Category : Analysis
Author: RNZ & Leighton Heikell

The eruption of an underwater Tongan volcano in January has been confirmed as the largest ever recorded.

New Zealand's National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) led the investigation.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/11/tongan-volcano-emitted-biggest-atmospheric-explosion-recorded-in-over-100-years-niwa.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday (local time), drawing condemnation from the UN nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/11/ukraine-invasion-ukraine-nuclear-plant-shelled-un-warns-you-re-playing-with-fire.html
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Author: Reuters

Russia said on Friday that Ukrainian soldiers had executed more than 10 Russian prisoners of war, accusing Kyiv of carrying out war crimes and the West of ignoring them.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/11/moscow-accuses-ukraine-of-executing-more-than-10-russian-war-prisoners.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: Nina Hall

OPINION: New Zealand is a staunch defender of the liberal international order. This global order was largely created by Western powers in the aftermath of World War I and II. It is defined by liberal values, such as human rights and individual property rights, and by international institutions like the United Nations and the World Bank.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130488395/how-new-zealand-helped-to-shape-racist-world-order
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Author: Reuters

A  missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said on Wednesday (local time), easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/11/escalation-fears-ease-after-nato-warsaw-say-missile-that-hit-poland-was-ukrainian-stray.html
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Author: Reuters

Kyiv welcomed reported Chinese comments criticising threats to use nuclear weapons as G20 leaders met in Indonesia on Tuesday, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the spotlight.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/11/ukraine-welcomes-china-s-comments-criticising-threats-to-use-nuclear-weapons.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan, Molly Swift & Reuters

The United States and its NATO allies are investigating the blast that killed two in Poland but early information suggests it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia, the US said.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/11/two-dead-after-russian-missiles-hit-polish-village-near-ukrainian-border-report.html
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