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Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster
Rescuers search for thousands missing after glacial floods hit Nepal and Tibet.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
D-Day beaches Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword made Unesco heritage sites
The landing sites were vital to the liberation of Europe and the defeat of the Nazis.
US warns Nicaragua over plans to eliminate elections
Daniel Ortega said there will be no more elections in Nicaragua.
UN agency warns cost of a healthy diet has spiked 25% since 2021
Almost 2.7 billion people worldwide cannot afford a healthy diet.
Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die
The outbreak has claimed 600 lives from 1759 confirmed cases in the DRC.
Man dies after setting himself ablaze at UN, say police
He was named by campaigners as Lobga Rangzen, a pro-Tibet activist.
The humanitarian engineer driving Auckland Airport's transformation
A Kiwi who flew back home after years in disaster relief now runs the huge project.
Hope fades, hunger sets in a week after Venezuela quakes
Venezuela has declared seven days of mourning for more than 2000 quake victims.
Spray-painted letters spell tragedy for Venezuela quake victims
Nearly 2000 people were killed and 50,000 are still missing in Venezuela.
Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter amid risk of disease outbreaks
More than 1700 people have died and 50,000 remain missing after the quakes.
South African police deploy on protesters’ anti-migrant ‘deadline’
About 25,000 people have been repatriated from South Africa in recent weeks.
Venezuela quakes kill 1450, time running out to find survivors
The death toll has risen to 1450, with more than 50,000 people missing.
Watch: Baby pulled alive from rubble after Venezuela earthquakes
An 18-day-old baby was rescued alive after 32 hours trapped in rubble.
UN report says Israeli killings of Gaza children post-truce amount to genocide
New York Times: UN report accuses Israel of deliberate killings of Palestinian children.
The 14-point Iran deal in full – and how it favours Tehran
The 14-point deal calls for a ceasefire involving Iran, the US, Israel and Hezbollah.
Iwi leader Mike Smith asks UN to intervene before Government introduces new climate law
A complaint was filed with the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights.
An under-16 ban on social media is not the solution for NZ - Unicef boss
OPINION: More than 60% of Australian children still use social media despite a ban.
UN calls for urgent global action as oceans are strained warming and rising faster
The World Ocean Assessment is a five-year work by 600 international scientists.
Phillip Mills: The real measure of business – why authenticity matters
OPINION: Big businesses can drive social change by mobilising communities.
Truck accident kills 18 in Afghanistan
The truck was carrying Afghan families returning home from Pakistan.
Netanyahu violates Trump ceasefire with Gaza offensive
The Israeli PM's order would confine two million Palestinians to a shrinking area of land.
UN condemns Israel for using sexual violence as a 'weapon of war'
Israel has severed contact with Antonio Guterres’s office over the move.
Israel PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack
Netanyahu claims Israeli forces now control 60% of Gaza’s territory.
Israelis chant threats, anti-Palestinian slogans at Jerusalem Day march
Palestinian residents hid indoors as crowds yelled 'Death to Arabs' nearby.
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic should be released immediately, say lawyers
Doctors warned the UN court at The Hague that Ratko Mladić faces imminent death.
Kiwi in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken rib, wife says
About 176 people from the flotilla disembarked at a port on Crete.
Trump warns Iran better ‘get smart soon’ and accept nuclear deal
The UN warned the war could push over 30 million people into poverty.
Top US Navy official to leave office 'immediately'; Oil prices climb amid ceasefire uncertainty
Iran has released footage of two vessels being intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz today.
Iran urges UN condemnation after US seizes cargo ship
Iran says seizing the Touska violates the ceasefire terms.
US$71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza, says UN report
Gaza's economy has shrunk 84%, pushing human development back an estimated 77 years.