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Russia warns Western diplomats of expulsion risk after 'meddling'
Russia has accused the ambassadors of Britain, the United States and Canada of interfering in its internal affairs.
20 Michael Morrah | The Heavy Toll of War
Plunged into lawless South Sudan in 2017, Michael Morrah overcame danger and personal trauma to report on the brutal realities of life in the wartorn nation. Audio
Weta Workshop to help build WWI memorial in French town
It will use experience gained from its Gallipoli exhibition at Te Papa to tell the story of the New Zealand liberation of the French town of Le Quesnoy on 4 November, 1918.
Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years
Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for treason and other charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine.
The Wagner Group: doing Russia’s dirty work in Africa
A shadowy Russian private military company has been increasingly making its presence felt in Africa. The Wagner Group, often dubbed Putin's private army, has been involved in conflicts in Libya… Audio
Classified US documents leaked online becoming harder to find
Dozens of US documents leaked and circulated online have started to disappear, or at least become more difficult to find.
Yemen war: Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire
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.
Ukraine's Zelensky denounces Russian strikes on Orthodox Palm Sunday
President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russian air strikes, including an attack that killed a father and daughter at home in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
'It was heartbreaking': Ukraine children back home after alleged deportation
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.
Biden administration blames chaotic Afghan pull-out on Trump
US President Joe Biden's administration has blamed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a new report.
Vintage and world war aircraft to soar through Marlborough
Vintage aircraft will return to Marlborough's skies as part of the Classic Fighters Omaka Airshow after a four-year hiatus.
Government announces new sanctions against Russia, Belarus
The government has announced another set of sanctions as part of its ongoing response to the war in Ukraine.
'His legacy will not only live on in our hearts but the hearts of all good people'
The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000. Audio
Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, sparking an emergency meeting for the United Nations Security Council
Ukrainian security officials have accused Russia of making Belarus -… Audio
Family raising $65,000 to bring home body of slain NZer in Ukraine
The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000.
Kane Te Tai was killed in action while clearing a trench last week… Audio
'There is no logic' - former Afghan refugee on ban on women's education
Nowroz Ali first spoke to Voices from Kabul in 2021, while he waited for one of the evacuation flights operated by New Zealand Defence Force. In this episode Kadambari Raghukumar catches up with him… Audio
'There is no logic' - former Afghan refugee on ban on women's education
Nowroz Ali first spoke to Voices from Kabul in 2021, while he waited for one of the evacuation flights operated by New Zealand Defence Force. In this episode Kadambari Raghukumar catches up with him…
AudioVeterans group is orgranising for NZer to be with slain soldier
A veterans group is orgranising for a New Zealander to be with slain soldier, Kane Te Tai's body for his whole journey home to Aotearoa from Ukraine.
The former defence force soldier is believed to… Audio
China's plan basis for peace, but West not interested in conflict ending, Putin says
Russia's president made his remarks at a joint media conference with China's leader Xi Jinping, while warning of escalation if depleted uranium-tipped shells were shipped to the conflict zone.
Former NZ soldier fighting in Ukraine believed killed in action
A former New Zealand soldier fighting in Ukraine is believed to have been killed in action.
RNZ has been told Kane Te Tai died in battle in the east of the country and his body has been recovered.
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