Conflict
Russian rocket strike kills 22 on Ukraine's independence day - Zelensky
At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian railway station, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as his nation marked Independence Day.
NZ soldier killed in Ukraine named
RNZ understands the New Zealand soldier who has died fighting in Ukraine was Dominic Abelen, a Burnham-based soldier on leave from the army. Audio
NZDF death in Ukraine
A New Zealand solider has been killed in Ukraine. Former solider Aaron Wood joins joins Lately to talk about how they ended up there and what will happen next. Audio
Reports say NZ soldier killed in Ukraine while on leave - NZDF
There are reports a New Zealand soldier who was on leave has been killed in Ukraine, the Defence Force says.
India sacks officers for accidentally firing missile into Pakistan
India's government has sacked three air force officers for the "accidental firing of a missile" into Pakistan in March.
Six months to the day since the war in Ukraine began
A bit of a sad milestone today - it's been six months to the day exactly since the war in Ukraine started. Phil Johnstone's been in Ukraine for the past month, doing volunteer work with World Vision.
…Russia claims Ukraine involved in Dugina bombing
Russia has accused Ukrainian special services of killing the daughter of a prominent Russian philosopher.
Darya Dugina was the daughter of ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin. She was… Audio
Claims Russian forces seeking to disconnect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid
Ukraine's Energoatom state nuclear company says Russian forces are planning to switch off the functioning power blocks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and to disconnect these from the…
North Korea tells South Korean president to 'shut his mouth' after offer of aid
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said South Korea's president should "shut his mouth" after he reiterated that his country was willing to provide economic aid in…
Fighting 'deadlocked' ahead of visit by UN chief, Ukraine says
Ukrainian forces say they have beaten back a Russian attack in the southern region of Kherson, while the death toll from Russian shelling of Kharkiv city in Ukraine's northeast climbs.
Blasts at Russian base in Crimea suggest Ukrainian fightback
An arms depot is hit a week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on another military base in Crimea.
AUKUS door held ajar for New Zealand
Analysis - Last week's visit to New Zealand by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was another in a series of high-level calls on the country by top US military and political figures this year…
Ukraine denies shelling near nuclear plant and calls for new Russian sanctions
Ukraine is calling for new anti-Russian sanctions as both sides blame each other over fresh shelling nearby the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine.
US says reporter missing for 10 years being held in Syria
The US is certain that an American journalist abducted in 2012 has been held by the Syrian government, President Joe Biden says.
Russia must exit Ukraine nuclear plant, G7 says
Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations say Russia must immediately hand back control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine.
Taiwan and China: What happens next?
Taiwan is a country with a complicated past, a complicated present and, in all likelihood, a complicated future. What happens next as tensions with China escalate? Audio
One killed as blasts rock Russian air base in annexed Crimea
One person has been killed when a Russian air base near seaside resorts in the annexed Crimean peninsula was rocked by a series of blasts that Moscow said were detonations of stored ammunition, not…
US hands backs looted artefacts from late smuggler's collection
The US will return 30 looted antiquities to Cambodia, including bronze and stone statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities carved more than 1000 years ago.
China-Taiwan: Beijing conducts new military drills near island
China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday.
Ukraine power plant shelled again, Zelensky rails at Russian 'nuclear terror'
Ukraine says renewed Russian shelling has damaged three radiation sensors and hurt a worker at the Zaporizhzhia power plant.