Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept nuclear-capable Russian bombers over the North Atlantic.

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

Twice a week in the middle of the night, men were taken in "meat fridges" to their death inside a military prison. WARNING: Graphic.

Syrian President al-Assad's Govt has secretly executed between 5000 and 13,000 people in just one prison as part of its campaign to eliminate opposition.

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

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.

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

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

The father of a toddler who was found dead lying face down in the mud after trying to flee Myanmar has pleaded with the world to take notice. WARNING: GRAPHIC

Sitting in her family's new apartment in Turkey, Fatemah al-Abed still cannot believe they made it out of Aleppo alive.

Turkish authorities are hunting a lone gunman who opened fire at one of Istanbul's most popular nightclubs, killing 39 and wounding 70.

Herald photographer Brett Phibbs has been recognised by Newsweek in their annual 'most iconic photos' section.

A fragile ceasefire in Syria is hanging in the balance after fresh clashes between government forces and rebel fighters near the capital.

A truce aimed at ending the bloody five-year war in Syria has been announced. But what does it mean?

A black box has been found in the wreckage of a Russian military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of people from east Aleppo as well as two Shi'ite villages in Syria's Idlib province have been evacuated.

New Zealand is increasing aid to those affected by six years of bloody civil war in Syria.

A chilling video shows two young girls - aged 7 and 9 - being embraced and kissed by their parents before being sent on suicide missions in Damascus.

COMMENT: I don't want to live in a world where we shrug our shoulders at the destruction of a state and the killing of its people. That's not the NZ that I grew up in.

A look at the two main players in the killing of a Russian diplomat in Ankara, Turkey.

COMMENT: The situation is complex even for the people who live there, let alone us trying to understand it. None of our business.

Now, as the battle reaches its final stages, visitors are returning to the historical sites at the city's centre - and taking selfies amid the ruins.

Seven policemen, two Jordanian civilians and one Canadian tourist were killed on Sunday.

As the green surrender buses trickled out of Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad's two biggest backers reacted differently.

The evacuation has been suspended after pro-Govt militias demanded wounded people also be brought out of two Shi'ite villages besieged by rebel fighters.

A small faction of people, some wearing 'Make America Great Again caps, ended up clashing with the Syrian Solidarity NZ group.

Of all the events of 2016, the Syrian conflict has been the darkest.