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Author: Reuters

Washington has not changed its assessment on China's timeline for potentially taking Taiwan militarily, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday, sticking by previous statements that Beijing would not try to take it in the next two years.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/china-won-t-try-to-retake-taiwan-militarily-in-next-two-years-us-officials-say.html
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Author: Reuters

China, which Russia has sought as an ally since being cold-shouldered by the West over its invasion of Ukraine, has called the United States the "main instigator" of the crisis.

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Category : Defence
Author: Torika Tokalau

Defence Minister Peeni Henare and a 30-member Kiwi delegation are stranded in the Solomon Islands after a military plane which was supposed to fly them back to New Zealand broke down in Vanuatu.

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Author: Torika Tokalau

Defence Minister Peeni Henare says he didn’t feel threatened when a Japanese military member was stabbed beside him at a commemoration service for the Guadalcanal battle.

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Category : News
Author: William Hewett

Kiwi scientists working alongside NASA have detected alarming and unprecedented changes to the ozone layer caused by the devastating 2020 wildfires in Australia. 

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Author: Reuters

China announced new military drills around Taiwan on Monday (local time), eliciting concern from US President Joe Biden, a day after the scheduled end of Beijing's largest exercises to protest last week's visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/us-president-joe-biden-concerned-as-china-extends-military-drills-around-taiwan.html
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Author: Torika Tokalau

Defence Minister Peeni Henare will lead a small contingent from New Zealand to the Solomon Islands to attend the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/129479771/defence-minister-leads-delegation-to-mark-80th-anniversary-of-battle-of-guadalcanal
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