8 August 2025
While Israel's security cabinet has — for now — only approved a takeover of Gaza City, it is still a major escalation in the war that targets the symbolic heart of Gaza and an area that has been largely untouched through the last 22 months of the war.
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8 Aug: Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko delights crowds in Montreal and Toronto with her Canadian Open final win over four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka.... more
8 Aug: The Israeli security cabinet's decision marks another escalation of Israel's 22-month military offensive in Gaza, although Benjamin Netanyahu's office has not said when the assault could begin.... more
8 Aug: Rushanara Ali is forced to resign over reports she evicted tenants from a property she owned and then increased the rent by nearly $1,500.... more
8 Aug: After more than three years, Russia claims it has become immune to Western sanctions as the US threatens new severe measures if a ceasefire is not agreed by August 8.... more
8 Aug: With Thailand, Cambodia, and Pakistan receiving reduced tariff rates in Donald Trump's latest negotiations, it appears there is a pattern of "good deals" among those who accept his intervention in the region.... more
7 Aug: The Trump administration has been deporting migrants to places they've never been. Now, immigration agents have told an Iranian man they are planning to send him to Australia.... more
RUGBY A half-century for Taranaki in rugby's NPC as the Bulls roared home with the points over Auckland, at a sodden Eden Park ... on Gold Sport More...
BUSINESS Kiwis could be unknowingly investing in weapons, through their Kiwisaver providers More...
