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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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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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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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Read more: This is not a drill
- Article: https://www.noted.co.nz/planet/planet-planet/australia-bushfires-this-is-not-a-drill
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Iran says it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday killing 176 people "at [a] time of crisis" caused by the United States.
In a statement from Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, it is said that the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing plane was "accidentally hit by a human error" just after setting out from Tehran. The statement said that the plane had flown close to a sensitive military complex.
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Read more: Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian plane
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/iran-admits-shooting-down-ukrainian-flight.html
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On the ground and getting established. New Zealand Army engineers join Defence Australia personnel at Kangaroo Island to assist with the Australian bushfire efforts.
Our personnel have been completing various tasks including creating firebreaks using heavy machinery.
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OPINION: Wow! It's a word I've uttered more than a few times over the past two weeks and sometimes the language used has been much stronger.
Roading tripping around the South Island over the silly season has been an eye-opening experience and at times, nothing short of dangerous. When we were handed the keys to our rental car in Nelson, the gentleman passing them to me said, "good luck".
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Read more: Tourist drivers on a wheel and a prayer on Kiwi roads
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/118703915/tourist-drivers-on-a-wheel-and-a-prayer-on-kiwi-roads
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