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The board of Twitter has agreed to a US$44 billion takeover offer from billionaire Elon Musk.
Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, has claimed he is the right person to "unlock" the social media firm's "extraordinary potential".
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Read more: Twitter board agrees to $44b takeover by Elon Musk
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/465895/twitter-board-agrees-to-44b-takeover-by-elon-musk
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The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday (local time) at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war.
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Read more: US, allies shrug off Russian nuclear war warning, promise heavy arms for Ukraine
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The second stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. The scope of the war now appears to be establishing full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine. If successful, this would mean Russian occupation of approximately one-third of Ukraine, cutting the country off from its Black Sea ports, including Odesa.
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Read more: Why 'stage two' or Russia's war is ringing alarm bells in nearby Moldova
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/why-stage-two-or-russia-s-war-is-ringing-alarm-bells-in-nearby-moldova.html
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Australian defence minister Peter Dutton has dialled up his rhetoric about the threat of China and Russia, warning Australia should be prepared for war.
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Read more: Australia should be prepared for war, says Peter Dutton
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Why do the majority of Russians back the actions of their strongman leader Vladimir Putin? As The Detail finds out, the answer goes back centuries.
To the Western world, it may seem astounding that Russians appear to believe the lies and propaganda they're being fed over the war – or 'Special Military Operation' – in Ukraine.
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Read more: Explaining Putin’s grip on power
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018839085/explaining-putin-s-grip-on-power
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After a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv, US Secretary of State Blinken said Russia is failing in its war aims and “Ukraine is succeeding.”
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Read more: US says Russia failing in war aims, Ukraine 'succeeding'
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/25/us-says-russia-failing-in-war-aims-ukraine-succeeding/
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OPINION: What’s in a flower? If you guessed ‘diplomatic soft power’, well done.
During Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s first overseas trip in two years, Singapore named an orchid after her: Dendrobium Jacinda Ardern.
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Read more: The importance of rebuilding New Zealand's 'soft power' overseas
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300570752/the-importance-of-rebuilding-new-zealands-soft-power-overseas
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Huge explosions tore through two oil storage facilities in a Russian city near the border with Ukraine this morning after suspected drone strikes by Ukrainian forces.
The blasts occurred within 15 minutes of each other in Bryansk, about 95 miles from Ukraine, Russian state television said, without speculating on their causes. It said one of the explosions was at a fuel tank at a military base, the other at a nearby oil refinery owned by Transneft, the state-controlled oil company.
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Read more: Russian fuel depots ablaze after suspected Ukrainian strikes
- Article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russian-fuel-depot-ablaze-after-suspected-ukrainian-strikes-6tsrwhwfb
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How dear Ukraine to strike back after Russian aggression on their sovereign land killing 1000's how dear they strike back.
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