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Iran embassy in Wellington calling on NZ to promote peace after missile attacks
Iran's embassy in Wellington is calling on New Zealand to promote peace and security in the Middle East following today's attacks. Acting prime minister Winston Peters has released a statement… Audio
Iran fires rockets at US bases in Iraq
At least two Iraqi airbases housing US troops have been hit by more than a dozen Iranian rockets. It comes as retaliation for the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last… Audio
US and allies suspend training of Iraqi forces - report
The United States and its allies have suspended training of Iraqi forces due to the increased threat they face after a US air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed a top Iranian general, the German…
Trump officially launches US military 'Space Force'
President Donald Trump has officially funded a Pentagon force focused on warfare in space - the US Space Force.
House set to impeach Trump - but what about the Senate?
USA correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to talk about moves to impeach Donald Trump this week as divisions between Republicans and Democrats deepen. She'll also talk about who's left in the… Audio
Federal Reserve holds rates and signals on sidelines for 2020
The United States Federal Reserve held it benchmark interest rate on hold at its last review of the year earlier today. Audio
Jersey City: Deadly gun battle kills six people
At least six people, including one police officer and two suspected gunmen, were killed in a shootout around a New Jersey grocery store across the Hudson River from Manhattan, officials and local…
US correspondent David Smith
Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith talks to Kathryn about the evidence for and against impeaching Donald Trump, Senator Kamala Harris's departure from the Democrats race and the death… Audio
Trump won't join impeachment hearings, and new entrants in Democratic race
USA correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to talk about Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the impeachment hearings and who's in and who's out of the Democratic race for the… Audio
Black Friday shoppers splurge online with sales reaching $7.4 billion
US shoppers made more purchases online on Black Friday than in the mall - hurting traffic and sales at brick-and-mortar stores, according to data that offered a glimpse into what is still one of the…
US correspondent David Smith
Washington is digesting the impeachment inquiry hearings, in which the star witnesses were women and immigrants. But did Democrats land a knockout punch against Donald Trump? Opinion polls suggest… Audio
Bloomberg joins Democrats' crowded presidential race
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, has announced his candidacy for US President, saying "the stakes could not be higher".
Trump says fired envoy refused to hang his picture
President Donald Trump has pilloried an envoy who testified in the impeachment inquiry, claiming she refused to hang his photo in the US embassy in Ukraine.
Public phase of Presidential impeachment enquiry
The impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump has started a critical new phase, with the first public hearings underway. The inquiry is attempting to establish if the President sought help… Audio
Calling Home: Tony Price in Charlotte, North Carolina
Ashburton native Tony Price has been involved in NASCAR racing in the US for more than three decades. He's Calling Home today from the lifestyle block he and wife Cindy have owned in Charlotte, North… Audio
Inmate claims he completed life sentence by dying
A court in the US has refused to release a convict who argued that he had completed his life sentence when he briefly "died".
Public hearings into Trump impeachment move closer
US correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to explain the process of the House impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, why Elizabeth Warren's plans for a single-payer health care plan is… Audio
Islamic State leader killed
Donald Trump says US forces killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a "daring and dangerous" early morning raid by US Special Forces on Sunday. Audio
California bans sale, manufacture of fur products from 2023
California will ban the manufacture and sale of new animal fur products from 2023.
USA correspondent - Susan Milligan
The threat of impeachment grows for President Donald Trump as a second whistleblower emerges. Audio
