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Afghan ex-CIA fighter faces murder charge after guard dies near White House
Victim Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was deployed in Washington DC from West Virginia.
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Matthew Hooton: Luxon’s KiwiSaver move is good, now raise the Super age
OPINION: The eligibility age could be raised by three months a year from April 2026.
Ice detains woman with family ties to White House press secretary
Detainee was engaged to and has a son with the brother of Trump official Karoline Leavitt.
Paying it forward: Tech founders back new wave of Kiwi start-ups in record $70m seed capital raise
PLUS: First investments revealed, latest Golden Visa numbers.
US calls NHS abortions a human rights breach
More than 250,000 abortions took place in England and Wales in 2022.
'I believe there will be 20,000': Brian Tamaki lodges application for new Auckland Harbour Bridge protest
If the application is successful, there will be a protest on January 31.
Denmark offers lessons as UK toughens up on immigration
New York Times: Britain's Government is taking notes from strict migration model, Denmark.
Want to immigrate to Britain? The Government says you must earn it
New York Times: Here’s what to know about the UK's immigration changes.
Trump and Mamdani strike conciliatory tones after Oval Office meeting
Mamdani told Trump that one in 10 of his voters backed the President.
How the UK’s asylum crackdown could reshape global refugee protections
Global aid cuts mean the UN faces a $1.3b funding shortfall this year.
Starmer’s main weapon against Farage may also end up a rival
Contradictions have been central to Shabana Mahmood's appeal as the UK’s Home Secretary.
How the UK’s asylum crackdown could reshape global refugee protections - The Front Page
The United Kingdom is vowing to ‘restore order and control’ - through controversial, sweeping reform on the country’s asylum system. Video / NZ Herald
Border Patrol expands North Carolina operations to more cities
New York Times: Officials say that more than 200 people have been arrested in Charlotte.
Generate Wealth Weekly: Could shares now outperform housing for long-term wealth?
House values have fallen 13.9% since their January 2022 peak.
Labour split grows over asylum reforms
Labour MPs warn Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul risks fuelling division.
Communist reformer to face hard-right rival in Chile presidential runoff
A former Labour Minister will face a conservative focused on crime and immigration.
Fugitive who immigrated to NZ with fake ID blamed Hungarian mafia fears
He boasted: 'Everyone will fall for it ... One day we'll write about it in a book.'
‘This is a moral mission’: Home Secretary defends migrant visa crackdown
Angola, Namibia and the DRC risk visa bans under Shabana Mahmood’s plan.
Immigration raids begin in Charlotte as Guard pulls back in two cities
Hundreds of troops will leave Portland and Chicago, a US defence official said.
Paul Spoonley: Growing, going, gone: latest numbers show NZ now at risk of population stagnation
OPINION: New Zealand recorded population growth of only 0.7% this year.
Expat earning $34k more in Oz says it's 'really hard' watching NZ 'going backwards'
Stats NZ says 72,700 New Zealanders left in the past year, mostly for Australia.
Michael Johnston: How to solve New Zealand's population problem
OPINION: New Zealand's fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, well below replacement level.
‘They’re all lies’: Ex-prison guard accused of slavery defiant in witness box
Accounts of him beating a complainant are wrong, including his diary entries, he said.
High Court backs asylum housing at UK hotel despite council fight
The Bell Hotel currently houses 138 asylum seekers under Home Office use.
Agents accused of pepper-spraying 1-year-old girl and her dad near Chicago
The US Department of Homeland Security disputed the allegation.
Inside Economics: Is the brain drain keeping unemployment down?
ANALYSIS: Is the brain drain distorting our own unemployment rate?
'For two months she did not believe she could escape': Woman exploited, raped by her boss
Parminder Singh has now been jailed for manipulating and violating two foreign workers.
Mortgagee sales jump: One agent has listed 37 distressed properties
New Zealand’s distressed sale listings have nearly tripled in recent months.
Flood-risk US counties see residents move out again
High-risk counties saw 30,000 more people leave than move in last year.
Man acquitted after hurling Subway sandwich at US border agent
A CBP agent testified he felt the impact of the sandwich through his bullet-proof vest.