A man with more than 20 years’ experience in the security industry said firearms and knives are increasingly turning up at bars and clubs across Auckland, but he doesn’t see a liquor licencing overhaul as the answer. The man, who the Herald has agreed not to name, said some bars now use metal detectors to […]

Justin Trudeau: Vaccines are not enough to keep us safe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The move by the Canadian […]

MADRID — At least 800 people were evacuated in Spain as forest fires blazed Sunday in two regions, with extremely dry conditions worsening the risk of more wildfires during the hottest weekend of the year so far. Two planes, a helicopter and almost 200 firefighers were dispatched to the province of Ávila in central Spain […]

BEIJING — A team of 200 Chinese police, emergency workers and experts on Sunday were trying to reach 19 coal miners trapped in a flooded mine in the northwestern Qinghai province. Rescuers have retrieved two workers already from the mine in Gangca county, one of whom has died, state media Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday. […]

Women’s rights… painted over: Beauty salon owner white-washes female model as Taliban storm Kabul threatening a return of medieval regime – as female activists, teachers and divorcees tell how they fear for their lives Women in Afghanistan fear a return to the misogyny and violence of Taliban The group were infamously oppressive towards women and banned […]

Taliban sees US Afghanistan exit as 'a victory' says Koofi We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi explained […]

Vaccine row: European Union warned about contracts by Wallace We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info But in the latest shambolic area […]

OTTAWA (AFP) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday (Aug 15) is expected to call snap elections for Sept 20 to seek a new mandate to steer the nation’s pandemic exit, much to the dismay of his rival parties. In office since 2015, Mr Trudeau and opposition leaders have been crisscrossing the country in […]

Wallis Simpson dominated the Duke of Windsor… and he actually liked it: The secrets of the couple’s twisted life in exile – and how tensions between their public duty and private desires triggered the Abdication (sound familiar?) The Duchess of Windsor rather baffled me,’ observed Wallis Simpson’s wartime aide, Rene MacColl. ‘I was never at […]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are suffering a test of the strength of their brand following a so-called "Obama snub", according to a news host. The Sussexes were not at the former US President's 60th birthday celebration on Martha's Vineyard on August 7 and there have been claims they were never on the original 475 […]