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Category: News

Published: 11 January 2020

Author: Dan Satherley

Hundreds of Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran to protest their government's "lies" over the downing of a Ukrainian plane. 

After it crashed on January 8, the Iranian authorities denied speculation they'd accidentally shot it down, amid tensions with the US. One even claimed it was "scientifically impossible" for the Boeing 737-800 to have been hit by an Iranian missile. 

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Read more: Iranians protest against government 'lies' in Tehran

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/iranians-protest-against-government-lies-in-tehran.html

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Category: News

Published: 11 January 2020

A 13-year-old girl who made credible allegations of sexual abuse against her stepfather has won the right to leave Australia to return to New Zealand to live with her father.

The girl's mother and stepfather had taken a court case all the way to the New South Wales Supreme Court to try to block the girl from being legally allowed to leave the state.

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Read more: Kiwi girl wins court battle to leave Australia to live with her father in NZ

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118537517/abused-kiwi-girl-wins-court-battle-to-leave-australia-to-live-with-her-father-in-new-zealand

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Parent Category: News

Category: Defence

Published: 11 January 2020

Author: Line of Defence Magazine

The first two years of the Coalition government have been a pleasant surprise for those interested in defence matters. 

They have a coherent defence story, particularly well set out in the 2019 Capability Plan, which builds on the work of the previous National government. They have been able to make the big multibillion-dollar procurement decisions, something that eluded the previous government. The Coalition government has even managed to gain some degree of acceptance from the Green Party about the direction of defence policy.

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Read more: Capability questions for the next government

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/01/09/capability-questions/

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The United States has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets — one of the most advanced warplanes ever built — to Singapore for around $2.75 billion, officials said Friday.

The city-state last year said it planned to buy four of the jets, with an option to purchase eight more, picking the Lockheed Martin model over rivals from Europe and China.

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Read more: US approves $2.75 bn fighter jet sale to Singapore

Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-75-bn-fighter-jet-sale-to-singapore-73003/

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