A Pirate victory in Iceland this week would add to a string of once-impossible election results in the West.

Theresa May is coming under mounting pressure to reveal her Brexit strategy before she triggers formal negotiations.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully to attend a major conference hosted by Afghanistan just a fortnight after criticising its leadership as "dysfunctional."

The German bank will cut about 1000 jobs in its home market, insiders say.

Britain must look beyond Europe for economic success, PM has said as she suggested there would be no deal on immigration to keep the UK in single market.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he would like to "slaughter" millions of addicts just like Adolf Hitler "massacred" millions of Jewish people.

What is going on in the banking industry? The big questions answered.

Deutsche Bank is battling rumours the German government is readying a rescue plan, but is another German bank also in trouble?

The man who co-led Deutsche Bank for three years until July last year, was careful not to mention the gigantic elephant in the room.

EU's $20 billion tax bill for Apple could set the stage for wider battle and Google, Amazon and Starbucks among firms likely to face scrutiny.

Farmers and industry leaders are pressing the government to support domestic business.

This lack of certainty over Brexit presents risks for NZ's agricultural exporters, as well as opportunities for our much-vaunted trade negotiators.

New Zealand is not being singled out for investigation as a tax haven, the European Union says.

New Zealand could face sanctions as the European Union investigates the country as part of a crack-down on global tax havens.

The Turkish president said that he would reinstate the death penalty to deal with those who took park in the coup attempt

Arrests and sackings of those allegedly linked to a failed coup plot in Turkey intensified today as authorities fired 8000 police officers

COMMENT: If Erdogan was a maddening ally before for Europe and the US, the leader who has just overcome a coup will be capable of almost anything.

Many in Britain will be breathing more easily knowing a new Prime Minister is being sworn in today.

John Key says NZ will have to work harder to push its credentials in Europe now that the UK no longer be a strong voice at the EU table on its behalf.

COMMENT: When people are made to feel ashamed or afraid to express perfectly legitimate views, something is going very, very wrong in a democratic system.

Have you ever wonder what place will give you the most bang for your buck?

COMMENT: Neither would admit it, but David Cameron and Malcolm Turnbull have been victims of a false belief.

More UK citizens are researching their family histories online in the hopes of securing an EU passport, despite voting to Brexit.

Prime Minister John Key will meet outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron in London next week.

Former British PM Tony Blair has suggested Britain may opt for a second vote as more than one million Brits who voted to 'leave' change their minds.

COMMENT: Democratic wrong turn has shaken both sides and left nation in tailspin.

US and Chinese online travel sites have reported a jump in queries about UK holidays since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

COMMENT: The political and financial market aftershocks of the Brexit vote will eventually subside.

COMMENT: At the rate this country's going, there will be no United Kingdom anymore, just a place called Britain, which used to be great.

New Zealand's experience may now provide a useful road map for the UK after brexit.