48+ min ago   (827+ words) A staff memeber from Bombua Hotel Scuba saw some red floating offshore and went out to investigate - and brought survivor Jeffson in. (Source: Supplied) The Prime Minister's office in Vanuatu has taken control of the Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA) amid…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1019+ words) Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens of other people in Ukraine, local officials said, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago   (748+ words) Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces increasing pressure amidst election losses in London. (Source: Associated Press) A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials - including the former prime ministers of the UK and…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1147+ words) The 20-year-old died after being found unconscious at a party in Dunedin. (Source: istock.com) The "senseless" death of a Dunedin student who choked on his own vomit at a party has been described as "a woeful illustration of the…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (460+ words) Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida. (Source: Getty) A Queensland woman has died after falling about 80m off a cliff on an island near Bali. A lifeguard was alerted to the 29-year-old, who appeared to be stranded on a cliff at Kelingking…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (852+ words) Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea. (Source: Supplied) Indonesian rescuers said about 140 passengers and crew were missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people…...

18+ hour, 7+ min ago   (596+ words) Police seized cash and gold bars from Phra Wachirayan's residence. (Source: Getty) Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk accused of embezzling 100 million baht (NZ$5.2 million) from his monastery, along with a female accomplice who he was filmed having sex…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1142+ words) Ireland's President Catherine Connolly (centre) greets US President Donald Trump (right) in Dublin. (Source: Associated Press) US President Donald Trump said a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex, politically charged subject during a weekend visit…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago   (319+ words) Watch live as National Leader Christopher Luxon makes a National Party election policy announcement. Source: 1News (Source: Other) He is speaking from Auckland on the first day of service through the newly opened City Rail Link. Sector-wide bargaining and "real" pay…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1425+ words) Saudi Arabia shut down the pipeline after it was attacked the previous day, with the Ministry of Energy describing the closure as "a precautionary measure". (Source: Supplied) Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to…...