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By Georgie Hewson of the ABC James Van Der Beek revealed he has colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer. Photo: FRAZER HARRISON Actor James Van Der Beek, known best for his role in Dawson's Creek, has announced he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. In a statement provided to US media outlet People magazine, the 47-year-old said he had been "privately dealing with this diagnosis". "And I have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family," he said."There's a reason for optimism and I'm feeling good." Despite his diagnosis, Van Der Beek told People Magazine he had been working in film and television as he "navigates his care". Van Der Beek has six children with his wife Kimberly and documents his family life regularly on social media. In Decem...

Mark Zahra riding Without a Fight wins the Lexus Melbourne Cup during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 07, 2023. Photo: Quinn Rooney There will be three New Zealand trained horses lining up in the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup, but most interest again will be on the northern raiders. The three New Zealand horses are all at long odds. 2023 New Zealand derby winner Sharp 'N' Smart was the best priced at $84 after the field of 24 runners was confirmed, while Positivity and Trust In You were among the longest odds of more and $112. Early favourites Buckaroo from Great Britain has drawn gate 21, while French entry Vauban, who disappointed as favourite last year, will jump from barrier 11. Sixteen of the 24-strong field were bred in the northern hemisphere. The 164t...

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP Vice President Kamala Harris holds 47 percent to former President Donald Trump's 44 percent among likely voters in the final Iowa Poll before Election Day from the Des Moines Register and Mediacom. That margin falls within the poll's 3.4 point margin of sampling error and suggests no clear leader in the state, which has widely been rated as solidly in the GOP column during this year's campaign. The findings suggest a shift toward Harris compared with the previous Iowa Poll, in September, which found a narrow edge for Trump. In that poll, 47 percent of likely voters backed T...

By Atika Shubert, CNN King Felipe VI of Spain (L) talks with a person as angry residents heckle him during his visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia. Photo: MANAURE QUINTERO/AFP Angry residents booed and threw eggs at Spain's King Felipe as he visited the Valencia region, where more than 200 people have died in devastating floods. Some in the crowd shouted "murderers" when Felipe visited Paiporta, just outside of Valencia city, along with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and regional governor Carlos Mazon After they posed for a photo, the crowd began hurling insults at the king and Mazon. The crowd surged towards the king who tried to shield himself with an umbrella. Confronted by one resident, Felipe remained calm and lowered his umbrella to listen to him as police struggled to c...

The rally on Monday (NZT) Photo: AFP / Ryan Collerd There are just two days of campaigning left before polls close in a historically close United States presidential election. RNZ has been at a Donald Trump rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, as he focuses on the critical state. Democrat Kamala Harris campaigns in Michigan on Monday (NZ time) while Trump will go on to hit two more eastern battleground states North Carolina and Georgia. A poll has shown Harris leading in Iowa, a state that Trump won easily in both 2016 and 2020, raising the possibility of an upset there. Follow all the election action with RNZ's live blog: Source link

14 people killed after lightning strikes church in Uganda (File photo). Photo: RAMI ALSAYED/AFP A lightning strike on a church on Uganda killed at least 14 people and injured 34 as they gathered for prayers over the weekend, police said. The incident occurred in the Palabek refugee camp in Lamwo district in northern Ugandan, police said in a post on the X platform. "The victims... had gathered for prayers when the rain started around 5pm (3am Sunday NZT), and the lightning thunder struck at 5.30pm," police said. Police did not identify the nationalities of the victims but the camp and others in the region mostly hosts refugees from South Sudan. Most of those refugees had fled during a bloody civil war that gripped the country shortly after its independence in 2011. The victims were most...