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China’s army tests gun-toting version of robot dog
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Israeli airstrike kills 22 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit
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Egypt agrees to send aid trucks through Israeli crossing to Gaza
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University of Waikato students and staff join national pro-Palestine protest
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Ireland and Spain recognise Palestinian state
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Block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage
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Leaders ‘hōhā’ at lacking tikanga Māori at Monte Cassino
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NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland
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Amal Clooney one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges
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Former Shortland Street actor goes on hunger strike
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NZ announces more sanctions against Russian-supporting entities in Ukraine war
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Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
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Biden administration to send $1b more in weapons, ammo to Israel
There was no immediate indication when the arms would be sent.