Russia says US strikes were illegal and "one step away from military clashes with Russia".

Nine people are said to have been killed in the US airstrike.

Oil jumped as the US missile attack against Syria roiled global financial markets.

Syria's First Lady Asma al-Assad has weighed in on the US air strikes.

Graphic shows which countries are siding with Russia or the US, after Syrian airstrikes.

Donald Trump was briefed on the strike in Syria at a secure location in Mar-a-Lago.

The Kremlin has criticised Trump for fighting the legitimate Syrian government.

EDITORIAL: Trump's missile strike could signal the end of his isolationist attitude.

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

Russia condems US strike on Syrian air base as an "aggression against a sovereign state".

COMMENT: The most pressing question from here is what happens next in the short term.

Donald Trump did the thing he explicitly warned former President Barack Obama not to do.

NZ was given a heads up by US, but "we weren't asked for our opinion on it", says English.

Donald Trump has now put a flag in the ground on military intervention, says a Kiwi expert

The US airstrikes in Syria are understandable given the UN's lack of action, NZ Govt says

COMMENT: Trump's next steps will have to be carefully considered.

Full transcript of an address by US President Donald Trump about the Syria air strikes.

The Tomahawk has been a critical part of US warfare since the Gulf War in 1991.

'These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated,' US President says.

Father heartbroken after losing his two children, wife in the suspected chemical attack.

Chemical attack on Syrian town demands action from those backing the Assad regime.

Assad regime blamed for suspected sarin strike that kills 100 including 25 children.

A suspected chemical attack has left at least 58 people dead in Syria.

Bill English says New Zealand is well-placed to deal with any returning foreign fighters.

A baby has reportedly been executed by Isis in retaliation against the child's father.

Iraqi government forces halted the fight for Mosul yesterday.

Mosul was captured by Isis in June 2014 after the Iraqi army fled the city.

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

The GCSB will soon be able to spy on Kiwis under reforms passed into law today.

Aid deliveries have all but stopped for hundreds of thousands of Syrians.