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  • Israel frees two hostages, Palestinian TV says 74 killed in assault

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    13 Feb 2024
    People inspect the damage in the rubble of a mosque following Israeli bombardment, in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

    Two Israeli-Argentine hostages freed, 74 Palestinians killed in bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza.

    Israel frees two hostages, Palestinian TV says 74 killed in assault
  • Hamas responds to ceasefire offer with 135-day truce plan

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    World
    8 Feb 2024
    People fleeing from Khan Younis to Rafah, the southern city in the Gaza Strip on 5 December, 2023, after Israeli military attacks resumed.

    Hamas's response is a counteroffer to a ceasefire proposal backed by Israel and the US, details of which have not been made public.

    Israel-Gaza war: Hamas responds to ceasefire offer with 135-day truce plan
  • Israel-Gaza war: Hamas responds to proposed Gaza ceasefire plan

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    World conflict
    7 Feb 2024
    Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP)

    The details of the deal - set out by Israel, the US, Qatar and Egypt - have not been released.

    Israel-Gaza war: Hamas responds to proposed Gaza ceasefire plan
  • Russell Howard: 'British people look like dropped pies'

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    culture
    4 Feb 2024
    Russell Howard

    British stand-up comedian Russell Howard is currently on a nine-date Aotearoa tour and dropped into the RNZ Auckland studio to talk to Jim. Audio

  • The changing faces of politicians - now without wrinkles

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    politics youth
    30 Jan 2024
    Chloe Swarbrick reacts to Christopher Luxon in the House

    Young politicians around the world are disproving the adage that wisdom comes with age. Audio

  • The changing faces of politicians - now without wrinkles

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    The Detail politics
    30 Jan 2024
    Chloe Swarbrick reacts to Christopher Luxon in the House

    Young politicians around the world are disproving the adage that wisdom comes with age.

    Audio

    A young person's place is in the House
  • Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan

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    World
    29 Jan 2024
    US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Allentown Fire Training Academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania on January 12, 2024.

    US President Joe Biden said that the attack was carried out by "radical Iran-backed militant groups".

    Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan
  • US Navy Seals presumed dead after anti-Houthi mission

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    World
    23 Jan 2024

    Two US Navy Seals who went missing during an operation to seize Iranian-made weapons - bound for Houthis in Yemen - are now presumed dead, the US military says.

    US Navy Seals presumed dead after anti-Houthi mission
  • 100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza

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    World conflict
    15 Jan 2024
    People gather in Tel Aviv to mark the 100th day after an unprecedented attack by Hams fighters on Israel that was followed by a war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, on January 14, 2024. The war in Gaza started on October 7 when Hamas militants launched an attack from the Gaza Strip that resulted in about 1,140 deaths in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.The conflict has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with more than 23,000 people reported killed in Gaza and much of the besieged Palestinian territory reduced to rubble, as fears grow that fighting could engulf the wider region. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

    One hundred days ago, the previously unthinkable happened in Israel.

    100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza
  • US election 2024: Can Nikki Haley really stop Donald Trump?

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    World world politics
    13 Jan 2024
    Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event at the Olympic Theatre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on January 11, 2024. (Photo by Christian MONTERROSA / AFP)

    Donald Trump remains the overwhelming favourite for the Republican presidential nomination, but Nikki Haley is surging. If the former US president shows any signs of weakness when voting begins next…

    US election 2024: Can Nikki Haley really stop Donald Trump?
  • Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at contempt hearing

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    World world politics
    11 Jan 2024
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10:Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden listens as his lawyer Abbe Lowell speaks to the press outside a House Oversight Committee meeting on January 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee is meeting today as it considers citing him for Contempt of Congress.   Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kent Nishimura / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The US president's son sat quietly in the gallery with his attorney, causing pandemonium.

    Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at US House contempt hearing
  • 55 killed in Japan quake as rescuers race to find survivors

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    World
    3 Jan 2024
    Damaged houses, including one totally collapsed (C), are pictured along a street in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on January 2 to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least six people and leaving a trail of destruction. (Photo by Fred MERY / AFP)

    At least 55 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit Japan on New Year's Day, with rescue teams struggling to reach isolated areas where buildings had been toppled, roads wrecked and…

    55 killed in Japan quake as rescuers race to find survivors
  • New York hush money case: What are the charges?

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    World
    22 Dec 2023
    Former US president Donald Trump in court during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on 6 November 2023 in New York City.

    The former US president has been criminally indicted four times, and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he runs again for the White House.

    How big are Donald Trump's legal problems?
  • Palestinian media reports dozens killed in Israel airstrikes

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    World conflict
    16 Dec 2023
    12/07/2023 Gaza, Palestine. Palestinian residents are actively involved in search and rescue efforts following the Israeli airstrikes on December 7, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza. The increased military activities by Israel in southern Gaza have prompted these local rescue operations. During their efforts, they uncovered six injured individuals and discovered the lifeless bodies of fifteen victims in the aftermath of the airstrikes. (Photo by Mohammed Zaanoun / Middle East images / Middle East Images via AFP)

    At least 14 people died from air strikes that hit two houses in Jabalia and dozens more were killed in a separate air strike, according to the official Palestinian WAFA news agency.

    Palestinian media reports dozens killed in Israel airstrikes
  • US House votes to authorise Biden impeachment inquiry

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    World world politics
    14 Dec 2023
    US President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2023.

    The US House of Representatives has voted to formalise its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

    US House votes to authorise Biden impeachment inquiry
  • Hunter Biden defies congressional subpoena as Republicans ready impeachment vote

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    World
    14 Dec 2023
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Hunter Biden defied a subpoena from Congress to testify behind closed doors ahead of a House vote on an impeachment inquiry against his father.   Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden defied an order by House Republicans to testify behind closed doors about his business dealings, ratcheting up tensions with lawmakers who plan to vote to…

    Hunter Biden defies congressional subpoena as Republicans ready impeachment vote
  • US journalist George Packer on Trump, Biden, and an America in crisis

    Audio 10 Dec 2023
    Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal by George Packer - cover and author composite

    US journalist, novelist and playwright George Packer may be best known for his work in the New Yorker and The Atlantic regarding U.S. foreign policy, and for his book The Assassins' Gate: America in… Audio

  • Former professor kills three in US college shooting

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    World
    8 Dec 2023
    Emergency crews and law enforcement respond to a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus in Las Vegas on December 6, 2023.

    The gunman was killed by police after opening fire at the Las Vegas campus of the University of Nevada.

    UNLV shooting: Former college professor kills three on Las Vegas campus
  • How many Palestinians have died in the Gaza war and how will the counting continue?

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    World health
    7 Dec 2023
    Palestinians are inspecting the damage in the rubble of a building destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on December 2, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel is carrying out deadly bombardments in Gaza for a second day on December 2 after a week-long truce with Hamas collapsed despite international calls for an extension.

    There is increasing concern that Gaza health authorities will be unable to continue keeping an accurate count of the casualty toll.

    How many Palestinians have died in the Gaza war and how will the counting continue?
  • Hundreds of protesters at Parliament to call for ceasefire in Gaza

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    New Zealand activism
    5 Dec 2023
    Hundreds of people gathered outside Parliament's steps to call on the government to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza on 5 December, 2023.

    Hundreds of people have gathered outside Parliament's steps to call on the new government to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

    Hundreds of protesters at Parliament to call for ceasefire in Gaza
  • Can technology solve the global climate crisis?

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    World science
    2 Dec 2023
    Carbfix domes are seen at the Hellisheidi power plant near Reykjavik on October 11, 2021. At the base of an Icelandic volcano, the newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock, locking away the main culprit behind global warming. (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP)

    Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship can help lead the way to a climate-friendly world.

    Can technology solve the global climate crisis?
  • Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce

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    World
    30 Nov 2023
    This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on November 25, 2023 shows an International Red Cross vehicle reportedly carrying hostages released by Hamas driving towards the Rafah border point with Egypt ahead of their transfer to Israel. A group of 13 Israeli and four Thai hostages released by Hamas crossed into Egypt late Saturday, Egyptian state-linked television reported.

    A last-minute agreement has been struck to extend a six-day ceasefire by at least one more day to allow negotiators to keep working on deals to swap hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.

    Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce
  • Vermont man charged with attempted murder in shooting of students of Palestinian descent

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    World
    28 Nov 2023
    This undated handout photo provided by the Institute for Middle East Understanding shows Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali, and Kenan Abdulhamid, who were shot on their way to a family dinner.

    The man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges and was ordered by a judge to remain held without bond.

    Vermont man charged with attempted murder in shooting of students of Palestinian descent
  • Red Cross receives latest group of Israeli and foreign hostages

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    World conflict
    27 Nov 2023
    This handout image released by the Israeli army, shows Israeli former hostage Hila Rotem-Shoshani (13) embracing her uncle at a hospital in Israel after being released by Hamas, amid an exchange operation of hostages against prisoners between Hamas and Israel, on 26 November 2023.

    Hamas said it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thai nationals and a person with Russian citizenship who had been held in the Gaza Strip to the Red Cross on the third day of a truce.

    Hamas hands over another group of Israeli, Thai hostages
  • Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce

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    World conflict
    25 Nov 2023
    International Red Cross vehicles reportedly carrying hostages released by Hamas on 24 November, cross the Rafah border point in the Gaza Strip on the way to Egypt, before being flown to Israel.

    Hamas fighters have released 24 hostages during the first day of the war's first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai workers, after guns fell silent across the Gaza Strip.

    Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce
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