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At least 23 reported dead as tornado, storms lash US

A tornado and strong thunderstorms has left at least 23 people dead in the US state of Mississippi, authorities say.

Brazil president cancels China trip due to pneumonia

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has cancelled his trip to China after contracting pneumonia, officials say.

US chocolate factory blast kills five, six missing

US authorities say a chocolate factory blast has killed five people and left six people missing.

Asteroid Flyby Scientists say asteroid 2023 DZ2, indicated by an arrow at the centre, will zip by earth.
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Newly discovered asteroid to fly between earth and moon

Asteroid 2023 DZ2, which was only discovered in late February, is set to zoom between earth and the moon.

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Trump loyalists flock to Waco for election rally

Several thousand Trump supporters have lined up outside the Waco airport ahead of a rally for the ex-president, who is facing ongoing criminal investigations.

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Asylum seekers cross border after US-Canada pact

A revised US-Canadian deal states anyone who crosses into either country along the land border and who applies for asylum within 14 days will be turned back.

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US chocolate factory blast kills five, six missing

US authorities say a chocolate factory blast has killed five people and left six people missing.

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Two dead as migrants found suffocating in US train

Two migrants have been found dead and at least 10 have been hospitalised after Texas authorities received a call that they were “suffocating” in a train car.

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New Zealand raises concerns with China on sea, Taiwan

NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has visited Beijing, where she expressed concern over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says tactical nuclear weapons will be stationed in Belarus in the same way that US nuclear weapons have been placed in Europe.