Conflict
Trump threatens to end deportation protections for Minnesota Somalis
The programme currently protects people from Somalia from deportation, if they cannot return home safely.
More than 200 school students kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria
Christian Association of Nigeria says more than 200 students have been kidnapped, as Pentagon Chief Hegseth meets Nigeria's national security advisor.
Protesting fishermen take to Auckland streets
Recreational fishermen from around the country are converging on Auckland this morning in protest of The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act. Audio
US, Russia draft plan to end Ukraine war as Pentagon visits
The United States and Russia have reportedly drafted a plan to end the war in Ukraine. BBC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza
Israel and Hamas have traded blame for what both call violations of the US-brokered truce.
At least 98 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years
When asked about the allegations in the report, the Israel Prison Service said it operated in accordance with the law.
Seven killed, 27 injured in explosion at Indian police station
The Kashmir blast comes four days after a deadly car explosion in Delhi, which killed at least eight people.
'A death sentence for my son': Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza
At least 89 Gazan patients and their companions are due for deportation, according to medical teams.
US aircraft carrier arrival fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
The USS Gerald R Ford has been ordered to help to counter drug trafficking in the region, but Venezuela has warned it could trigger a full-blown conflict.
Here Now
This week on Here Now..... Kadambrai Raghukumar covers the current conflict is Sudan. Sh speaks to those in New Zealand who fled the Violence of 2003 who share their grief and hope over what's… Audio
Could a NZ-Australia 'drone wall' keep China at bay?
Dr Malcolm Davis outlines a multi-layer drone defence - from long-range 'Ghost Bats' to cheap interceptors - that New Zealand could plug into.
Agnès Callamard
Amnesty’s top official says New Zealand is losing its reputation as a human-rights leader and warns the govenments “Trumpian accent” is being noticed internationally. She urges the government to… Video, Audio
Sudan PM demands international trial over RSF 'crimes'
The RSF has been accused of ethnic massacres since the country's civil war outbreak.
Russia strikes Ukraine energy grid, killing six, including child
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko accused Moscow of targeting Ukrainian people and power supplies as the cold winter months approach.
Latest from the Middle East
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed confidence that the Gaza ceasefire will hold. Audio
Zelensky welcomes US sanctions on Russian oil companies
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed US sanctions on Russia's two major oil companies. Correspondent William Denselow spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Brussels. Audio
Israel annexing West Bank could threaten Gaza peace deal: Marco Rubio
Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, barely a week after President Donald Trump pushed through a deal aimed at ending a two-year Israeli offensive…
Strikes resume in Gaza, aid delivery suspended despite deal
Israel has carried out a wave of strikes on southern Gaza and says it will suspend the delivery of aid, after its military and Hamas accuse each other of breaching their ceasefire. Audio
Israel's Netanyahu says Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms
His declaration came as Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, said it would hand over the remains of two further hostages.
US and Venezuela amass military forces as tension builds
Venezuela's troops and militia are being repositioned and mobilised, with the two countries' presidents locked in a stand-off.
