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France draws on its strength

France launched fresh air strikes against Syria yesterday, as a defiant Paris reopened for business.

France steps up response

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria.

Cartoon: The terrorists' dandelion

Memorial for Paris at Civic Square

Sombre French music is playing and the crowd is subdued

Cafe hero died shielding friend from bullets

Of all the tales of heroism from the horrors of the Paris attacks, one stood out: that of a man who gave his life to save a young woman.

Dunedin schools remember Paris victim

Staff and pupils from Dunedin high schools are in shock after learning a teacher who recently worked in Dunedin was killed in the Paris terror attacks.

Johann Go: Why do some attacks get more coverage than others?

This will likely be the article no one will want to read, writes Johann Go. It is going to be the viewpoint that challenges the media and public orthodoxy surrounding the Paris attacks. This article challenges the current state of our world.

Donna Miles-Mojab: West must work with Muslims to fight Isis

A 2009 Gallup survey of European Muslims showed they are just as likely, if not more so, to identify with the country in which they live, than the rest of the population.

Governor-General condemns 'brutal attacks'

Sir Jerry Mateparae has condemned the "brutal and callous" attacks on Paris.

Undetectable communication increasing

The amount of "dark communications" which NZ spy agencies are unable to intercept is increasing, John Key says.

Alexander Gillespie: Attacks will continue until Middle East is stable

Until stable regimes with meaningful values are rebuilt in the Middle East, the region will continue to hemorrhage refugees and spit out the kind of evil that has stained the streets of Paris with blood, writes Alexander Gillespie.

Peter Lyons: We must protect our freedoms without undermining them

Our society is certainly not perfect, but the freedoms we enjoy have been hard fought for, writes Peter Lyons. We often fail to appreciate this rich history that we have been very fortunate to inherit.

Robert Patman: More of the same will not work against ISIS

It is important, amidst all the grief and anger in France, that President Francois Hollande's government do not respond by simply intensifying a military campaign that has failed to halt the rise of ISIS, writes Robert Patman.

Deborah Hill Cone: Atrocities hard to explain to children

So far my explanation has been pretty pathetic, writes Deborah Hill Cone. Extremists, fundamentalists, blah blah, crazy people, no, of course it's not going to happen here!

Cartoon: Paris terror attack

Attacks set tone for Democrats

Hillary Clinton parried a series of criticisms of the Obama Administration's foreign policy from rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley in a presidential debate yesterday.