Conflict

A New Zealander killed fighting in Ukraine was farewelled today, with his funeral taking place in three parts across Auckland.

They raised concerns about New Zealand joining the trilateral security deal, saying Aotearoa must be discouraged from joining the military alliance and that it goes against the Blue Pacific narrative.

Analysis - If New Zealand continues to align itself with NATO as part of the Asia Pacific Four - which could be seen as 'NATO plus' - the implications could be significant, Geoffrey Miller writes.

A British-Israeli woman has died after a suspected Palestinian gun attack, in which two of her daughters were also killed.

Analysis - A Saudi Arabian delegation is in Yemen's capital for talks with the Houthi rebel movement aimed at reaching a new and potentially permanent ceasefire.

President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russian air strikes, including an attack that killed a father and daughter at home in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

The father of two British-Israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank embraced their bodies while mourners sang songs of grief at their funeral.

The government is advising New Zealanders in Israel to exercise increased caution due to civil unrest and potential threats of terrorism.

More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after a long operation to bring them back home from Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea.

At least 74 people were killed in Nigeria's Benue state in two separate attacks by gunmen this week, local officials and police say.

Beijing is calling its three days of military drills a "stern warning" to the island's government.

Fighting between Israel and militants on the Lebanese border and in Gaza appeared to decrease, easing concern that a big escalation of the Israel-Palestinian conflict was unfolding.

US President Joe Biden's administration has blamed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a new report.

Israeli jets hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday local time, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group Hamas, as tensions following police raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque…

The incident came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover, stoking fears of further violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in China ahead of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen as the two European leaders seek to smooth ties with a key economic partner while broaching thorny issues…

The technological edge of the US is eroding and the Aukus alliance of Australia, Britain and the United States must collaborate on quantum and hypersonic technology to compete with China, a Sydney…