France and its allies in the air must not let up over the weeks ahead but it is, of course, no more than the terrorists would have expected.

Hillary Clinton parried a series of criticisms of the Obama Administration's foreign policy from rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley in a presidential debate yesterday.

John Key is in Vietnam meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, launching what he calls "a new era in bilateral relations".

Every time we send our Government in to bat for ex-Kiwis in Australia, I get nervous.

New Zealand detainees' attempts to get released from an Australian detention centre have been set back by a heavy-handed crackdown, advocates say.

The Republican presidential candidates turned serious in Milwaukee, largely setting aside personal attacks in favour of a spirited discussion on economic and other issues.

In a globalised world it is no longer appropriate to have a head of state who is not a New Zealander, writes Peter Hamilton. An absentee head of state who is also foreign no longer accords with how we see ourselves.

Each autumn, China's Communist Party gathers more than 350 of its top bosses to an army-run hotel in Beijing to discuss the issues facing the state.

When Haisam Farran flew into Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, on March 19, he quickly spotted the discreet surveillance.

Israeli Prime Minister's shocking claim that Mufti of Jerusalem had "a central role in fomenting the final solution".

Labour MP Kelvin Davis is giving this country good value for his seat in Parliament.

Unlike the parliamentary system which requires the Prime Minister to be an MP, the presidential system is open to practically all comers, Paul writes.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed in Las Vegas over national security, the economy, big banks and gun-control policy in a spirited debate.

Clouds continue to obscure the horizon, as uncertainty about China's slowdown clouds the outlook.

Russia's military offensive in Syria is only a week old, but the casualties for American foreign policy are already mounting.

COMMENT: Detention and deportation of Kiwis across the Tasman puts PM in same quandary faced by Helen Clark, writes Paul Hamer.

Customs will be given new powers to hold goods at the border that they suspect breach copyright or trade marks under TPP.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch threw twitter into a flap with a controversial comparison between US President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.

Any pretence that Russia's heightened involvement in Syria's messy civil war would focus on destroying the Islamic State has evaporated very quickly.

The lengthy time-frame for considering the trade pact ensures its opponents will have plenty of time to lobby Congress.

A journalist reporting for Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen was allegedly hit in the face with a stun grenade mid-report.

After the completion of exhaustive TPP talks in Atlanta, Trade Minister Tim Groser sounded anything but elated as he talked down the phone at 3 am.

New Zealand was given a mafia option, one it couldn't refuse - agree to the restrictions or else.