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Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden will send a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to Taiwan on Monday (local time), a senior official of his administration said, a sign of support for the island claimed by China after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Author: Jenna Lynch

There are increasing concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin's stability and the condemnation from world leaders is becoming stronger by the day. 

On Tuesday, New Zealand upped its language, calling Putin's invasion the blatant act of a bully, while the leader of the Opposition took it further labelling the Russian leader "completely unhinged".

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Author: Molly Swift

United States officials are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may escalate the violence in Ukraine over frustrations of the military operation so far.

US officials have reportedly said Putin is expressing anger towards his inner circles over the state of the military campaign and the worldwide condemnation of his actions, which they say is unusual because Putin usually keeps his emotions in check.

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Author: Associated Press

An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Tuesday by signing an application to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no immediate agreements.

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Author: Anna Whyte and Katie Bradford

Hundreds of KiwiSaver and investment funds are invested in Russian companies, including major state-backed institutions.

Barry Coates, former Green MP and CEO of Mindful Money, a charity website that shows all the companies that KiwiSavers are investing in, said some of the companies could be considered as "financially propping up the Russian Government" in the invasion of Ukraine.

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Author: Reuters

The websites of several Russian media outlets were hacked on Monday (local time), Reuters checks showed, with their regular sites replaced by an anti-war message and calls to stop President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Author: Reuters

Russian and Ukrainian officials met on the Belarusian border to discuss a ceasefire on Monday (local time) while invading Russian forces met with determined resistance from Ukrainian troops and civilians on a fifth day of conflict.

Russia faced deepening isolation and economic turmoil as Western nations, united in condemnation of its assault, hit it with an array of sanctions.

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Author: Rachel Sadler

New Zealand and the United Kingdom have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will accelerate Aotearoa's COVID-19 recovery, say Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor.

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