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Author: Reuters

Ukraine said on Wednesday (local time) that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that Moscow could be preparing new offensive operations in southern Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/ukraine-invasion-fighting-in-donbas-just-hell-russia-creating-strike-force-aimed-at-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-s-hometown-kyiv-says.html
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Author: Reuters

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday (local time) after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/us-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-offers-praise-support-for-taiwan-during-visit-that-angered-china.html
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Author: Associated Press

The United Nations chief warned on Tuesday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation,” citing the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East and many other factors.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/02/un-chief-warns-world-is-one-step-from-nuclear-annihilation/
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Author: Associated Press

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday (NZT), becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military manoeuvres in retaliation for her presence.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/03/us-house-speaker-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-defying-beijing/
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Author: Associated Press

The commander of the United States military in the Pacific said Monday he wants to expand and strengthen its ties with New Zealand.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/01/us-seeks-to-expand-ties-with-new-zealand-amid-china-worries/
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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: Today's speech by Jacinda Ardern to the China Business Summit in Auckland was full of soothing words for Beijing.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/geoffrey-miller-jacinda-ardern-s-softer-tone-towards-china-will-be-popular-with-beijing.html
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Well that is a U-turn in tone from only a few months ago... But yeah nah still don't trust the CCP...

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