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Author: William Hewett

A political science expert believes China won't invade neighbouring Taiwan in the next five years despite increased tension in recent times.   

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The Defence Force has carried out 16 investigations into extremism among current and prospective personnel in the past two years.

New Zealand security officials shared concerns with Australia last year about the potential threat from violent extremists being trained by security forces.

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A first-of-its-kind panel organized by NASA opened a study on Monday of what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," commonly termed UFOs, bringing together experts from scientific fields ranging from physics to astrobiology.

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New Zealand's intelligence agency has investigated the threat involuntary celibate men, or "incels" pose in Aotearoa, including the likelihood of them committing violent extremism.

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A Russian TV presenter apologised on Monday (local time) for calling for Ukrainian children to be drowned, as Russia's state Investigative Committee said it was probing his remarks.

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Western countries accused Russia on Monday (local time) of plotting to use a threat of a bomb laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, as Moscow evacuated civilians from a southern city in anticipation of a major battle.

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An air strike killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups and media said on Monday (local time), an attack condemned by the United Nations and western embassies.

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The agency charged with enforcing vaccine pass rules says it has no idea how many businesses have paid fines for not complying.

From December to about Easter, many businesses had to ask to see Covid-19 vaccine passes, and staff had to have them to work.

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