Hipkins, 44, announced his appointment at a news conference after the ruling Labour Party confirmed him as successor to Jacinda Ardern as party leader and prime minister.
New Zealand: Chris Hipkins taking over from Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday
Sole nominee secures Labour endorsement for prime minister, with Carmel Sepuloni as deputy, and incumbent’s last engagements on TuesdayChris Hipkins will be New Zealand’s next prime minister following a formal vote that endorsed him as Jacinda Ardern’s…
FBI searched Biden home, found documents marked classified
The president voluntarily allowed the FBI into his home, but the lack of a search warrant did not dim the extraordinary nature of the search. It compounded the embarrassment to Biden that started with the disclosure January 12 that the president’s atto…
Industrial Espionage: How China Sneaks Out America’s Technology Secrets
The BBC reports:
It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power. According to a Department of Justice indictment, the US citizen hid confide…
Labor well ahead of Dominic Perrottet’s Coalition in latest NSW election poll
YouGov poll shows opposition would easily win a majority, with strong backing from young votersFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA new poll shows Labor wou…
Green scores 26, Valparaiso defeats Illinois State 71-51
Quinton Green had 26 points in Valparaiso’s 71-51 victory over Illinois State.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 333 of the invasion
Former UK PM Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine; Russia claims to have made advances in Zaporizhzhia regionSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFormer UK prime minister Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, where he said that…
Glover scores 20, Samford defeats Western Carolina 74-65
Led by Ques Glover’s 20 points, the Samford Bulldogs defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts 74-65.