CODA Oscars’ best film in streaming first
The AppleTV+ family drama CODA has taken the Oscar for best movie, handing Hollywood's top award to a streaming service for the first time.
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Will Smith takes Oscar for King Richard
The Academy Award for best actor has gone to Will Smith for his portrayal of the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams in the movie King Richard.
Jane Campion wins best director Oscar
New Zealand director Jane Campion has won the best director Oscar for her movie The Power of the Dog, at the 94th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Solomons-China link ‘gravely concerns’ NZ
New Zealand has urged the Solomon Islands to find their security arrangements from within the Pacific family of nations, rather than China.
Ukraine insists on territorial integrity
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says that in talks due to take place in Istanbul his government will prioritise the "territorial integrity" of Ukraine.
Streaming, fan voting to shake up Oscars
Frontrunners CODA and The Power of the Dog could deliver the first Oscar for best picture to a streaming service when Hollywood gathers for the Academy Awards.
Ukraine says Russia wants to split nation
Ukraine's military intelligence chief has vowed "total" guerrilla warfare against Russian forces, saying Moscow wants to split the country in two.
Twin rocket attacks hit Lviv, Ukraine
Back-to-back rocket attacks strike Lviv in western Ukraine in what would be the first attacks within the city's limits since the start of Russia's invasion.
Putin cannot remain in power, says Biden
US President Joe Biden drew comparisons between the invasion of Ukraine and the horrors of the Second World War as he called for Vladimir Putin to go.
‘Your freedom is ours’ Biden tells Poland
US President Joe Biden has tried to reassure Poland that the United States would defend against any attacks by Russia
French, China cases dip as UK cases spike
French authorities say the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 is down over 24 hours but up on a weekly basis while UK infections are thought to be up.
Russian forces take Chernobyl worker town
Russian forces have seized control of a town where workers at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant live, while street fighting is reported in besieged Mariupol.
Confusion over China plane crash black box
Reports of the recovery of the second black box from a China Eastern jet that plunged into a mountainside have been denied by China's national news agency.
West slams Russian ‘barbarism’ in Ukraine
Western leaders have increased military and humanitarian aid in support of besieged Ukraine.
North Korea fires suspected ICBM
A suspected intercontinental ballistic missile has been fired by North Korea off its east coast.
Search for second black box in China crash
Recovery crews are searching for a second black box from a crashed China Eastern Airlines plane that plunged into a mountainside with 132 people aboard.
Virus cases rise again, deaths fall: WHO
The World Health Organisation says the number of new coronavirus cases globally increased by 7 per cent in the last week.
Ukraine urges West to stick together
Four week after Russia's invasion began, Ukraine's president has called for a show of solidarity as NATO, the G7, and the EU meet to discuss further sanctions.
One black box found in China plane crash
Chinese officials say one of two black boxes from the China Eastern plane crash was found severely damaged.
Shanghai cases up, third of US cases BA.2
Authorities in China say Shanghai has reported a fifth daily record high for locally transmitted COVID-19 asymptomatic cases while US infections dip.
Russia talks ‘moving forward’: Zelenskiy
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds out hope for negotiations with Russia, which have yielded little since the February 24 invasion began.
Search for victims of Chinese plane crash
Hopes have faded of finding anyone alive after the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 jet that had 132 people aboard.
Indonesia opens up, Bulgaria cases slump
Coronavirus restrictions have been eased in Indonesia and Bulgaria as infection numbers fall.
US says Russia may use chemical weapons
US President Joe Biden has issued one of his strongest warnings yet that Moscow is considering using chemical weapons.
No sign of survivors in China plane crash
A Chinese airliner has crashed in the southern province of Guangxi with 132 people aboard, causing a fire on a mountainside, state media reports.
Chinese airliner crashes with 133 aboard
A Chinese airliner has crashed in the southern province of Guangxi with 133 people aboard, causing a fire on a mountainside, state media reports.
NZ sending armour, not guns, to Ukraine
New Zealand is doubling financial support to Ukraine, and providing fighters with body armour and helmets in its war against Russia.
US rules Myanmar army committed genocide
US President Joe Biden's administration has officially determined Myanmar has committed genocide against the Rohingya.
Russian troops stalled outside Kyiv
British intelligence says Russian forces advancing on the Ukraine capital Kyiv from the northeast have stalled.
‘Terror’ in Ukraine port city under siege
Thousands of residents have been taken by force across the Russian border from the besieged Ukrainian port city Mariupol, local authorities say.
Zelenskiy calls on Swiss to support war
Ukraine's prime minister has urged Swiss banks to strip Russian oligarchs of the privileges enjoyed in their country.