One person has died after a helicopter crashed into a river in Indonesia during a mission to fight wildfires in South Kalimantan. An Indonesian crew member was killed, while two others on board – an Australian and New Zealander – were “found safe” and taken to hospital for treatment, according to Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency….
New Zealand voted in a new government as fog choked the capital, Wellington, on Saturday – and the mood was as palpable as the grey weather. “It’s pretty flat,” 21-year-old Imogen Vlutger says. “There’s this kind of apathy and a bit of dread.” “Tired. I think we’re all tired,” Symone, 28, admits. “I didn’t even…
For years, Labubu dolls seemed unstoppable. Collectors young and old energetically snapped up “blind boxes” – sealed, mystery packages containing the quirky monsters – often paying $15 (£11) or more. Those unable to get the characters they wanted were often prepared to pay much more on the resale market. The hype around the creatures convinced…
Votes are being counted in New Zealand, with incumbent PM Christopher Luxon’s centre-right National Party and Chris Hipkins’ centre-left Labour Party currently neck-and-neck. Both parties are calling for compromise to find common ground as the vote tallies show the election is too close to call. The latest electoral commission data suggests a slight lead for…
Despite the bleak setting and the weight of the topics covered, Pyre is suffused with humour. The central couple are delightful. Like many long-married spouses, they seem to treat bickering as a love language. Kapri, who is from Uttarakhand, got the idea for the film in 2018 after meeting an 84-year-old man in Munsiyari, a…
Jokowi had thrown his support behind Prabowo in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, as part of an alliance that ultimately propelled Prabowo to become Indonesia’s next leader. Riding to victory with him was Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Jokowi’s eldest son, who became Indonesia’s vice president. Two years on, that alliance appears to be fracturing…
Queensland woman Nell was taking her dog for a walk in Brisbane, Australia, when she saw a distressed koala trying to protect its joey – which was being strangled by a snake. Nell rushed to disentangle the young koala from the python, and was able to successfully reunite mother and baby. Though Nell was not…
Macau has sentenced an ex-lawmaker and pro-democracy campaigner to 12 years and six months’ jail in the city’s first national security case. Following a closed-door trial, Au Kam San, 69, was convicted on Friday of “subversion against the political power of the state”, among other offences. His wife Virginia Cheang condemned the ruling, calling the…
A 90-year-old woman who was shot during Australia’s Bondi Beach attack last December has died in a Sydney hospital, almost a year after the mass fatal shootings. Eva Geller was one of dozens who were seriously injured after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish event in Bondi Beach on 14 December. Fifteen people were…
“If we want to reduce pollution, we need to set targets for every sector – including power generation, industry and transport – not just vehicle entry, construction and stubble burning,” says Manoj Kumar, an analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. “We know how much each sector and each state contributes…
