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Author: Oleksandr Stashevski and Richard Lardner

A Russian soldier went on trial in Ukraine on Friday (local time) for the killing of an unarmed civilian, marking the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime during the 11-week conflict.

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Author: RNZ

A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines.

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Author: Andrew Macfarlane

A Chinese spy ship has been spotted off Australia's western coast.

Australia's Defence Minister Peter Dutton says the vessel was seen near a naval communications base.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/13/chinese-spy-ship-spotted-off-australia-coast/
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Author: Reuters

A Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia's west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defence facility, Australia said on Friday, raising concern amid an election campaign about China's assertive behaviour in the region.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/australia-says-chinese-spy-ship-s-presence-off-west-coast-concerning.html
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Author: Sylvia Hui

Britain's foreign secretary warned the European Union on Thursday (local time) that the UK will have “no choice but to act" to revoke parts of a Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland if the EU does not show flexibility.

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Author: Sharon Brettkelly

Russia's war on Ukraine has brought the world closer to the possibility of nuclear war than it has been in decades. But is New Zealand prepared for it?

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Author: Reuters

Scientists on Thursday provided the first look at the "gentle giant" lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy - an image of a supermassive black hole that devours any matter within its huge gravitational pull but is currently on a bit of a diet.

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Author: Reuters

Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO "without delay", with Sweden expected to follow, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine looked set to bring about the very expansion of the Western military alliance that Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent.

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