Conflict

A grenade given as a birthday present has blown up and killed a close aide of the head of Ukraine's armed forces.

Analysis - New Zealand's new government will need to hit the ground running on foreign affairs, Geoffrey Miller writes.

A Jewish and a Palestinian man both find they’ve been naïve in believing New Zealand to be a safe haven from hatred and abuse.

The Palestinian ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific says NZ can play a role internationally to help reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel continues to rebuff growing international pressure for a ceasefire.

The Israel-Gaza war is "taking away the focus" from the conflict in Ukraine, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.

Palestinians reported a deadly Israeli air strike on a UN-run school in northern Gaza serving as a shelter.

Russia attacked 118 towns and villages in the last 24 hours, more than on any other day this year, according to the Ukrainian government.

Al-Shifa hospital usually treats 700 people - now it's helping 5000.

Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan raced to the border on Tuesday ahead of a midnight deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave the country.

Distribution of food and medical supplies is faltering in Gaza, residents now desperate for essentials like bread, aid officials say.

Exclusive - Frank Bainimarama is concerned for Fijian troops in the Middle East after the majority of Pacific states voted against a UN resolution for a ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas…

Gaza's besieged people have barely any communications with the outside world as Israeli jets drop more bombs and suggest a long-threatened ground offensive against Hamas militants was starting.

Thousands marched to Parliament to show their support for the people of Palestine, while the UN voted for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza. Here's what happened today with RNZ's live blog.

Israeli air and ground forces are stepping up operations in the Gaza Strip, Israel's chief military spokesperson says, amid reports of heavy bombing of the besieged enclave.

Projectiles have hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, injuring several people, sources and officials said, showing the risk of regional spillover from the Israel-Gaza conflict.