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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney US President Donald Trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which he foreshadowed on and off for the past few days, has revealed a surprisingly broad middle ground in US politics, even as it has provoked ... <a title="Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/trumps-decision-to-bomb-iran-exposes-fissures-in-us-politics-259446/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Leaders in the US-affliliated Pacific Islands have reacted to the US strikes on Iran. US president Donald Trump said Iran must now make peace or “we will go after” other targets in Iran, after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said ... <a title="Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/leaders-in-us-affiliated-pacific-react-to-surprise-strikes-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University Caleb Weiner / Unsplash At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than it would be without them. But ... <a title="Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/global-warming-is-changing-cloud-patterns-that-means-more-global-warming-259376/" aria-label="Read more about Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick William Smith, Associate Investigator in Nutritional Science, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Shutterstock/Alesia Bierliezova The latest update to the New Zealand food composition database, a comprehensive collection of nutrient data collated jointly by Plant & Food Research and the Ministry of Health, brings more ... <a title="NZ’s changing diet: Māori bread and jackfruit join other new foods in the country’s nutritional database" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/nzs-changing-diet-maori-bread-and-jackfruit-join-other-new-foods-in-the-countrys-nutritional-database-257791/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s changing diet: Māori bread and jackfruit join other new foods in the country’s nutritional database">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexis Shub, Obstetrician & Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, The University of Melbourne How Australian pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is set to change, with new national guidelines released today. Changes are expected to lead to fewer diagnoses in women at lower risk, reducing the burden ... <a title="How pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is changing. Here’s what this means for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/how-pregnant-women-are-tested-for-gestational-diabetes-is-changing-heres-what-this-means-for-you-259260/" aria-label="Read more about How pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is changing. Here’s what this means for you">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Unexpected severe turbulence injured crew and passengers on a Qantas Boeing 737 during descent at Brisbane on May 4 2024. The subsequent Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation suggested the severity of the turbulence ... <a title="Freak wind gusts made worse by climate change threaten airline passenger safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/freak-wind-gusts-made-worse-by-climate-change-threaten-airline-passenger-safety-258823/" aria-label="Read more about Freak wind gusts made worse by climate change threaten airline passenger safety">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ming Gao, Research Fellow of East Asia Studies, Lund University Katerina Elagina/Shutterstock One of the most sought-after items of 2025 isn’t a designer handbag or the latest tech gadget. It’s a plush elf with a snaggle-toothed grin. Labubu (拉布布) is a global sensation. From David Beckham and ... <a title="Labubu plushies aren’t just toys. They’re a brand new frontier for Chinese soft power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/labubu-plushies-arent-just-toys-theyre-a-brand-new-frontier-for-chinese-soft-power-259146/" aria-label="Read more about Labubu plushies aren’t just toys. They’re a brand new frontier for Chinese soft power">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Two international organisations are leading a call for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to elevate the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) at their upcoming summit in Honiara in September. The collective, led by International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) and International Lawyers ... <a title="Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/pro-independence-advocates-urge-msg-to-elevate-west-papua-membership/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Pacific Media Watch BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. Israeli forces killed over 200 Palestinians in Gaza over the last 48 hours, injuring over 1037. Countless ... <a title="Starving Gaza civilians toll climbs at Israeli humanitarian ‘death traps’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/starving-gaza-civilians-toll-climbs-at-israeli-humanitarian-death-traps/" aria-label="Read more about Starving Gaza civilians toll climbs at Israeli humanitarian ‘death traps’">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has called on New Zealanders to condemn the US bombing of Iran. PSNA co-chair Maher Nazzal said in a statement that he hoped the New Zealand government would be critical of the US for its war escalation. “Israel has once again hoodwinked the United States into fighting ... <a title="NZ group slams Israeli ‘hoodwinking’ of US over nuclear strikes – Peters calls for talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/nz-group-slams-israeli-hoodwinking-of-us-over-nuclear-strikes-peters-calls-for-talks/" aria-label="Read more about NZ group slams Israeli ‘hoodwinking’ of US over nuclear strikes – Peters calls for talks">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University After prevaricating about whether the United States would enter Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump finally made a decision. Early Sunday, US warplanes struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, where the ... <a title="The US has entered the Israel-Iran war. Here are 3 scenarios for what might happen next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/the-us-has-entered-the-israel-iran-war-here-are-3-scenarios-for-what-might-happen-next-259509/" aria-label="Read more about The US has entered the Israel-Iran war. Here are 3 scenarios for what might happen next">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dwyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania The jagged silhouette of a B2 stealth bomber seen during a 2015 flyover in the US. Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Late on Saturday night, local time, the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear enrichment ... <a title="What is a ‘bunker buster’? An expert explains what the US dropped on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/what-is-a-bunker-buster-an-expert-explains-what-the-us-dropped-on-iran-259508/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘bunker buster’? An expert explains what the US dropped on Iran">Read more</a>
