Conflict

At least 10 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a top commander of a Palestinian militant group.

China is kicking off its biggest-ever military exercises in the seas around Taiwan following US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit.

Yemen's warring sides agreed to renew a two-month truce expiring on Tuesday, says the United Nations envoy.

Opinion - Civic leaders, academic pundits, Defence Force brass and journalists in New Zealand have all figured prominently in the latest 'Russophobic Awards', David Cohen writes.

The owner of a major grain exporter has been killed during shelling in Ukraine, while a drone strike on Russia's Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol was launched from within the city.

Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky is urging residents of eastern Donetsk to evacuate as soon as possible and warning of harvest shortages.

Reduced Russian natural gas flows into the EU have deepened the economic bloc's energy crisis, with Germany's chemical giant BASF cutting ammonia production further due to soaring prices.

A proposal to sell 10 Rotorua reserve sites for housing has been met with vehement opposition, with some claiming it would debilitate local businesses and bring Fenton St's problems to...

There is a risk the Ukraine conflict may spark something worse - so peace on the right terms needs to be a priority, Alexander Gillespie writes.

A landmark deal to resume Ukraine's grain exports is hanging in the balance after missiles hit the port of Odesa.

Zelensky said a ceasefire with Russia without reclaiming lost land would only prolong the war, but it has $10b of grain ready to export following landmark deals.

Europe is on edge about the restart of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline from Russia as annual maintenance is set to end tomorrow, with governments bracing for possible further supply cuts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow did not see any desire from Ukraine to fulfil the terms of what he described as a preliminary peace deal agreed to in March.

The US will in coming days announce a drawdown for a new weapons package for Ukraine, Chief National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran tomorrow in just his second foreign trip since he launched the invasion of Ukraine in February.

Russian forces are keeping up their bombardment of cities with intense shelling, cluster bombs and a missile strike, authorities say.

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency as his administration seeks to quell social unrest and tackle an economic crisis gripping the island nation.