A dam in Syria was on a 'no-strike' list. The US bombed it anyway
New York Times: Report warned the strike could cause tens of thousands of deaths.
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Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly airstrikes
New York Times: Flawed intelligence, faulty targeting and years of civilian deaths.
How the US hid an airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria
New York Times: 'We just dropped on 50 women and children,' one message read.
Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Thousands from the Middle East have been trying to cross into the EU in recent months.
Touching story of love and loss wins international photo awards
Heartbreaking image of father and son wins international photo awards.
'The world must wake up': UN chief outlines crisis that needs fixing
Guterres speaks of hope in face of 'cascade of crises'.
Isis bride ditches hijab for Nike cap in TV plea to return home
Begum joined ISIS at 15 and had three children to a husband - all of which died.
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last
9/11 meant a chance to reshape the post-Cold War world. The US squandered it.
Neighbours from Syria and Iraq radicalised terrorist, mother says
Mother of terrorist said her son then started posting radical views on social media.
'Isis bride' Suhayra Aden arrives in NZ
The PM confirmed last month that Aden and her two children would return to NZ.
Editorial: Olympians all, medals or not
EDITORIAL: Citius, altius, fortius – communiter: Faster, higher, stronger - together.
Claire Trevett: Aus PM Scott Morrison played Ardern a sucker
Scott Morrison's assurances for the future are mere words signifying little.
National MP suggests following Australia's laws on revoking citizenship
NZ-born Suhayra Aden and her two children are to be repatriated.
'No Danger' Diplomat says 'Isis Bride' should be let to return to UK
Ex-US diplomat says the former London schoolgirl has renounced Islamic State.
'Shamima Begum is not a threat. She's totally broken. She needs help'
Times: Doo reveals what daily life is like for 'Isis brides' now held in camps in Syria.
Biden quadruples Trump's 'record-low ceiling' refugee cap
After facing weeks of bipartisan blowback, Biden takes action on US refugee admissions.
Has NZ forgotten about Syria after 10 years of war?
Aid agencies call on Government to step up its assistance.
'No ghettoes': The nation that wants to limit 'non-Western' residents
The govt says move will 'reduce the risk of religious and cultural parallel societies'.
'A psychological state': A lifetime of trauma for Syrian refugees
Six years since the Herald's Forgotten Millions campaign a young refugee faces new trauma.
'Brink of the abyss': UN makes appeal to prevent famine for 34 million
The world has seen a 20 per cent rise in people suffering from "acute hunger" in one year.
The innocent victims of Syria's 10-year war
About 12,000 Syrian children killed or wounded and half the population displaced.
'Kiwi' Isis terrorist became NZ's problem because of a dubious Australian law
ANALYSIS: Suhayra Aden lost her Aussie citizenship automatically under now-repealed law.
'We will come and take her': NZ likely to accept alleged 'Kiwi' Isis terrorist
Suhayra Aden and her children are being held in a deportation centre in Turkey.
Editorial: There are no easy answers in the Middle East
EDITORIAL: The most significant foreign moves Biden has made have been in the region.
How the US airstrike in Syria was about Iran
Syria is again serving as a proxy battlefield for world powers.
US launches airstrikes in Syria, multiple deaths reported
The strikes were retaliation for an attack in Iraq, the Pentagon said.
Isil Kiwi wants to come home - to Australia
Isil 'terrorist' shook with fear as she told journalist how she wants to come home.
The 'Kiwi' Isis terrorist: How she was radicalised in Australia
Inside story of Suhayra Aden's life in a Syrian refugee camp, and her bid for freedom.
NZ-Aus woman arrested at Syria-Turkey border named
The woman has been known to New Zealand and Australian authorities 'for some time'.
NZ woman Isis 'terrorist', two children captured at Syria border
An NZ woman has been captured overseas after being identified as a wanted terrorist.
A riveting Isis story, told in a New York Times podcast, falls apart
New York Times: The central figure in the Caliphate podcast was a fabulist who spun tales.
Former refugees help build seawall on Otago Peninsula
Mohamad Alashour moved to New Zealand from Lebanon with his family as a refugee in 2017.
Isis bride Shamima Begum asks UK court to let her return home
New York Times: Shamima Begum travelled to Syria as a teen and remains in detention there.
Islamic State still long-term threat - US general
The general says IS will only be completely defeated when refugees can return home.