War

Russia orders its military out of the Ukrainian city, the only regional capital captured in the war.

From the trenches of WW1 to the ravaged streets of Ukraine, gingernuts continue to be comfort food for the battle-scarred, more than a century on. Audio

In recent weeks millions of Ukrainians have intermittently been left without electricity and water as Russian air strikes target vital infrastructure.

The Auckland woman under police investigation for fundraising tens of thousands of dollars for the Russian army has left New Zealand for Russia.

In the latest sign of Russia's retreat in one of the most bitterly contested areas in Ukraine, Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Kherson.

A surprise deal has been reached in the Ethiopian civil war with both sides agreeing to halt their two-year conflict which led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine.

Police are investigating whether an Auckland woman appealing for donations to help Russia is against the law.

Russian-installed officials in Ukraine's southern Kherson region said on Monday they were extending an evacuation zone from the Dnipro river, repeating claims rejected by Kyiv that Ukraine could be…

The New Zealand public thinks threats to our national security are increasing, with natural disasters, misinformation, hacking and epidemics at the top of their list of concerns.

The body of an American soldier who died alongside Kiwi Dominic Abelen in Ukraine has been sent home - but Abelen remains in Russian hands.

Russia has expended huge resources in the town of Bakhmut despite a looming battle in Kherson.

Vladimir Putin has overseen annual exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear forces at a time of heightened tensions with the West over his eight-month-long war in Ukraine.

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in Kherson, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive.