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A former Auckland teacher who admitted grooming one of her teenage students and then performing a sexual act on him can now be named. 27-year-old Myah Adams sobbed as Judge Brooke Gibson announced he was sentencing
A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence. The blunder in the Supre
A drug dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen†has agreed to plead guilty to five federal criminal charges in the US, including that she provided the drug that ultimately led actor Matthew Perry from the hit TV series Fr
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes the US's "historic decision" to offer Ukraine security guarantees in the event of a peace deal with Russia. Donald Trump's special envoy says Vladimir Putin has agr
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine to move directly to a permanent peace agreement after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a major shift of position, th
The death toll from heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to rise rapidly, with at least 307 people confirmed dead. Most of the deaths were recorded by disaster
Artificial intelligence has invented two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, researchers have revealed. The drugs were designed atom-by-atom by the AI and killed the superb
American President Donald Trump says no deal has been reached, but "great progress" was made in Ukraine talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin Donald Trump says they did not get there after meeting Putin for a
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. After arriving at a US military base, the two leaders took part in a choreographed red carpet g
India celebrates its 79th year of independence today. After a long, drawn-out struggle on the 15th of August 1947, India finally managed to free itself from British rule, and the day serves as a reminder of the str
A 15-year-old boy has been killed by an air-dropped aid package in central Gaza. His brother says Muhannad Eid was running towards the heavy packages as they were parachuted into the territory when one crushed him.
More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue operations are underway in Uttarkashi district after a massive wave of w
Sean 'Diddy' Combs attorneys have approached the Trump administration seeking a presidential pardon. The disgraced music mogul's lawyer Nicole Westmoreland told CNN on Tuesday that discussions were underway about a
A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may be linked to last week's massive earthquake. The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka threw up ash plumes
A manhunt in the US state of Montana continued into its second day today, as federal and local law enforcement searched by land and air for the man they believe shot and killed four people at a small town bar before dri
Hamas has said it would not lay down arms unless an independent Palestinian state is established. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at securing a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war and a deal for t
US President Donald Trump says he has ordered two nuclear submarines to "be positioned in the appropriate regions" in response to "highly provocative" comments by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Trump sa
Canadian Prime Minister has told reporters that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September. Carney made the statement flanked by Foreign Minister Anita Anand and says Canada has long been committed to a
A large earthquake measuring magnitude 8.0 has struck off the eastern coast of Russia in the Kamchatka Peninsula region, the United States Geological Survey reports. The Mineral Resources Department says there is n
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported an additional five deaths due to malnutrition on Saturday, bringing the total to 127 since the war began. This includes 85 children. The World Food Programme has war
