World Politics

Finland is preparing to join NATO in response to the war in Ukraine - a move which would've been unthinkable just a few months ago.

A statement from Finland's leaders say it must apply for NATO… Audio

In the United States The Supreme Court has met for the first time since the Roe V Wade leak, and a new milestone in covid-19 deaths has been announced.. TVNZ's North America correspondent, Anna… Audio

Boris Johnson flew to Sweden to sign a security arrangement, which commits the UK to coming to Sweden's aid if attacked, police raids in Portugal misuse of data of Ukrainian refugees, and Spain's spy… Audio

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a security declaration with Sweden, pledging UK support should its military come under attack. He is expected to make the same commitment to Finland later… Audio

Roving reporter Alex Baird is back in the middle-east, and spoke to Nathan Rarere from Doha about a number of teenage boys who have been arrested on suspicion of harassing foreign female tourists at… Audio

News from Australia with our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

In Ukraine, expected increased aggression from Russia has not occured.

Strikes were reported in Odesa and Mykolaiv in the southwest but nothing more significant than past days.

Susie Ferguson spoke… Audio

Russia President Vladimir Putin has sought to validate the invasion of Ukraine at a speech during the Victory Parade at the Red Square in Moscow.

There was much speculation Putin would take Victory… Audio

We begin this morning in the United Kingdom, where it's the Labour opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer is under investigation for allegedly breaking lockdown rules last year. With more on that, Nathan… Audio

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is rallying his troops with a huge rally against the government of Shahbaz Sharif, a month after being dumped as Prime Minister, and the weekend move by the Taliban in… Audio

The Detail talks to Sri Lankan Kiwi and Newshub journalist Kethaki Masilamani about the crisis in Sri Lanka and the protests that seem to have united its long divided population. Audio

The outlook for the Ukraine situation is something we want to discuss again with Waikato University's Professor of International Law Dr Al Gillespie, author of the multi-volume The Causes of War.  Audio

Mozambique is proposing a law which would force churches to pay tax - imagine that - and the UN boss is visiting Nigeria after spending time in Ukraine.. Joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is… Audio

Australians will go to the polls in two weeks's time and there's increasing interest in the emergence of a new force on the political landscape. The so-called 'teal independents' is a loose grouping… Audio