Skeletal remains found in Poland could be elite WWII Kiwi soldiers
International effort underway to "restore identity" of remains, and find relatives.
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US watchdog finds no negligence in drone strike that killed 10 civilians
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Ethiopia tried to limit rare UN report on Tigray war abuses
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Taliban honour suicide bombers in bid to rewrite history
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'Fake news': Trump's rant a day after Powell's death
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Sudanese refugees: Jumping on to trucks to get to Britain
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Afghanistan rescue mission gets 11 NZ citizens, residents and family out
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US and China enter dangerous territory over Taiwan
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Record number of Chinese nuclear bombers jet through Taiwan airspace
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How Nazi war criminals lived 'mundane and untroubled lives' in the UK
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Gen. Mark Milley asked why he didn't resign over Afghanistan failures
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is grilled by Republican Senators during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan. Video / AP
US military boss calls Afghan war a 'strategic failure'
He delivered a blunt assessment of a war that cost 2461 American lives.
'The world must wake up': UN chief outlines crisis that needs fixing
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges
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US admits drone strike in Kabul only killed civilians
The Pentagon earlier said the strike had targeted an ISIS militant.
North Korea warns of 'destruction' of ties with the South over missile tests
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Open letter to NZ Government: Stop dragging your feet on Afghanistan
"We now call on you to do more".
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