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Anti-Iranian regime activists hold global protests denouncing months-long internet outage

Activists also held banners praising Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, including calling him "King of Iran," according to footage taken at the scenes.

Supporters of the son of Iran's last shah, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 flags, during a protest rally in Vienna, with an Israel flag flying in the background, May 10, 2026.
THOUSANDS OF pro-Palestine protesters march through the Auckland CBD on September 13, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand ministry gave $30K in taxpayers' funds to Gaza advocacy campaign

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer


New Zealand's cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing

Relief teams from Fiji and Australia have been deployed to help recovery efforts.

 PREVIEW XML A view of flood damage in the the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke?s Bay, New Zealand, in this picture released on February 15, 2023

Which nations are most prepared to survive a nuclear war?

“This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper,” wrote T.S Eliot in his 1925 poem, The Hollow Men, 20 years before the first successful test of the nuclear bomb.

 Artistic rendition of a nuclear blast

New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Indonesia - Papuan rebel group

The pilot had been identified as Captain Philip Merthens and it is unclear if the five passengers had also been abducted by Papuan separatists.

 An illustrative image of a Susi Air aircraft.

Jacinda Ardern shows what real democratic leadership looks like - analysis

Ardern’s message is one that resonates with many people in the world who would like to see not only younger leadership but also changes in power.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media in the aftermath of the eruption of White Island volcano, also known by its Maori name Whakaari, at Whakatane, New Zealand December 13, 2019

Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand leader

Ardern burst onto the global scene in 2017 when she became the world's youngest female head of government at age 37.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020.

Israel will gain if CANZUK succeeds

Judging by Israel’s current relationship with CANZAK countries, the connection would certainly be considerably warmer than the wary and arms-length association between Israel and the EU.

 CANZAC symbol

Parents refuse use of 'vaccine-tainted' donor blood for infant's critical operation

Parents to a baby in need of open-heart surgery in New Zealand have so far refused 'vaccine-tainted' donor blood, citing concerns over the Covid-19 vaccine's side effects.

 Anti-vaccine mandate protesters march through the city and gather in front of the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, December 16, 2021.

Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga region

"Based on all available data the tsunami threat from this Earthquake has now passed," said the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

 A white plume rises over Tonga when the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted

Herzog receives credentials of six new ambassadors

Each had a separate meeting with him in which they discussed issues such as developments in their respective countries, taking relations with Israel to a higher level.

 President Isaac Herzog with the ambassador from New Zealand, Zoe Coulson-Sinclair.

Israeli embassies around the world kick off election voting

The embassy in New Zealand was the first to open a ballot, followed by Australia, the Philippines and Japan.

Ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby opens voting in the Knesset election