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New Zealand will buy US helicopters in a $1.6B military aircraft spending package

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ‘s government announced new military spending Thursday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft, including helicopters it plans to purchase from the United States, senior officials said. Cabinet ministers unveiling the package cited rapidly growing global tensions and

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Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel’s military

By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. Two consecutive days of protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington called

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Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

By STEVEN GRATTAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt it will bring progress in stopping deforestation, wildfires or pollution in the Amazon. The Oct. 19 runoff pits centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz against right-wing

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