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Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend in Kenya - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa Audio

The US Department of Justice has moved against a media company they say was funded from Russia - Politico's Zach Montellaro has the details Audio

Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime has been at Ngaruawahia - she talked of her experience at the tangi of Kiingi Tuheitia Audio

The community around Tuurangawaewae Marae has been pulling together in preparation for the burial of Kiingi Tuheitia - Jason Tarawhiti has been preparing the burial site on Taupiri Maunga Audio

A Tapa once gifted to Prime Minister Norman Kirk has been taken from storage in Palmerston North and is now in the hands of a local MP - Jimmy Ellingham tells the story Audio

Protests continue in Israel into how Prime Minister Netanyahu has handled the hostage situation - Doha based Alex Baird joined First Up Audio

Ukraine's Foreign Minister has resigned - Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells us why Audio

The report into the 2017 Grenfell disater is out - Ellie Jay has the details Audio

On today's First Up pod: we catch up on what's happening with our Paralympians in Paris, with Chef de Mission Raylene Bates where we have four medals now; the international visitor levy is going from… Read more Audio

International visitors are set to pay more to visit New Zealand - producer Leonard Powell hit the streets to find out more. Audio

Another medal for New Zealand at the Paralympics - Chef de Mission Raylene Bates talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

Gore is synonymous with country music, but that was news to TradeMe's Tiana Barns.. she talked with First Up producer Matthew Hutching. Audio