Conflict
Football's 'magic' helps Palestinians to feel supported in NZ
The "power of the game" lies in its ability to connect people, no matter their background, the organiser of a multicultural sports festival says. Audio
"A key foundation" - memories of football in Gaza
The beautiful game became an expression for solidarity through World of Cultures' Football Fest this month bringing players together from several diaspora communities in Auckland. Kadambari Raghukumar… Audio
Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
The hostages are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.
Antony Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine
The US Secretary of State says he had made clear to his counterparts they were "helping fuel the biggest threat" to European security since the Cold War.
Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies
Baby Sabreen was delivered by an emergency C-section after an Israeli air strike killed her mother, but has now died in hospital.
US university cancels grad ceremony as campus protests continue
The move comes amid ongoing protests against the Israel-Gaza war which have erupted at dozens of US campuses.
On the fringes of the Gallipoli battlefield
When our Gallipoli soldiers landed at the historically significant site they occasionally paused to admire the sunsets, birds and flowers; and to souvenir treasures Audio
'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video
Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted on 7 October last year.
Burkina Faso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack - HRW
Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.
Mass arrests made as US Gaza campus protests spread
Protests against the war in Gaza have spread from Columbia and Yale to other US universities as officials scramble to defuse demonstrations.
Israel yet to prove UNRWA staff part of Hamas - review
Israel stepped up its accusations in March, saying over 450 UNRWA staff were military operatives in Gaza terrorist groups.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles, South Korea, Japan say
North Korea fired "several" short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military says, drawing a swift condemnation from Seoul.
Benjamin Netanyahu issues new threat to Hamas
Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about developments from Israel and Iran over the weekend, Benjamin Netanyahu issuing a new threat to Hamas and violence between Israeli… Audio
Rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources say
The attack is the first since February when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq stopped their attacks against US troops.
'Born an orphan': Baby saved from womb as mother dies in Gaza
The baby's parents and sister died in an Israeli attack in the Gaza city of Rafah.
Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates
A huge blast at a military base in Iraq killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups.
PM advancing 'foreign policy reset' with Southeast Asian trip
Political issues such as the war in the Middle East had not overshadowed Southeast Asian mission, Christopher Luxon says.
US House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package
The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-majority Senate, which passed a similar measure more than two months ago.
Iran Israel: An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East
Analysis - The BBC's Lyse Doucet explains that the latest round in the region's most dangerous rivalry appears to be over ... for now.
Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack
Explosions echoed over an Iranian city in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident.
