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Plenty on the menu for Peters' dinner date

COMMENT: Ambassador Wu Xi has taken a leaf straight from the Winston Peters playbook.

Obstacles ahead over Trump's border wall

US lawmakers have averted a shutdown but face fresh battles over funding.

Audrey Young: China proving to be a real test of Ardern's political skills

COMMENT: Ardern may need to haul Winston Peters out of fantasy land.

Rod Emmerson: What lies ahead for political cartoonists

COMMENT: Brexit, Trump with a sideshow of dictators and elections is this year's fodder.

Opposition does not always gag 'far right'

EDITORIAL: A visitor with far right views has been given an Auckland Council platform.

Soper: No love lost for China from the misguided

The Key Government's management of the global financial crisis has been lauded.

To question Israel's legitimacy is anti-semitism

COMMENT: Zionism is often falsely labelled by its opponents as a colonialist ideology.

Duel at the US border as deal reached in DC

Trump mocks rival rally by Democratic star in El Paso.

'It is not anti-semitic to oppose Zionism'

COMMENT: NZ Government must roundly reject Netanyahu's intentional confusion.

France and Italy fall out ahead of elections

France has recalled its ambassador to Italy amid rising tensions.

North Koreans fly the flag in new propaganda push

New song seen as a sign of Pyongyang's propaganda push ahead of summit.

'Presidential harassment': Trump beyond furious

Trump once declared he would consider anything this personal as crossing a "red line".

Comment: Venezuelan powers gather against Maduro

Comment: Growing support outside Venezuela is vital for opposition.

Why Democratic women are wearing white at Union address

The colour evokes an important movement in American history.

Trump call for unity likely to be met with scepticism

President on back foot from shutdown as he delivers State of the Union address.

Fran O'Sullivan: Why the US is key to Asia-Pacific trade

COMMENT: Getting the US into the CPTPP should remain a priority.

Higher taxes for super rich gets voter tick

EDITORIAL: In a seismic shift, taxing and spending is now in vogue in US liberal politics.

Leftist guerrillas vow to help Maduro if US invades

Guerrilla group vowed to respond to any military intervention by the US.