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    How to handle awkward comments and conversations this Christmas
     18 December 2025
    While your Instagram feed says the holidays are about joy and love, for many people Christmas is a time of managing tricky family members, inappropriate comments and probing questions.
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    FBI deputy to step down from role less than 12 months after appointment
    18 Dec: FBI deputy director Dan Bongino will step down from his post next month, ending a short but tumultuous tenure as the bureau's second-highest-ranking official.... more
    Why Trump's low-profile chief of staff Susie Wiles is making headlines
    18 Dec: The long-time political operator is unusually candid during a series of interviews with magazine Vanity Fair.... more
    Today in History, December 18: The lessons from Donald Trump's first impeachment trial
    18 Dec: When Trump was elected president in 2016, he joined the world's most exclusive and revered club. But three years later, the president added his name to a smaller list of US leaders who'd been impeached.... more
    Frydenberg calls for antisemitism royal commission after Bondi attack
    17 Dec: Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called for bans on radical "hate preachers," protests, stronger immigration laws and a royal commission into antisemitism in an emotional speech at the site of the Bondi terror attack.... more
    FBI releases footage of Brown University shooting suspect
    17 Dec: Police say the footage shows the suspect "casing" the area around the campus before the attack.... more
    Multi-division world champion Terence Crawford announces retirement from boxing at age 38
    17 Dec: Multi-division, undefeated world champion Terence Crawford has called time on his legendary boxing career and will hang up the gloves at age 38.... more
    Why photos are not the most harmful thing we share about our kids online
    17 Dec: Many parents are aware posting photos of their children online comes with risk. But it's not only images that can be harmful for your child.... more
    Man who stabbed 11yo Australian tourist in London to be detained indefinitely
    17 Dec: A judge at the Old Bailey rules Ioan Alexandru-Pintaru, who stabbed a young Australian girl in Leicester Square last year, will be detained at a mental hospital indefinitely.... more
    Today in History, December 17: Kim Jong-il's death kept secret
    17 Dec: The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was such a closely guarded secret that few outside the North Korean elite would even have guessed anything was amiss.... more

     Most Popular Recent International News
     22 Nov: Toy Story turns 30: How Pixar's animated buddy comedy went to infinity and beyond ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     20 Nov: Schoolgirls the target of mass abductions in Nigeria ++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Nov: 'Sorry New Zealand, love you': The record number of Kiwis leaving the country +++++++++++++++++
     29 Nov: About 90 Jetstar flights cancelled due to global recall of Airbus A320 planes +++++++++++++++++
     28 Nov: F1 Qatar start time, how to watch grand prix, and drivers' championship standings ++++++++++++++++
     23 Nov: Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health +++++++++++++++
     27 Nov: Coroner releases findings into murder of Lilie James at Sydney school +++++++++++++++

     International NewsLinks
      17 Dec: Bondi terrorists went to philippines for 'military-style training' (RadioNZ)
      17 Dec: Cameron green just made a record $4.17m. but the ipl will keep $1m (Sydney Morning Herald)
      16 Dec: Portuguese gp to return to f1 calendar in 2027 (BBCWorld)
      16 Dec: Eight killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats, us military says (BBCWorld)
      16 Dec: Professional golf returns to auckland for first time in 20 years with new international championship (Stuff.co.nz)
      13 Dec: Jamaica series about 'more than scoreline' after hurricane (BBCWorld)
      13 Dec: ‘robbed’: kiwis star overlooked for golden boot award won by australian ace (Stuff.co.nz)
      13 Dec: ‘it doesn’t sit right’: sydney marathon to change ballot after local runners miss out (Sydney Morning Herald)
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     Today's News

    Living & Travel:
    How to handle awkward comments and conversations this Christmas 19:57

    Entertainment:
    Glenn Close wants to die in the replica of her grandparents' stone cottage that she is building 19:50

    Entertainment:
    Timothee Chalamet pranked Trisha Goddard when she asked the Hollywood star for a selfie 19:20

    Law and Order:
    Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Matt Smith has spilled that filming on Star Wars: Starfighter has wrapped - and he is confident it's going to be a major hit 18:50

    Rugby:
    High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Kylie Minogue wants Margot Robbie to play her in a future biopic - but is worried she's now too famous to portray her on screen 18:20

    Living & Travel:
    Auckland's central city is set for a boost, with upgrades to the home of the ASB Classic tennis tournament 18:17

    Entertainment:
    Kate Winslet gave herself some blunt advice on Goodbye June - "don't f*** it up" 17:50

    Business:
    Most parts of the economy are growing again 17:37

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