Over the course of many months, the Founding Fathers would work on the Declaration of Independence until it was officially signed on July 4, 1776, by some of the most influential figures in US history ...

New Zealand needs to ensure it does not become unhinged over the spat with the Cook Islands, says an international relations ...

New Zealand’s 2024 foreign policy embraced deeper security alliances, but economic dependence on China remained a persistent ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding ...

Congress refrained from publishing the Declaration of Independence with a list of the signers until six months later when America won its first great victory in the war. Wrote New Jersey delegate ...

The Cook Islands, a collective of 15 islands, holds a significant relationship with New Zealand, granting its citizens New Zealand citizenship and rights. Although self-governing, it's tied ...