World Politics
Hamas says Trump's 'DEAD' threat to Gaza undermines ceasefire
Hamas said Trump's threats risk ending the fragile ceasefire, after the US president warned that unless hostages were freed, the people of Gaza would be "DEAD".
The rising rage of the world's (formerly) nicest people
Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemployment.
Mocking him as 'Micron', Russia warns Macron not to threaten it
Russia also ruled out European proposals to send peacekeeping forces from NATO members to Ukraine.
Canadians go from anxious to angry over Trump moves
Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemployment Audio
Did Phil Goff deserve to go?
Some commentators have called it an excuse to cut Goff from the post of UK high commissioner, but analyst Geoffrey Miller says diplomats simply can't have political opinions. Audio
Donald Trump expected to order US Education Department abolished
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for eliminating the department, calling it a "big con job".
Trump assails Democrats who heckled him during speech
US President Donald Trump said today that Democrats who heckled him during a speech to Congress behaved so badly they deserve to lose the next congressional election.
Stocks rally on tariff relief hopes, German spending plan
But Wall Street stocks and the dollar slid over fears that economic growth is faltering in the US.
Why Donald Trump's Ukraine U-turn is a fork in the road
With the US and Europe now deeply divided, New Zealand may have to take sides.
Donald Trump's big gamble
Analysis - Tariffs against Canada and Mexico deal a fresh shock to a slowing economy.
The Ambassadors: H.E. Keith Smith, High Commissioner of Canada
In a new Nights feature, we talk to ambassadors and high commissioners to New Zealand. Tonight, we meet H.E. Keith Smith, High Commissioner of Canada. Audio
Trade war erupts as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with steep tariffs
The US President imposed 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and doubled duties on Chinese goods to 20 percent, prompting retaliation.
Trump lashes out at Zelensky again, says he 'doesn't want there to be peace'
The US president responded angrily to a report quoting Zelensky as saying the end of the war is "very, very far away".
Ukraine president ready to accept US minerals deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the United States for its support and says he's ready to agree a minerals deal with the US. BBC Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse spoke to Alexa… Audio
BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Pete Ross speaks to Emile Donovan about the latest in the fallout following Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the Whitehouse, President Trump's tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods… Audio
Are we on the brink of a world war?
Emile Donovan speaks to Professor Brendon O'Connor from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney about the dramatic altercation between Trump and Zelensky. Audio
Trump is not putting America first - he is hastening its decline
Has any nation squandered its diplomatic capital and supplicated itself before its far weaker enemies as rapidly and brazenly as Donald Trump's America? Video
Ukraine's ambassador to NZ confident security deal can still be reached
He told Morning Report that as a Ukrainian, he had his own emotions about the exchange - but as a diplomat, he had to look to what was next. Audio
King meets Zelensky as world leaders gather to back Ukraine
Urgent talks with Trump, Zelensky and Macron have cemented the idea a "coalition of the willing" in Europe needs to quickly come up with a peace plan, Keir Starmer says. Audio
