Four New Zealand Lawmakers Banned From China After Taiwan Trip
New Zealand’s foreign minister was “surprised” to hear about the one-year travel ban, a spokesperson said, given lawmakers have visited Taiwan for years without issues.
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Labor’s NDIS overhaul faces delay as Coalition and Greens consider teaming up to slow bill’s passage | Australian Greens
The Greens want Labor to halt its plans to rush NDIS cuts through the Senate later this month, urging a longer inquiry process as the government seeks the minor party’s support for its contentious tax and housing changes. It opens the possibility of the Greens and Coalition teaming up in parliament to support extending separate…
Minister dismisses ‘two-tier justice’ claim in light of Henry Nowak tragedy as ‘slur’ on police – UK politics live | Politics
Good morning. The most interesting event of the day may well turn out to be one taking place late tonight, when Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate for Makerfield and potential next PM, takes part in a BBC byelection Question Times special. Yesterday Burnham said that at some point today he would give a more considered…
What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East | US-Israel war on Iran
In every major Middle Eastern war, the same illusion returns: the belief that bombs can rewrite history. The US-Israel war on Iran is rapidly and forcefully redrawing the map of the Middle East in ways previously unseen. Yet there are enduring realities that wars and bombs, no matter how precise, cannot erase or alter. Experts…
Iran war day 97: Tehran says no progress in talks; Israel attacks Lebanon | US-Israel war on Iran News
Israel carries out drone attacks on Lebanon after agreeing to renew ceasefire as Tehran defends attacks on Gulf nations. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with the United States have made no progress, but channels of communication remain open after tensions escalated between Washington and Tehran. Araghchi…
Indonesia arrests officials in crackdown on corruption | Corruption News
Indonesia’s deputy minister for immigration affairs, Silmy Karim, has been arrested after about 10 hours of questioning. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Amid a crackdown on corruption in Indonesia, the deputy minister for immigration affairs has been arrested over alleged irregularities in the administration of immigration documents. Budi Prasetyo, spokesperson for the anticorruption…
World Cup 2026: FIFA bans fans from bringing reusable bottles to stadiums | World Cup 2026 News
FIFA earlier permitted empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles inside World Cup stadiums but says the updated code now prohibits them. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Fans at the 2026 World Cup will not be allowed to carry reusable water bottles into venues due to safety concerns, FIFA says after a last-minute change to…
South Korea’s Governing Democratic Party Sweeps Local Elections but Faces Setback in Seoul Mayor’s Race
President Lee Jae Myung’s Democratic Party had hoped to consolidate its influence and extend his political momentum.
Gaza is being offered coercion, not reconstruction | Gaza
For months, Gaza has all but vanished into a diplomatic black hole. While the enclave has endured unprecedented destruction, mass displacement and institutional collapse, the political initiatives supposedly designed to address the catastrophe have remained paralysed. Then in late May, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza and a former United Nations…