Category : News
Author: Craig McCulloch

Power Play - The prime minister's trip abroad was billed as a "trade mission," but was most productive leader-to-leader behind closed doors.

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Category : News
Author: BBC

The board of Twitter has agreed to a US$44 billion takeover offer from billionaire Elon Musk.

Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, has claimed he is the right person to "unlock" the social media firm's "extraordinary potential".

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Category : News
Author: Reuters

The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday (local time) at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/ukraine-invasion-us-allies-shrug-off-russian-nuclear-war-warning-promise-heavy-arms-for-ukraine.html
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Category : News
Author: The Conversation

The second stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. The scope of the war now appears to be establishing full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine. If successful, this would mean Russian occupation of approximately one-third of Ukraine, cutting the country off from its Black Sea ports, including Odesa.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/why-stage-two-or-russia-s-war-is-ringing-alarm-bells-in-nearby-moldova.html
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Category : News
Author: news.com.au

Australian defence minister Peter Dutton has dialled up his rhetoric about the threat of China and Russia, warning Australia should be prepared for war. 

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Category : News
Author: The Detail

Why do the majority of Russians back the actions of their strongman leader Vladimir Putin? As The Detail finds out, the answer goes back centuries.

To the Western world, it may seem astounding that Russians appear to believe the lies and propaganda they're being fed over the war – or 'Special Military Operation' – in Ukraine.  

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Category : News
Author: Associated Press

After a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv, US Secretary of State Blinken said Russia is failing in its war aims and “Ukraine is succeeding.”

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Category : Opinion
Author: Simon Draper

OPINION: What’s in a flower? If you guessed ‘diplomatic soft power’, well done.

During Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s first overseas trip in two years, Singapore named an orchid after her: Dendrobium Jacinda Ardern.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300570752/the-importance-of-rebuilding-new-zealands-soft-power-overseas
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