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UN expert: Russia holds 2000 political prisoners a year after Navalny death
Alexei Navalny's death highlights repression and erosion of human rights in Russia.
Israel defies UN, vows to cut ties with UNRWA
Supported by the US, Israel will cease contact with UN’s Palestinian relief agency.
Analysis: How will NZ efforts stack up at this year’s big climate change summit?
NZ is among nearly 200 nations discussing climate change in Baku. How do we compare?
Opinion: Why UN climate summits still matter – what to expect from Cop29
OPINION: SB60 set the scene for two weeks of fractious negotiations in Baku.
Simon Wilson: Why don't we get to vote? How the US election result will affect us all
OPINION: Four ways for President Kamala Harris to make a difference to climate change.
UN chief ‘shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction’ in north Gaza
Israel launched a major air and ground assault in northern Gaza on October 6.
Opinion: Could NZ's foreign policy be Trumped? Why the Govt will be hoping for Kamala Harris win
OPINION: The current National-led coalition inherited close relations with the US.
Two UN peacekeepers injured as Israeli strikes escalate in south Lebanon
Overnight, 22 people were killed and 139 wounded in a strike in Beirut, Lebanon's capital.
UN peacekeepers injured as Israeli troops fire near headquarters
US warns Israel: Protect UN peacekeepers; Iran vows retaliation with missile strikes.
Thousands flee after Haiti gang kills at least 70
The Gran Grif gang is accused sweeping through a Haitian town and shooting at residents.
UN sends please-explain to NZ Govt over alleged Māori human rights breaches
The letter asks about alleged breach of human rights of Māori.
Labour MP removes post appearing to support attack on Israel, but no apology
Damien O'Connor's post has since been removed.
The satellite spectrum battle that could shape the new space economy
Financial Times: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is pushing to loosen limits on transmissions.
Peters skewers Russia in UN speech, blames both Hamas, Israel for ‘misery’
Speaking about the 'abuse' of the veto power, Peters made explicit reference to Russia.
Watch: Irritated Peters stops UN speech, demands room 'keep quiet’
"When somebody is addressing you, the rest of the people in the room keep quiet.”
"Keep quiet", Peters told others in the room
Irritated Winston Peters calls for quiet while giving United Nations speech. Video / United Nations
Peters meets Palestinian Authority PM ahead of major UN speeches
It comes at a critical time in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Clark and Peters unite on UN's Gaza ceasefire failure
Winston Peters to meet Joe Biden, highlighting UN's Ukraine failure and global diplomacy.
A NZ spy, massacres, and a daring rescue - a tiny nation's bloody road to peace
A violent backlash killed hundreds and left thousands displaced.
Helen Clark on Israel-Palestine conflict - the old way has failed
Former PM is part of The Elders, a group of former leaders set up by Nelson Mandela.
‘Bereft and desperate’ : UN staff fear they are targets for strikes
It was the deadliest single incident for the UN in more than 11 months of war.
UN staff members among those killed in Israeli airstrikes
At least 18 people were killed and 18 injured in the attack at the al-Jaouni school.
Kiwi battlers v Pacific's future - why Luxon took the easy option
PM Luxon and Foreign Minister Peters had to contend with the UN’s vocal climate warrior.
Opinion: The coming war nobody is talking about
New York Times Opinion: Ethiopian PM's coastal ambitions spark tensions with Somalia.
UN Secretary-General issues SOS over ‘devastating’ new sea level rise research
Surging seas are coming for us all, Antonio Guterres is warning the world.
NZ-funded Tonga weather radar to provide early warnings
New Zealand spent $4 million in developing the facility.
NZ’s oil and gas exploration doesn’t feature amid UN Secretary-General’s demands to polluting countries
Legislation enabling exploration is expected to enter Parliament by the end of the year.