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Economies face a potential war shock: Surging oil prices
Oil prices are likely to depend on whether Iran's parliament decides to block the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade route that accounts for 20 percent of the world's crude oil. Audio
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Is US strike on Iran Trump's riskiest gamble?
23 Jun 2025Analysis - The US President, who faced no major international crisis in his first term, is now embroiled in one just six months into his second.
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Israel strikes notorious Iranian prison
23 Jun 2025Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the prison had been targeted, alongside several other sites, including the flagship building of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Feeling stressed? Cuddle a cow, says dairy farm
Proceeds from the bovine bonding help fund a nearby wildlife preserve.
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Donald Trump announces air strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran
23 Jun 2025US President Donald Trump announced a 'very successful' air strike on Iranian nuclear sites. Audio
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Tensions and timing test Luxon on first official China visit
22 Jun 2025Analysis - Luck was not on Christopher Luxon's side for his first official trip to China. Audio
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Luxon concludes China trip: 'No evidence' of collaboration with West's foes
21 Jun 2025The prime minister has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran and North Korea - as alleged by NATO's top official.
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Congress members split over US attack on Iran
22 Jun 2025Reactions to the strikes from Republican and Democratic members of Congress varied from "I stand with President Trump" to "a blatant violation of our Constitution".
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Iranian in NZ plagued by stress as Israel-Iran conflict escalates
22 Jun 2025Although most of Elham Salari's family had fled to the south of Iran, she worried about those who had stayed behind.
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Who are Iran's allies? Would any help if the US joins Israel in its war?
22 Jun 2025Analysis: Over the past two years, Israel has dealt significant blows to Iran's "axis of resistance", writes Ali Mamouri for The Conversation.
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Tech tycoon's superyacht lifted from water following fatal Sicily sinking
22 Jun 2025Three people, including the New Zealand skipper, are under investigation after the sinking off the coast of Sicily last year.
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'Very successful' attack launched against Iran nuclear sites, Trump says
22 Jun 2025The US strikes targeted three sites, including the crucial underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordow.
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US moves B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran options
B-2 bombers are the only planes capable of carrying the type of bomb that could destroy Iran's underground Fordow nuclear facility.
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Israel seeks swift action on Iran - report
22 Jun 2025Israeli officials don't want to wait until Donald Trump's two-week deadline for deciding whether the US will get involved in the conflict.
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Brazil hot-air balloon crash kills eight
22 Jun 2025The hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers caught fire and crashed in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina.
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Cook Islands PM Mark Brown slams NZ for 'patronising approach' over China deal
20 Jun 2025Brown has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance by nearly $20 million.
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Prominent journalist detained in Turkey
22 Jun 2025Fatih Altayli was arrested over social media comments allegedly threatening President Tayyip Erdogan.
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Belarus Opposition leader freed from jail in US-brokered deal
22 Jun 2025Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other prisoners have been released from jail and are now free in Lithuania.
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Iran digs in on nukes, vows 'devastating' retaliation amid Israeli attacks
Tehran says Iran won't halt its nuclear programme as Israel's strikes continue, killing top commanders.
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China tightens internet controls with centralised virtual ID
China's rigidly moderated online environment is about to face even stricter controls with the introduction of a state-issued national internet ID.
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Experimental new pill results in up to 24% weight loss
Side effects of the drug, tested as both a weekly injection and a daily pill, were mostly gastrointestinal with rates similar to other recent weight loss drugs.
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Pro-Palestinian activist Khalil walks free
In March Khalil, a prominent figure in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, was arrested by immigration agents in the lobby of his university residence.
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Iran and Israel launch new attacks
It comes as Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat.
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'She's wrong': Trump disavows his own spy chief's take on Iran
21 Jun 2025Trump contested intelligence assessments relayed earlier this year by Tulsi Gabbard that Tehran was not building a nuclear weapon.
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