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United States confirms new 12.5% tariff on New Zealand imports for 'failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor'

United States confirms new 12.5% tariff on New Zealand imports for 'failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor'

Jim O'Neill pushes back on the common view that the world's two superpowers always call the shots

Jim O'Neill pushes back on the common view that the world's two superpowers always call the shots

NZ Trade Minister Todd McClay says he expects, over the course of this week, the US will impose a 12.5% tariff on NZ imports

NZ Trade Minister Todd McClay says he expects, over the course of this week, the US will impose a 12.5% tariff on NZ imports

Trump’s US‑Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem,’ Farah N. Jan says

Trump’s US‑Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem,’ Farah N. Jan says

Katharine Moody fears a return to apartheid and a cementing of dictatorship in the land of her birth

Katharine Moody fears a return to apartheid and a cementing of dictatorship in the land of her birth

How Taiwan is balancing between American and Chinese visions of energy dominance

How Taiwan is balancing between American and Chinese visions of energy dominance

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says announcement of US-Iran deal 'a step towards reducing tensions and promoting stability in a region critical to global economic security'

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says announcement of US-Iran deal 'a step towards reducing tensions and promoting stability in a region critical to global economic security'

Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US. It may try to do the same to Trump now, Amin Saikal says

Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US. It may try to do the same to Trump now, Amin Saikal says

Expatriate New Zealander Ian Taylor arrested on the Gold Coast over money laundering allegations, faces extradition to the USA, the ABC reports

Expatriate New Zealander Ian Taylor arrested on the Gold Coast over money laundering allegations, faces extradition to the USA, the ABC reports

Stephen Jacobi says the lesson for New Zealand from today’s uncertain world is that resilience matters

Stephen Jacobi says the lesson for New Zealand from today’s uncertain world is that resilience matters

Trump‑Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now, Rana Mitter says

Trump‑Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now, Rana Mitter says

Christian Emery offers a report card as the Trump administration claims a ‘win’ against Iran

Christian Emery offers a report card as the Trump administration claims a ‘win’ against Iran

As US tries to form coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz, spokesperson for Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says NZ not close to a decision and is seeking more details about the proposal

As US tries to form coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz, spokesperson for Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says NZ not close to a decision and is seeking more details about the proposal

Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win, Bamo Nouri and Inderjeet Parmar say

Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win, Bamo Nouri and Inderjeet Parmar say

Strait of Hormuz blockade: Leon Goldsmith explains the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril

Strait of Hormuz blockade: Leon Goldsmith explains the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril