Under-22s to be excluded from incapacity benefits

A set of long-lost World War I medals will once again be worn at the Anzac Day dawn service in Auckland today, for the first time in more than 40 years.A Gallipoli veteran who led an all-Kiwi bugle team in London at the first Anzac Day Commemoration in 1916 will be honoured by his great-grandson at the Auckland Cenotaph today. Alfred Blanks, a member of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, fought in the Battle of Chunuk...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed militia M23 announced a joint commitment to cease hostilities and seek a lasting peace agreement, surprising observers given prior statements from President Felix Tshisekedi about not negotiating directly with M23. The United States and the UN have accused Rwanda of supporting M23, which claims to defend the interests of Kinyarwanda-speaking communities in Congo. Despite the announcement and ongoing negotiations in Qatar, skepticism remains about the potential for...

Thousands, including Holocaust survivors, participated in the annual "March of the Living" at Auschwitz-Birkenau, commemorating the millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust. The march, covering a 3km route to the crematorium, emphasized calls against antisemitism and intolerance, with many participants carrying Israeli flags and advocating for the release of hostages held by Hamas. Notably, Israel's Prime Minister Isaac Herzog joined the march, marking the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation by Soviet troops....

(File photo) AMRITSAR: The BSF has decided to keep the Attari border gates closed and refrain from customary handshakes with Pakistan Rangers during the daily Beating Retreat ceremony due to heightened tensions and India's suspension of passenger movement. Security measures, including quick response teams and anti-drone systems, have been intensified at Attari, Sadiqi, and Hussainiwala posts. Amid these developments, several Pakistani nationals have returned home, while services like the Samjhauta Express and cross-border bus routes...

Trump to Meet Atlantic Editor Following Signal Chat ScandalPresident Donald Trump is set to meet with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, after Goldberg was unintentionally added to a Signal group chat where U.S. officials discussed air strikes against the Houthi group in Yemen. Trump expressed skepticism about the journalists' ability to write a fair story, referring to their anti-Trump stance, and claimed the meeting would be for an article titled "The Most Consequential President...

Tunisian authorities recently set fire to tents housing sub-Saharan African migrants as part of a campaign to dismantle informal camps near Sfax, where thousands have been stranded after failing to reach Italy. Approximately 3,300 migrants were ordered to leave the olive grove camps, with Tunisia's National Guard emphasizing the state’s strategy to prevent the country from becoming a settlement for illegal migrants. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has facilitated the voluntary return of over...