastguard, spark new tensions
In Washington, US Vice-President JD Vance said the White House was “monitoring” the situation and that “hopefully it’s…
Retail spending sees solid rise in December quarter
Twelve of the 15 retail industries had higher sales volumes in the December 2025 quarter compared with the…
Nemesio Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, had a $25m bounty on his head
Mexican newspapers El Universal and Reforma, and the Televisa network reported Oseguera’s death. Earlier, people with guns set…