Ed O'Driscoll
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Journalist, BBC World Service. Kiwi in London.
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Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand
Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand
Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drill
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February 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand
LIVE: Police enforcing martial law clash with protesters trying to get through gates of South Korea's parliament www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declares emergency martial law - live updates
In a surprise late night address, Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been struggling to pass a budget bill, says the move is to protect the country from
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December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
LIVE: Police enforcing martial law clash with protesters trying to get through gates of South Korea's parliament www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
New Zealand announces new chemical weapons and missiles sanctions against Russia www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Winston Peters announces new sanctions against Russia
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced new chemical weapons and missiles sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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November 28, 2024 at 6:52 AM
New Zealand announces new chemical weapons and missiles sanctions against Russia www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is presenting a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting in Lebanon. The Israeli military kept up the pressure with heavy strikes in and around Beirut. Follow updates.
Israel Strikes Lebanon as Cabinet Ministers Discuss Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal: Live Updates
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is presenting a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting. The Israeli military kept up the pressure with heavy strikes in and around Beirut.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is presenting a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting in Lebanon. The Israeli military kept up the pressure with heavy strikes in and around Beirut. Follow updates.
A second Australian teenager has died following a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, bringing the confirmed death toll to six www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Holly Bowles sixth to die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Holly Bowles sixth to die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
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November 22, 2024 at 8:59 AM
A second Australian teenager has died following a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, bringing the confirmed death toll to six www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ukraine's air defence says the city of Dnipro has been targeted by a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile - the first time a weapon of such power has been used in the war.
November 21, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Ukraine's air defence says the city of Dnipro has been targeted by a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile - the first time a weapon of such power has been used in the war.
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What is happening on the frontline of Russia Ukraine conflict? Our BBC Verify analysis with @olgar.bsky.social & Paul Brown www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russian gains accelerate as Ukraine's Kursk gamble falters
Moscow's forces have taken more ground since September than they did over the course of 2023, analysts say.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:27 AM
What is happening on the frontline of Russia Ukraine conflict? Our BBC Verify analysis with @olgar.bsky.social & Paul Brown www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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1000 days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Kremlin decree lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons & Moscow claimed that Ukraine had fired US-supplied ATACMS missiles into Russia. Our latest report from Moscow. Producer @lizashuvalova.bsky.social
Putin lowers nuclear threshold
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November 20, 2024 at 7:09 AM
1000 days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Kremlin decree lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons & Moscow claimed that Ukraine had fired US-supplied ATACMS missiles into Russia. Our latest report from Moscow. Producer @lizashuvalova.bsky.social
BREAKING: Ukraine has fired US-supplied long range missiles into Russia for the first time, Moscow says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ukraine uses US long-range missiles for first time, says Russia
Six missiles were used in a strike on an ammunitions depot on Tuesday morning, the Kremlin claims.
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November 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM
BREAKING: Ukraine has fired US-supplied long range missiles into Russia for the first time, Moscow says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NZ police now estimate more than 42,000 people marched in Wellington today www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Zealand: Maori protest as hikoi reaches Wellington
The country is seen as a world leader for supporting indigenous rights, but many fear that's now at risk.
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November 19, 2024 at 6:45 AM
NZ police now estimate more than 42,000 people marched in Wellington today www.bbc.com/news/article...
Live: Kremlin says Biden throwing 'oil on fire' by allowing Ukraine to use US missiles inside Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US missiles, as Russian attack kills 11 in Sumy
Ukraine's President Zelensky reacts to the US decision by saying
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November 18, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Live: Kremlin says Biden throwing 'oil on fire' by allowing Ukraine to use US missiles inside Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...