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Finland preparing to join NATO
Finland is preparing to join NATO in response to the war in Ukraine - a move which would've been unthinkable just a few months ago.
A statement from Finland's leaders say it must apply for NATO… Audio
Do we really need to prepare for nuclear war?
Is New Zealand prepared for the impacts of a nuclear war or some other global catastrophe? With Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Audio
Do we really need to prepare for nuclear war?
Is New Zealand prepared for the impacts of a nuclear war or some other global catastrophe? With Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, it's not beyond the realm of possibility.
AudioUkraine war: Putin preparing for long haul, US intelligence says
Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, with even victory in the east potentially not ending the conflict, US intelligence has warned.
Ukrainian port hit by Russian missle strikes
The Ukrainian port of Odesa has been hit by several missile strikes from Russia.
One person was killed and five injured when a shopping mall and a depot were hit.
The crucial port hit is Ukraine's… Audio
Expected Russian agression fails to show in Ukraine
In Ukraine, expected increased aggression from Russia has not occured.
Strikes were reported in Odesa and Mykolaiv in the southwest but nothing more significant than past days.
Susie Ferguson spoke… Audio
Putin uses Victory Day to justify Ukraine invasion
Russia President Vladimir Putin has sought to validate the invasion of Ukraine at a speech during the Victory Parade at the Red Square in Moscow.
There was much speculation Putin would take Victory… Audio
What happens if Russia loses in Ukraine?
The outlook for the Ukraine situation is something we want to discuss again with Waikato University's Professor of International Law Dr Al Gillespie, author of the multi-volume The Causes of War. Audio
The silent crisis being fuelled by Ukraine and Covid
There are warnings that 44 million people are on the verge of famine as the war in Ukraine pushes already record-high food prices.
Ukraine war: A powerless UN and the danger of Russia beginning to lose
There could be no better example of the United Nations' failure to live up to its founding ideals than the recent visit by secretary general António Guterres to Russia, Alexander Gillespie writes.
Mariupol fighting: More evacuations from besieged city on Friday, UN says
A third operation to pull civilians from Mariupol is due on Friday, the UN says, as more fighting was reported for control of a steelworks where the last Ukrainian defenders are holding out.
US officials seize superyacht in Fiji linked to Russian oligarch
American officials have seized a multimillion dollar super yacht moored in Fiji because of its links to a sanctioned Russian oligarch and so called dirty money.
The US blacklisted Suleimon Kerimov… Video, Audio
UN again trying to evacuate civilians from Ukraine's Mariupol
A third evacuation operation is underway after the United Nations and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helped nearly 500 other civilians flee the area in the past week.
Battle intensifes at Mariupol steel plant
Ukraine says Russian forces have launched an all-out assault on the steelworks in Mariupol to try to eliminate those defending the plant.
Another group of evacuees have arrived in Zaporizhzhia -… Audio
Truce needed to get civilians out of Mariupol, says Zelensky
Civilians remain trapped in Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol, and a prolonged ceasefire is needed for evacuations as Russia presses its assault, President Zelensky says.
EU proposes Russian oil ban by end of year
Several EU member states have raised doubts about a plan to stop oil imports from Russia, put forward by the Commission's president.
The Commission is proposing a complete ban by the end of the year… Audio
Last Māori Battalion member receives historic knighthood
The last remaining member of the 28th Māori Battalion says he dedicates his knighthood to all those he served alongside in the war.
Russian strikes pound Ukraine on eve of new EU sanctions
Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine today, unleashing rockets on a steel plant that is Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city of Mariupol as the European Union prepared to slap oil…
First Mariupol steel plant evacuees reach safety
Tears are flowing in the Ukranian city of Zaporizhzhia, as the first bus-load of evacuees from Mariupol's steelworks arrives.
About 100 evacuees have taken their first glimpse of life outside the… Audio
US Speaker Pelosi visits Kyiv as battle rages in Ukraine's east
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, in the latest show of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia by a senior Western politician.
