Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a rare visit to New Zealand on Monday, stressing the need to work with “friends” in the face of the “tumultuous international situation”. The trip marks the start of a diplomatic blitz through New Zealand and Australia, Wang’s first visit to either country since 2017. The whistlestop tour is […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon plans to make a first trip to China as premier, his foreign minister said Tuesday after talks with Beijing’s top diplomat. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in New Zealand this week meeting Luxon, his counterpart Winston Peters and trade minister Todd McClay. Peters told reporters on Tuesday that […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will next week visit Australia and New Zealand, officials said Thursday, with the diplomatic blitz expected to focus on easing trade. Wang’s visit to Australia, his first as foreign minister since 2017, comes as the two countries have begun to resolve simmering trade disputes, despite recent sparring over human rights […]
England 177-3; New Zealand 130-7 | England win by 47 runsTouring side hold unassailable 3-1 series lead with one match to goMaia Bouchier defied injury to hit 91 as England Women outpowered New Zealand to win the fourth T20 international in Wellington by 47 runs and clinch the series.Bouchier’s 91 off 56 balls, her second successive half-century, helped England to 177 for three, Charlie Dean taking four wickets as New Zealand were restricted to 130 for seven. Continue reading
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev assigned the task of forming a new government to the GERB-UDF coalition, the largest group in parliament.Maria Gabriel, designated as prime minister under a power-sharing agreement, received the mandate from Radev.The agreement states that each main political party would hold the top position for nine months at a time. Bulgarian President
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The first round of performers have been announced for the CMT Awards. Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, and Sam Hunt are just a few
In a surprise move, Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party.
Mustafa was appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a move seen
Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...
The King of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to protect the
The King of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to protect the
Higher education minister will become taoiseach in April after shock resignation of Leo VaradkarSimon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after the leadership race in his Fine Gael party ended without any other candidates coming forward.The leadership became vacant after the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, announced his surprise resignation “for personal and political reasons” last week. Continue reading