The Defence Minister says a request from the United States is unlikely.

An Australian tourist witnessed a stolen truck mowing down people in central Stockholm.

COMMENT: Just what President Trump means by his plea to "join us" is unknown.

Senior and junior Kiwi soldiers explain their attraction to serving in Iraq.

A Kiwi cameraman is part of a bid to get a lion and bear out of Isis-controlled Mosul.

Two days ago a kiwi cameraman along with animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS risked their lives in attempt to rescue the last two remaining animals at Montazah Al-Morour Zoo, in the war stricken city of Mosul. The attempt was unsuccessful after the Iraqi army forced the group to return Lula the bear and Simba the lion back to the abandoned, filthy zoo. With their presence in Mosul now known to Islamic State militants they faced new threats of being attacked if they went back into the war zone … but after two days of intense negotiations they did

COMMENT: There are more reasons than not to hold inquiry into SAS raid, says Audrey Young.

Ameen Mokdad risked his life when he played music but he says alternative was unthinkable.

A Kiwi's attempts to rescue a lion and bear from war-stricken Mosul Zoo have failed.

The Iraqis' progress has been remarkable, Brigadier Hugh McAslan tells.

Iraq general in charge of the war against Isis calls them 'a disease'.

One of the most damning claims in Nicky Hager's new book has been confirmed.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Isis supporters appear happy about.

Audrey Young gives a first-hand account of visiting Iraq with the Defence Minister.

Exclusive: The Herald was with Gerry Brownlee on his trip to Iraq this week.

If you thought the defeat of Isis in Iraq would be a major win, think again. What lies ahead is a total mess.

Nick Leggett says he has decided against running for Parliament in Mana.

White House press conference on Obamacare and immigration ban.

More than 2800 needy children are already being sponsored by the charity Variety's Kiwi Kids scheme, launched in 2013, and a further 600 are on its waiting list.

President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".

Nearly one in two Americans support Donald Trump's block on some immigrants

The Prince of Wales has warned the world is in danger of "forgetting the lessons of the past" in a speech about the Holocaust.

US Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.

It was a chilling prediction issued as part of a propaganda video intended to fuel hatred between Muslims and the West.

A young Kiwi couple's dream to see America has been dashed - at least temporarily - by Donald Trump's ban on visitors from seven majority-Muslim nations.

Prime Minister Bill English says it remains unclear whether a US travel ban applies to New Zealanders who also hold a passport from Muslim-majority countries.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

Travellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.

Police hope military-grade software will help solve the seemingly "impossible" disappearance of a swinging soldier under heavy surveillance.

Politics sure makes for strange bedfellows. Donald Trump has slammed Chelsea Manning as an "ungrateful traitor" for criticising Barack Obama.