- Details
- Category: News
- Category : Defence
Two of the Royal Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessels have left Falmouth docks for a five-year deployment to the Indo-Pacific. HMS Tamar and HMS Spey will act as the Royal Navy's eyes and ears, working with Britain's allies to tackle drug-running, smuggling, terrorism and other illegal activities. It is hoped that the presence of the two patrol vessels might improve relationships with allies in the region.
- Hits: 464
Read more: Why Royal Navy Ships Are Set For 5 Years Away
- Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olIOYryJ_Y4
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
- Category : Opinion
China's level of anger at the new Aukus defence pact between Australia, the UK and the US was only to be expected.France's was not.
And Paris's dramatic recall of its ambassadors to Canberra and Washington at the weekend may be just the start of the impact.
- Hits: 620
Read more: New Zealand could be the big winner of AUKUS fallout
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/geoffrey-miller-new-zealand-could-be-the-big-winner-of-aukus-fallout.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
- Category : News
The Ministry of Health has confirmed three household members of a remand prisoner announced as a COVID-19 case on Sunday have tested positive.
Two of the three household members attend Mangatangi School on the Hauraki Plains. All three positive cases, and an accompanying adult caregiver, are being moved to a quarantine facility.
- Hits: 496
- Details
- Category: News
- Category : News
Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China.
Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China's air force near the democratically governed island, often in the southwestern part of its air defence zone close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.
- Hits: 546
Read more: China enters Taiwan air defence zone a day after island's military budget boost
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/china-enters-taiwan-air-defence-zone-a-day-after-island-s-military-budget-boost.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
- Category : News
A women's empowerment programme in Afghanistan is calling on the New Zealand Government to provide urgent visas to an at-risk family of five.
They're trying to get the young women on the programme out of the country because they fear they could be killed or married off to Taliban fighters.
- Hits: 444
- Details
- Category: News
- Category : News
Australia's new security pact with the US and the UK has touched a nerve at the core of Pacific regionalism.
The AUKUS alliance, announced by leaders of the three countries this week, finds them seeking strategic advantage in the Indo-Pacific region with a focus on developing nuclear-powered submarines for the Australian Navy.
- Hits: 603
Read more: Aukus pact strikes at heart of Pacific regionalism
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/451715/aukus-pact-strikes-at-heart-of-pacific-regionalism
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
- Category : News
The Australian federal government is bracing itself for the possibility that EU trade talks could be disrupted, as France fumes at Australia and the United States over the decision to scrap an $A90 billion submarine contract.
- Hits: 621
Read more: Australia braces for EU trade backlash as France fumes over scrapped submarine contract
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/451832/australia-braces-for-eu-trade-backlash-as-france-fumes-over-scrapped-submarine-contract
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
- Category : News
Uncertainty looms over female students in Afghanistan.
In the weeks since the Taliban seized control of the country’s capital, many schools in the region have remained closed out of concerns for security.
- Hits: 466
Read more: Taliban says high school boys can resume classes, but makes no mention of girls
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300410712/taliban-says-high-school-boys-can-resume-classes-but-makes-no-mention-of-girls
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Subcategories
Politics
General Politics
Defence
General Defence Articles
Science
Sciencey stuff
World
World News
Page 258 of 798