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Editorial: Russia-Ukraine war influences shifting global landscape

OPINION: Cross-border incident once again raises the question of how the war will end.

‘Barbed wire curtain’ rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine

The Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall may have gone, but new barriers are going up.

UK in recession: Chancellor delivers gloomy autumn statement

It means higher taxes and steeper energy bills for people.

PM Jacinda Ardern to meet China's President Xi Jinping

Ardern will meet with China's President in first face-to-face since 2019.

'Killer robots': Israel deploys remote-controlled guns in West Bank

Weapons can fire tear gas, stun grenades, sponge-tipped bullets at Palestinian protesters.

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula says deforestation to stop

Brazilian President-elect promising to combat deforestation when he takes office on Jan 1.

Poland, Nato say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack, likely Ukraine air defence

Both say Ukraine likely launched Soviet-era projectile fending off Russia an air assault.

Biden says 'unlikely' missile was launched from Russia after emergency G7 and Nato meeting

Poland has officially responded after stray Russian rockets hit a village.

‘Exceptionally serious’: Missile strike on NATO country could escalate conflict, analyst says

A NATO response would hinge on whether the missile strike was intentional, expert says.

UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved

Negotiators are working to draft deals on a wide range of issues to put to ministers.

'Storm clouds' over region as Ardern arrives for East Asia Summit

Ardern will use her speaking slot today to talk about Ukraine, Myanmar, trade.

'Life is returning': Ukrainian police, TV broadcasts back in liberated Kherson

But “humanitarian catastrophe” as remaining residents lack water, medicine, power.

Putin’s dirty bomb threat isn’t what it seems

But when it comes to radioactive weapons, the world must still take it seriously.

World marks Armistice Day as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages

Nations pay respect to fallen soldiers as Ukraine hostilities show peace elusive.

Ukraine troops prepare to reclaim Kherson

Ukraine military intelligence agency says "operation to liberate Kherson" is under way.

What Xi Jinping’s re-election in China means for NZ Inc

What’s changed since Premier Xi Jinping was controversially voted in for a third term?

US President Joe Biden to meet China’s Xi Jinping for Taiwan, Russia talks

Face-to-face meeting comes amid increasingly strained US-China relations.

War-triggered gas boom threatens world climate goal

The amount of liquified natural gas projects in pipeline for construction shocks analysts.