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Author: Nebi Qena Yuras Karmanau

Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed on Friday, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down and Russia accused the Ukrainians of launching a cross-border helicopter attack on an oil depot.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/300556574/ukraine-strike-on-russian-territory-reported-as-talks-resume
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 Well what the hell did Russia think Ukraine would do... That Ukraine will not go on the offensive?

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Author: Niamh Cavanagh

Moscow accused Ukraine of sending two helicopters to strike a fuel storage depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday. If confirmed, this would be the first attack on Russian soil since the war began on Feb. 24.

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Article: https://news.yahoo.com/moscow-accuses-ukraine-of-conducting-airstrike-inside-russia-132343782.html
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Author: Niamh Cavanagh

Kiwis are poking fun at a world map that shows New Zealand on the wrong side of Australia, in the Indian Ocean. 

The map, from Amazing Maps, is meant to illustrate which countries are on Russia's 'unfriendly' list, but the placement of New Zealand has raised questions among Kiwis. 

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Article: https://news.yahoo.com/moscow-accuses-ukraine-of-conducting-airstrike-inside-russia-132343782.html
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will fly a number of Australian-made Bushmaster vehicles over to Ukraine, after a public plea from the nation's wartime President.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/464464/scott-morrison-says-australia-will-send-bushmasters-to-ukraine-and-fill-volodymyr-zelensky-s-request
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Author: Thomas Manch

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says Pacific leaders want “greater clarity” from the Solomon Islands about their contentious China security deal, and may need to bring forward a crucial regional meeting.

Mahuta this week travelled to Fiji to sign a high-level partnership agreement, “uniting like never before” according to Fiji’s prime minister, to partner on economic, security, climate change and humanitarian aid issues.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128238766/foreign-minister-nanaia-mahuta-says-pacific-leaders-may-need-to-meet-as-solomon-islands-prepares-to-ink-china-security-deal
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Author: Nebi Qena Yuras Karmanau

Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed on Friday, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down and Russia accused the Ukrainians of launching a cross-border helicopter attack on an oil depot.

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said the alleged air strike by a pair of helicopter gunships caused multiple fires and injured two people. A Kremlin spokesman said the incident on Russia’s territory could undermine the negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian representatives.

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Author: Richard Wood

Australia is facing a major defence shake-up if China manages to base warships in the Solomon Islands.

Security experts and Australian Defence Force senior commanders flagged an overhaul in military operations after the Solomon Islands initialled a security agreement with China.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300556283/what-a-chinese-military-base-in-the-solomon-islands-will-mean-for-australia
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Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday or else have their supplies cut, a move European capitals rejected and which Berlin said amounted to "blackmail".

Putin's move, via a decree signed on Thursday, leaves Europe facing the prospect of losing more than a third of its gas supply. Germany, the most heavily reliant on Russia, has already activated an emergency plan that could lead to rationing in Europe's biggest economy.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/russia-ukraine-war-emergency-plan-activated-in-germany-as-vladimir-putin-threatens-to-cut-off-gas-supply.html
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