Jacinda Ardern and Xi Jinping spoke on the phone ahead of APEC's leaders' meeting. Keep Reading

Maroš Šefčovič says Brussels has seen no concessions from UK side in Northern Ireland protocol dispute Keep Reading

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The Swedish activist was speaking after thousands of climate protestors marched through Glasgow. Keep Reading

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After a slow beginning, the UN climate summit sees real progress made towards the 1.5 percent goal for global emissions. Rod Oram reports from Glasgow Keep Reading

The country's environment minister says the country "can't promise what we can't do". Keep Reading

The peace deal that ended the war in Bosnia 25 years ago is in danger of unravelling. Keep Reading

A Pentagon report indicates China is expanding its nuclear arsenal much faster than anticipated, saying Beijing could have 700 warheads by 2027 and possibly 1,000 by 2030.   Keep Reading

One year ago this week, President Xi Jinping set in motion what’s come to be known as China’s great “common prosperity” rebalancing. In a move that startled the world, the push started with the Nov… Keep Reading

A winter of hardship looming for Afghans poses a dilemma for aid donors leery of indirectly helping the Taliban. Some are seeking creative solutions. Keep Reading

The world's powerful, rich and famous are making climate promises at the UN climate summit but a big increase in nations' emissions cuts is the overwhelmingly important outcome, writes Rod Oram Keep Reading

The Senate GOP has blocked yet another voting rights bill. Time is running out to reform the filibuster. Keep Reading

EXPLAINER: Why Chinese warplanes buzzing over Taiwanese airspace are a worry for every Pacific nation, including New Zealand. Keep Reading

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race early Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican to win statewide office here in 12 years. Keep Reading

Australia snubs one of the key global actions to come out of the UN climate change conference by bowing out of an international pledge to reduce methane emissions. Keep Reading

US-led alliance includes 90 countries but China, India and Russia have not joined the methane pact Keep Reading

On the second day of meetings at the UN climate summit, NZ joins a global move on methane but doesn't yet explain why, reports Rod Oram Keep Reading

"You can shove your climate crisis up your arse" - Greta Thunberg Keep Reading

Winter weather and rising heating demand in northeastern China are expected to keep coal prices high and industrial costs rising, an inflationary combination that threatens to weigh on economic gro… Keep Reading

President Joe Biden apologized to world leaders at the COP26 summit Monday for actions taken by the Trump administration in pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord. Keep Reading

We are resilient in the face of worsening floods, but refuse to accept more failures from world leaders, says Samoan climate activist Brianna Fruean Keep Reading

New Zealand has been at international trade fairs - now Expos - since they began in 1851. But are the multi-millions spent on getting there worth the benefits?  Keep Reading