The drone crash in the Black Sea this week raised tensions between Moscow and Washington.

Debate over whether to provide non-Nato Ukraine with fighter jets has raged for a year.

Detained psychiatrists being pressured to betray “unreliable” patients to the authorities.

Footage emerges from frontline where Kiwi volunteer is fighting.

Fighting believed to be at a standstill in eastern Ukrainian city.

It comes after Australia cancelled a multibillion-dollar contract for a French-built fleet

UN nuclear watchdog head slams “complacency" amid spectre of catastrophe again.

Active service members describe harrowing withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Illegal asylum seekers have been trying to enter British shores for years to find work.

“If you enter Britain illegally, you will be detained and swiftly removed,” govt says.

The Prime Minister says there are processes New Zealand has to follow.

Olaf Scholz has threatened to crack down on China if they send weapons and aid to Russia.

The longstanding dispute over the South Atlantic territory sparked a 1982 war.

Analysts say it seems preparations are under way for Ukrainian withdrawal from key city.

The portable systems are part of a new US$400 million military aid package for Ukraine.

Ales Bialiatski and 3 colleagues jailed in crackdown on dissent by Russian ally Belarus.

US Sec of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met at G20.

Frontline between Ukrainian and Russian forces stretches over hundreds of kilometres.

China is calling for a ceasefire and peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

Herald readers donated $1.9m for Ukraine last year — here's the impact of your donation.

One year ago Russia invaded Ukraine, exposing thousands of innocent children to the brutal reality of war. As the conflict continues, World Vision is helping local charities provide mental and emotional support to the children living through this. Video / NZ Herald / World Vision

On the anniversary of Russia's Ukraine invasion, footage shows Bakhmut now a ghost town.

Drone footage of Bakhmut showed how the longest battle of the year-long Russian invasion had turned the city in eastern Ukraine into a ghost town. Video / AP

NZ has sanctioned 1000+ individuals, 300 entities, taken trade measures against Russia.

A year ago, February 24, 2022, Russia launched its bloody war against Ukraine.

Viatcheslav Rovneiko, 59, was found unconscious and could not be saved by doctors.