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Author: Reuters

US and Russian officials will hold security talks on January 10 to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and confront rising tensions over Ukraine, the two countries said.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/us-russia-set-for-january-10-security-talks-amid-ukraine-tensions.html
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Author: Alex Powell

Belgian kickboxer Frederic Sinistra has died from COVID-19 complications after discharging himself from hospital.

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Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defence Authorisation Act, or NDAA, for the fiscal year 2022, which authorises $770 billion in defence spending.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/us-president-joe-biden-authorises-770-billion-in-defence-spending.html
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Author: RNZ

Police say the issue of gun violence is not just confined to a single region.

There is concern in Auckland about an increase in shootings.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458678/police-concerned-at-prevalence-of-firearms-in-society
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Author: Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he would ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his push for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/26/putin-mulls-military-measures-if-west-refuses-ukraine-guarantees/
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Author: Phil Pennington,

The shift to use more biofuels is forecast to raise petrol and diesal prices and knock up to $1 billion off New Zealand's economic growth within four years, but not making a move could also carry big, uncalculated costs, reports suggest.

A number of reports about biofuels to officials and ministers have been triggered by the impending shutdown of the Marsden Point oil refinery - which is being converted into an import-only terminal - and Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458668/what-is-the-real-cost-of-a-switch-to-biofuels
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 So instead of growing food... that land is now for for fuel... undecided would prefer food over fuel I can live with out fuel but not food...

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Category: Defence
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Author: Dr Wayne Mapp

Dr Wayne Mapp writes that if New Zealand is to provide its Defence Force with modern platforms capable of interoperability with partners, it will need to maintain defence expenditure at 1.5 percent of GDP over the next decade.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/13/line-of-defence-magazine-summer-2021-22/
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 Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence? Simple answer is, "No, New Zealand does not spend enough on defence."

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Category: Politics
Category : Opinion
Author: Nicholas Dynon

As the West laments a global decline in its version of democracy, China suggests its own brand of democracy as a replacement. It’s part of an increasingly contested space, writes Nicholas Dynon, at the discursive end of great power competition.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/16/democracy-declining-or-being-redefined/
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