Category : News
Author: RNZ

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has confirmed a high-level government delegation from China will be in Honiara later this week.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/467704/a-high-level-chinese-govt-group-will-visit-solomon-islands-this-week-says-pm
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President Joe Biden launched his plan for US economic engagement in Asia, leaving it to the 13 founding countries to work out how to enforce their agreements and if China could ever join.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/467716/biden-s-asian-economic-talks-include-13-countries-and-no-china
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Author: Reuters, ITV News

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday (local time) for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-first-russian-soldier-standing-trial-for-a-war-crime-pleads-guilty.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden said on Monday (local time) he would be willing to use forceto defend Taiwanagainst Chinese aggression in a comment that seemed to stretch the limits of the ambiguous US policy towards the self-ruled island.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/president-joe-biden-says-us-would-defend-taiwan-with-force-if-attacked-by-china.html
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Author: Checkpoint

Ukrainian troops are set to learn from NZ Defence Force personnel how to use a weapon that's called a light field gun - but the head of NZDF says it's actually "quite a large weapon system".

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018843083/nzdf-to-train-ukrainian-soldiers-in-uk-to-use-l119-gun
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

Winston Peters has said "serious security concerns" in the Pacific were "avoidable" in a speech where he advocated for New Zealand standing alongside like-minded countries in the region and backing that up with "our finances and resources".  

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/winston-peters-says-pacific-security-concerns-avoidable-united-states-warned-years-ago-of-need-for-cooperation.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Opinion - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trip to the United States this week has been months in the making.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/467695/jacinda-ardern-s-us-trip-biden-s-asia-visit-sets-the-scene
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