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Author: Reuters

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in a European exclave.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/russia-threatens-to-deploy-nuclear-hypersonic-weapons-if-sweden-finland-join-nato.html
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Author: Reuters

Russia's lead warship in the Black Sea sank on Thursday, Russia's defence ministry announced, after what Ukraine said was a missile strike and Russia described as an explosion of ammunition on board.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/russian-warship-involved-in-go-f-yourself-incident-sinks.html
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Author: RNZ

The Returned and Services' Association is seeking assurances military personnel being sent to Europe to assist the allied effort for Ukraine, will get the appropriate support in the future.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/04/russia-ukraine-war-rsa-concerned-troops-heading-to-europe-to-assist-ukraine-efforts-may-miss-out-on-support.html
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Author: Irra Lee

Normally, to divorce a person or dissolve a civil union, people need to prove they've been living apart from their ex-partner for two years.

A member's bill by Labour MP Angie-Warren Clark, logged in July last year, hoped to change that by removing the two-year requirement for survivors of domestic violence where there's a conviction or final protection order against their former partners.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/14/domestic-violence-divorce-law-change-gets-cross-party-support/
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Author: Logan Church

One of New Zealand’s biggest mega-churches is launching an independent external review after accusations of mistreatment towards interns and volunteers.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/14/nz-mega-church-accused-of-mistreatment-towards-interns-and-volunteers/
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Author: RNZ

A Christchurch high school teacher who discussed sexual acts, drug use and his students on a podcast has been found guilty of misconduct.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/14/teacher-named-students-and-ridiculed-their-work-on-podcast/
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Author: AP

Forces have struck the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva with two missiles and caused “serious damage,” the governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, Maksym Marchenko, says.

Moskva is the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300566664/flagship-russian-navy-warship-moskva-seriously-damaged
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Author: Katie Scotcher

The Russian ambassador can't be summoned to Parliament for questioning as he has diplomatic immunity, the Foreign Affairs Minister has told MPs.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/465281/russian-ambassador-covered-by-level-of-diplomatic-immunity-mahuta
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