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US missile attack on Syrian airfield
The U.S. has launched 60 cruise missiles from navy destroyers against Syria, targeting hangars, planes and fuel tanks at one Syrian military airfield. International Law professor Dr Alexander… Audio
US launches military strike on Syria
The US has launched missiles into Syria. We are joined by Washington correspondent Harry Horton. Audio
Republicans ram through Supreme Court pick
Republicans have taken the historic step of changing US Senate rules in order to ram through confirmation of President Trump's Supreme Court pick.
Trump hints at military retaliation over chemical attack
US President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of military retaliation for this week's chemical gas attack in Syria.
Paul Brislen talks tech
The US government has given America's ISPs carte blanche to sell customer data to marketing companies but what does that mean for New Zealand and could something similar happen here? Audio
USA correspondent - Steve Almond
Steve Almond with the latest from the US, including another high profile Fox news sexual harassment settlement. Audio
Trump University fraud case settled for $25m
A United States judge has approved a $25 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that claimed fraud against President Donald Trump and his Trump University real estate seminars.
Ivanka Trump to be assistant to the US president
Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father's administration as an unpaid employee with the title 'Assistant to the President'. She's been made an unpaid employee to rebuff criticisms about her… Audio
Thirteen killed in US church minibus crash
Thirteen people have died after a head-on crash between a minibus and a pick-up truck in Texas.
Trump overturns Obama climate change policies
Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will undo a plan to slash carbon emissions and cut then Environmental Protection Agency's budget.
One dead, 15 injured in US nightclub shooting
A manhunt is underway in the American city of Cincinnati, in Ohio, for up to two gunmen, after a shooting at a nightclub.
Uber suspends self-driving cars trial following crash
Uber Technologies Inc suspended its pilot programme for driverless cars after a vehicle equipped with the technology crashed on a US roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said.
US Secretary of State to skip Nato meeting, visit Russia
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will miss a meeting of Nato foreign ministers next month, US officials say.
US economy could be growing must slower than market thinks
A British economist says the United States economy is growing much slower than the market thinks, because of sluggish retail sales and soft construction data. Audio
German minister hits back at Trump
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has hit back at US President Donald Trump's claim that her country owes NATO and the United States "vast sums" of money for defence.
Trump to Merkel: We were both wiretapped
Donald Trump stands by claims he was wiretapped under Barack Obama, telling the German Chancellor: "At least we have something in common, perhaps."
Stolen Secret Service laptop had 'highly sensitive' info
A laptop has been stolen from a secret service agent's car in New York City, but it has multiple layers of security and is not permitted to contain classified information, the agency says.
US declines diplomatic immunity waiver
The US has declined a request to waive immunity to allow a Wellington embassy staffer to be questioned by police.
Trump cutting government department budgets to pay for wall
US President Donald Trump plans to cut budgets at a number of government departments and programmes to pay for a $54 billion Mexico border wall. Video, Audio
US sends 'hate group' to UN
A lobby group listed as a 'hate group' by civil rights activists has been sent to key UN meetings, rights activists say.
