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Kiwi soldiers on leave without pay are being told they are not allowed to join the fight in Ukraine.
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has started contacting all 94 personnel on unpaid leave reminding them they cannot go to Ukraine, but said it does not know how many staff are already there.
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- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/27/nzdf-remind-on-leave-soldiers-they-cannot-go-to-ukraine/
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The US Navy is sailing two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicised since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.
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Read more: US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in 1st since Pelosi
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/28/us-sails-warships-through-taiwan-strait-in-1st-since-pelosi/
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Now entering its seventh month, Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine shows no sign of resolution.
It has become a grim battle over territory between dug-in forces, resembling the conflicts of last century instead of the complex melange of covert operations and hybrid warfare that supposedly characterise contemporary "grey zone" contests.
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Read more: How Russia is fighting three undeclared wars and why a fourth might be looming
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/analysis-how-russia-is-fighting-three-undeclared-wars-and-why-a-fourth-might-be-looming.html
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A US lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday (local time) on the third such visit this month, defying pressure from Beijing to halt the trips.
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Read more: US senator arrives in Taiwan, defying angry Beijing
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/us-senator-arrives-in-taiwan-defying-angry-beijing.html
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has received reports that a soldier who was on leave has been killed in Ukraine.
The soldier was on a period of leave without pay at the time and was not on active duty with the NZDF.
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Read more: Statement on reports of death of New Zealand soldier
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/statement-on-reports-of-death-of-new-zealand-soldier/
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A high-tech Chinese survey vessel bristling with surveillance equipment has docked in Sri Lanka, despite concerns from neighbouring India that the ship could be used to spy on its ports and military installations.
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Read more: China 'spy ship' docks in Sri Lanka despite India and US concerns
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300663988/china-spy-ship-docks-in-sri-lanka-despite-india-and-us-concerns
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New Zealand’s commitment this week to send a further 120 defence staff to assist with training the Ukrainian military underlines how quickly the geopolitical landscape is changing.
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Read more: Nukes, allies, weapons and cost: Four big questions NZ's defence review must address
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Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday (local time) at a military base in the Russian-annexed Crimea region that is an important supply line for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Read more: Ukraine invasion: Blasts at Russian base in Crimea show possible Ukrainian fightback
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/ukraine-invasion-blasts-at-russian-base-in-crimea-show-possible-ukrainian-fightback.html
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