This is how US Air Force sees the future of air combat: Robotic wingmen, laser cannons.

Kiwi airman's WW2 mementos up for auction

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"She wanted to go, even though it was a hellhole."

Hospital bombed after doctor had given instructions via Skype to Syrian surgeons.

And how the royal once came just inches away from a deadly landmine.

You've no doubt seen the warnings about a second Cold War.

Meet people "prepping" – a worldwide movement of steps to prepare for global catastrophe.

As relations between UK and Russia plummet, these chilling words we hope are never said.

Trump accepting invitation astounds his advisers amid fears the encounter could implode.

Pyongyang says it is ready to denuclearise but recent satellite images indicate otherwise.

The design of a new memorial marking New Zealand and US co-operation was unveiled today.

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Trump's military leaders test scenarios and human cost of potential combat.

Family of cop Stewart Guthrie slain at Aramoana sell bravery medal overseas.

The UN has demanded a 20-day ceasefire in Syria after a new wave of horrific airstrikes.

People have been evacuated and more than 100 flights cancelled.

It's not peace in our time but it is cause for hope as sport brings two Koreas together

Nazis forced tens of thousands of convicts to serve as soldiers.

The bureau has repeatedly come under fire for abuses of power, privacy and civil rights.

There's growing risk the Trump admin will authorise military strikes against the North.

Kim Jong-un is raking in $252m a year selling arms in order to fund his nuclear programme.

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Mother sent to psychiatric hospital after guilty verdict in historic murder case.

Army plots how to fight future wars.

New plan for America's arsenal of devastating weapons has alarmed former nuclear officers.

US leads the call to keep pressure on Pyongyang.

Underwater drone capable of devastating US coast among host of Russian nuclear advances.

Vladimir Putin says Kim Jong-un has shown he is 'shrewd and mature'.

17 people once responsible for launching US's nuclear weapons have revealed a fatal flaw.