Samoa citizenship bill passes first hurdle in Parliament with help of ACT and NZ First

• Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
• Egypt to increase number of aid trucks to war
• Israeli airstrikes in S. Lebanon kill Hezbollah fighter, injure 2 civilians
• Women's water polo preliminary at World Aquatics Championships 2023: China vs. Australia
• A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
• The Philippine president says he won't give US access to more local military bases
• Exhibition unveils rare masterpiece by ancient Chinese artist
• Beijing International Film Festival to feature French film week
• Here comes the char
• Chinese researchers develop immunotherapeutic agent for colon cancer
• China's Qin leads field into men's 50m breaststroke final at Aquatics Worlds
• Your morning coffee may be hundreds of thousands of years old
• US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018
• Nation aims to create over 12 million new jobs