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Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said it was China who is the "trouble maker" and provoker of tensions across the Taiwan Strait.

The White House will hold secret talks with Taiwanese Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu and National Security Council chief Wellington Koo next week.

Waves breaking onto some roads has forced them to close and one of the city's beach suburbs has been cut off.

Several thousand protesters this week blocked streets near the parliament in capital Wellington with trucks, cars and motorcycles.

Ardern's warning came as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the parliament building in the capital Wellington.

The lockdown in the city of 1.7 million began in mid-August, in an effort to halt the outbreak.

The woman who died was in her 90s and had a number of underlying health conditions, health officials said in a statement.

New Zealanders visited beaches and queued for takeaway food as tough lockdown measures were eased.

With about 80% of the 5.1 million New Zealanders yet to be fully vaccinated, Ardern chose to quickly lock down the entire country.

Health authorities said 11 new cases were recorded on Friday, of which three cases were in Wellington.

A state of emergency was declared for southern and eastern areas of Wellington.

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Wellington will move to the country's 'Alert Level 2', one level short of a lockdown, until midnight on Sunday.

New Zealand held an official memorial service for Prince Philip in Wellington, where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a reading.

The news prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to cancel her plans and return to the capital Wellington for further briefings and decision-making.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.