Category : Analysis
Author: Rachel Sadler

A huge asteroid almost 100 metres wide is hurtling towards Earth.

NASA said the asteroid, scientifically called 2013 WV44, will fly past at around 2pm on Wednesday (NZ time) at a speed of 11.81 kilometres per second.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/06/huge-91m-wide-asteroid-to-fly-close-to-earth.html
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Category : News
Author: Lisette Reymer

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows "cracks" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's role as a leader of the country.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/06/us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-says-wagner-insurrection-shows-cracks-in-vladimir-putin-s-rule.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Jenna Lynch

The Prime Minister has touched down in China ahead of his face-to-face with China's President Xi Jinping.

But already there are tensions behind the scenes with a report appearing on the weekend saying our Foreign Affairs Minister was harangued for an hour by her Chinese counterpart during a meeting earlier this year.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/nanaia-mahuta-meeting-with-australian-counterpart-was-delayed-ahead-of-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-trip-to-china.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Chris Bishop claims there's too much "Ardern-style politics" being forced on New Zealanders, something the National Party wants to change if elected to Government in October.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/chris-bishop-claims-new-zealanders-sick-of-ardern-style-politics.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has set off on his biggest overseas mission since he became leader - and it's a high-stakes one.

He's just about to land in China for a week-long trade trip with a plane packed full of Kiwi business leaders.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/chris-bishop-claims-new-zealanders-sick-of-ardern-style-politics.html
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Author: Reuters & Ashleigh Yates

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday (local time) his Wagner fighters had crossed the border into Russia from Ukraine and were prepared to go "all the way" against Moscow's military, hours after the Kremlin accused him of armed mutiny.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/06/ukraine-invasion-russia-orders-arrest-of-wagner-boss-accused-of-mutiny-he-says-his-fighters-have-entered-russia.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: William Hewett & Scott Palmer

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered an emergency televised address on Saturday night (NZ time) after the chief of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/06/russia-crisis-putin-accuses-wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhin-of-treason-as-mercenary-forces-head-towards-moscow.html
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Author: CNN

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of Russia's private mercenary group Wagner, appears to be falling out of favor fast in Moscow, after he unleashed a tirade against the Russian military on Friday and vowed to retaliate against its leaders.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/06/russia-crisis-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-conflict-between-wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhin-and-moscow.html
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