After mass protests, China appears to back away from harsh Covid rules
New York Times: China has entered a 'new phase' of its Covid response, vice premier says.
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Moscow pushing to destroy Ukraine’s energy plants and key infrastructure for winter.
South Africa’s president faces impeachment over multimillion-dollar farm theft
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Russia says nuclear talks with US delayed amid stark differences
Postponement marks another low point in badly strained US-Russian relations.
Survivor of Virginia Walmart mass shooting files US$50m lawsuit
Suit says it continued employing shooter with "known propensities for violence, threats".
Nato commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid
War-torn Ukraine will one day become a member of the world’s largest security alliance.
Students sent home, police on patrol as China curbs protests
It comes after the biggest show of dissent in decades over harsh anti-virus restrictions.
Uneasy calm grips Ukraine as West prepares winter aid
Russian strikes battering Ukraine’s power grid in alleged campaign to "weaponise" winter.
What NZ can learn from the war in Ukraine
OPINION: War on the far side of the world has lessons for our country's defence.
X-rated tactic to hide Chinese unrest
Influx of racy Twitter posts a ploy to stop news about an uprising of protests spreading.
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New York Times: Unimaginable explosions of pent-up emotion have broken out across China.
How Ukraine's drone navy is menacing Russia's superior Black Sea forces
New technologies are changing the balance of power.
Trump faulted for dinner with rapper Ye and white nationalist
Donald Trump dined with rapper Ye just days into his third campaign for the White House.
Putin’s ‘energy weapon’ will kill more in Europe this winter than have died in the war
New analysis concludes current cost of energy will likely lead to an extra 147,000 deaths.
Russia using old, unarmed nuclear missiles as supplies run low
Russia has likely had to dip into its stock of ageing nuclear cruise missiles.
Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss
Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
Civilians flee Kherson again, as Zelenskyy, EU leaders meet over food security
It comes as Ukraine marks anniversary of Stalin-era famine, “Holodomor".
Nato vows to aid Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’
Nato Secretary General says it will help transform Ukraine’s forces into a modern army.
UK voters warm to new PM Rishi Sunak, but not Tories
Rishi Sunak has steadied the nation after the brief term of predecessor Liz Truss.
Australia govt ministerial posts to be made public after Scott Morrison inquiry
"Actions of the former PM were extraordinary, unprecedented and wrong," PM Albanese says.
EU nations fail to find gas price agreement as winter sets in
450 million citizens face massive increases in utility bills as the cold weather sets in.
US aid to Ukraine puts pressure on Pentagon’s arms stockpile
US defence production lines aren’t scaled to supply a major land war.
Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital in survival mode after strikes
Citizens defiant after latest barrage of missile strikes.
Vladimir Putin ‘fighting for his life’ after Kherson retreat
Reeling from setbacks in Ukraine, pressure mounts on Russian leader.
Polish leader briefed Russian pranksters after missile attack
Polish President thought he was talking to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Betrayal, backstabbing and revenge: Inside Boris Johnson’s last stand
Financial Times: An old uni chum told Johnson he was finished ... in deadly soft fashion.
As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU
Rishi Sunak's new Tory govt is trying to improve ties with bloc after years of acrimony.
Renewed shelling threatens Ukrainian nuclear plant
Several blasts have damaged the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Editorial: Russia-Ukraine war influences shifting global landscape
OPINION: Cross-border incident once again raises the question of how the war will end.
‘Barbed wire curtain’ rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine
The Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall may have gone, but new barriers are going up.
UK in recession: Chancellor delivers gloomy autumn statement
It means higher taxes and steeper energy bills for people.
PM Jacinda Ardern to meet China's President Xi Jinping
Ardern will meet with China's President in first face-to-face since 2019.
'Killer robots': Israel deploys remote-controlled guns in West Bank
Weapons can fire tear gas, stun grenades, sponge-tipped bullets at Palestinian protesters.