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Author: Reuters

China said on Tuesday (local time) it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten the concerns of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand about growing Chinese influence in a region traditionally under their sway.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/china-says-it-signs-security-pact-with-solomon-islands.html
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Author: Reuters

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday said Russian soldiers had killed a 60-year-old man called Ilya Navalny in the Ukrainian town of Bucha apparently just because he shared his last name.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/vladimir-putin-critic-alexei-navalny-says-russian-soldiers-killed-ukrainian-because-he-had-same-last-name-as-him.html
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Author: Associated Press

Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

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Author: RNZ

China's government says it has signed a framework agreement on security cooperation with Solomon Islands - a deal Australia, New Zealand and the US fear could open the door to a Chinese naval base in the South Pacific.

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Author: Jeanne Whalen

The sinking of the Russian warship Moskva is causing tension back home, where some families are asking questions about the fate of the crew, and a prominent state TV anchor is demanding answers about how the debacle happened.

The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet sank last week after being hit by two Ukrainian missiles, delivering a significant blow to Russia's naval capacity, US and Ukrainian officials said.

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Category : Opinion
Author: William Hewett

An Australian cafe has been slammed by locals for its stingy Vegemite on toast, with one person saying it's "un-Australian". 

An outraged customer shared a photo on Reddit of the "very disappointing" piece of toast on Saturday, which was flooded with hundreds of comments.

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Author: William Hewett

A former UK security chief has warned Vladimir Putin could strike a NATO base to stop the transfer of weapons to Ukraine. 

Lord Peter Ricketts, who was the British government's first national security adviser, said the Russian President is becoming "increasingly desperate to choke off the flow of arms" to Ukraine.

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