
Steven Pinker on Donald Trump, fascism, the climate and free speech
NZ Herald Senior Writer Simon Wilson sits down with Cognitive Psychologist & Psycholinguist Steven Pinker to unpack some of the themes discussed in Pinker's new book.
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The US plan’s second phase would swap Israeli troops for an international force.
The report was released by a UN committee focused on race relations.
More than 500,000 people are seeking safety as tanks, jets and drones battle.
Unicef says low birth weight cases in Gaza have doubled since 2022.
About 35,000 Thais fled border areas and over 1100 families in Cambodia were evacuated.
More than half a million people were killed and millions displaced in the war.
The Royal New Zealand Navy vessel was helping enforce UN sanctions against North Korea.
Police believe the grave in Dhaka holds roughly 114 bodies.
The African Union and Unicef say the true toll likely exceeds 100 dead.
Israeli jets hit Mahrouna, Jbaa, Majadal and Baraasheet in the south.
Nawaf Salam stressed talks focus on enforcing the truce, not full peace with Israel.
UN envoy Najat Rochdi called the attack a grave breach of Syria's sovereignty.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says the truce has become 'one-sided'.
Last year, Istat recorded 116 female victims among Italy's 327 homicides.
Police say herders stormed Isapa village, seizing 10 women and children.
The United Nations warns that new infections could surge, after years of progress.
UN experts alleged the aid effort served covert military agendas.
The deal calls for tripling climate funding for poorer nations by 2035.
Russia's Putin warns more cities could fall if Kyiv refuses the US-brokered proposal.
The blaze tore a hole in the Cop30 roof as delegates fled the smoke.
Three members of one family, including a 1-year-old girl, were killed.
Prominent advocate says Māori people are standing up to say 'enough'.
The strikes were among the deadliest in Gaza since the truce was entered into force.
Global aid cuts mean the UN faces a $1.3b funding shortfall this year.
Lula says Germany’s Merz should have ‘gone dancing’ in Belem.
Israel, Hamas, Russia, and others had objections to the details of the plan.
At least 10 settler homes were demolished during clashes in Gush Etzion.
The verdict was delivered less than three months before national elections.
Unlike previous drafts, the latest version mentions a possible future Palestinian state.