New Zealand PM disagrees with Biden, says Xi Jinping not a 'dictator'

Hipkins told reporters, "No, and the form of government that China has is a matter for the Chinese people.

Australia to hold a historic referendum on Indigenous rights

The referendum bill was approved by the Senate 52-19, enabling Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to set the date for the vote, which is now anticipated to take place by the end of the year.

Driver said, "Fasten your seatbelt" before horrific bus crash

Sunday night, 58-year-old Brett Andrew Button was transporting 35 passengers from a wedding reception at Wandin Estate Winery to the town of Singleton in the Hunter Valley wine region of New South Wales when the 2009 Volvo bus tumbled at a roundabout.

Wedding bus crashes in Australia; 10 dead, 25 in hospital

According to a statement by the NSW Police Force, emergency services were dispatched to the roundabout on Wine Country Drive near the Hunter Expressway exit at Greta at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday after allegations that a bus had flipped over.

Northwest Australia prepares for the deadliest cyclone in a decade

Cyclone Ilsa, located approximately 300 kilometres (186 miles) off the coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean, was upgraded to a category four cyclone on Thursday morning, one level below the strongest category five.

Russian missile strikes on an eastern city leaves 9 people injured, including children

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed the attack on "Russian missile terror," claiming that a building belonging to the Ukrainian Security Service and a contemporary 12-story apartment complex were both hit.

Greece wildfires fueled by heat wave, causing more evacuations

Corfu and Evia received the most recent evacuation orders, while a fire on Rhodes continued to spread inland, burning hilly wooded areas, including a portion of a nature reserve.

Flights grounded at a Moscow airport after drone attack

Russia's defense ministry stated in a statement that "an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by five unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities in Moscow region and New Moscow was foiled this morning."

Sweden opens hate crime probe after Quran desecrated on Eid

The investigation comes after the Nordic nation allowed a man to destroy and burn a copy of the Quran outside of Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, an act that might enrage Turkey as Stockholm applies to join NATO.

11 killed in a Ukrainian pizza parlor from Russian missile attack

According to the Ukrainian National Police, 61 additional people were hurt in the attack on Kramatorsk on Tuesday night. It was the most recent bombardment of a Ukrainian city; throughout the 16-month conflict, Russia has frequently used this tactic.

US drone damaged by Russian jet with flares in latest encounter over Syria

At around 12:23 a.m. local time, the Russian aircraft flew "dangerously close" to the American drone, harassing the MQ-9 and firing flares from a position directly overhead, according to a statement from US Air Forces Central commander Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich.

Israeli defense forces strike Jenin's terrorist infrastructure

The raid revealed some of the terrorist networks that had previously made Jenin so difficult for routine Israeli security missions, which included local agents as well as members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas: War rooms, vast quantities of explosives concealed in subterranean bunkers, hundreds of guns, the beginnings of a rocket manufacturing industry, and operatives who received radio transmissions and video feeds from all across the city to coordinate the actions of gunmen.

Israeli defense forces strike Jenin's terrorist infrastructure

The raid revealed some of the terrorist networks that had previously made Jenin so difficult for routine Israeli security missions, which included local agents as well as members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas: War rooms, vast quantities of explosives concealed in subterranean bunkers, hundreds of guns, the beginnings of a rocket manufacturing industry, and operatives who received radio transmissions and video feeds from all across the city to coordinate the actions of gunmen.

Seven Israelis injured in car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv

The incident is reportedly "under review" by the Israeli police, but a video making the rounds on social media purports to show the attacker being shot and killed there.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen after checkpoint shooting

Ishaq Hamdi Ajlouni, 17, opened fire at the checkpoint on Saturday, lightly injuring a security guard, according to the news agency. Israeli forces then shot and killed him.

Nova Scotia police search for missing man who went tubing in Gold River after weekend floods

According to the police, three males were tubing in the Gold River on the South Shore of Nova Scotia on Monday when their tube capsized.

Stabbing in Canadian university leaves three injured

It was not immediately clear how many people were hurt in the attack on Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo. The injured were taken to a medical facility.

Debris, possible human remains from imploded Titanic sub return to Canadian port

Following the careful recovery of some of the wreckage on Wednesday, the agency issued a statement saying that "United States medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed human remains." Parts of the debris were unloaded in eastern Canada.

Canada begins investigation into Titanic-bound submersible implosion

The area in the North Atlantic where the vessel was sunk, killing all five on board, is being searched by maritime agencies. The wreckage it was heading to explore was several hundred feet away from the debris, which was situated about 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) underwater.

No survivors after Titanic sub debris found on ocean floor

OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that "these men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world's oceans."