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President Joe Biden launched his plan for US economic engagement in Asia, leaving it to the 13 founding countries to work out how to enforce their agreements and if China could ever join.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/467716/biden-s-asian-economic-talks-include-13-countries-and-no-china
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Author: Reuters, ITV News

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday (local time) for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-first-russian-soldier-standing-trial-for-a-war-crime-pleads-guilty.html
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Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden said on Monday (local time) he would be willing to use forceto defend Taiwanagainst Chinese aggression in a comment that seemed to stretch the limits of the ambiguous US policy towards the self-ruled island.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/president-joe-biden-says-us-would-defend-taiwan-with-force-if-attacked-by-china.html
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Author: Amelia Wade

After a delayed start, the Prime Minister has set off for a mammoth trip around the United States - but she still hasn't been able to confirm a meeting with President Joe Biden.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-no-discussion-of-new-zealand-joining-quad-ahead-of-us-trip.html
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Author: Checkpoint

Ukrainian troops are set to learn from NZ Defence Force personnel how to use a weapon that's called a light field gun - but the head of NZDF says it's actually "quite a large weapon system".

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018843083/nzdf-to-train-ukrainian-soldiers-in-uk-to-use-l119-gun
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Author: Jamie Ensor

Winston Peters has said "serious security concerns" in the Pacific were "avoidable" in a speech where he advocated for New Zealand standing alongside like-minded countries in the region and backing that up with "our finances and resources".  

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/winston-peters-says-pacific-security-concerns-avoidable-united-states-warned-years-ago-of-need-for-cooperation.html
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Author: Geoffrey Miller

Opinion - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trip to the United States this week has been months in the making.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/467695/jacinda-ardern-s-us-trip-biden-s-asia-visit-sets-the-scene
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Author: Anna Whyte

New Zealand is sending 30 Defence Force personnel to the UK to train members of the Ukrainian military in using a specific type of gun.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/23/nz-defence-force-will-train-ukrainian-forces-to-use-specific-gun/
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  1. Jacinda Ardern details Ukraine deployment, US trip in post-Cabinet briefing
  2. New Zealand sending 30 Defence Force personnel to Europe to train Ukraine's Armed Forces
  3. Jacinda Ardern's White House meeting with US President Joe Biden hangs in balance
  4. Green MP Golriz Ghahraman calls for voting age to be lowered to 16

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