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i caught up with the —— christopher luxon who told me about the outlook of the�*s economy.e about the outlook of the's economy.— who told me about the outlook of the's economy. we have been deafinu of the's economy. we have been dealing with _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some challenging . dealing with some challenging local economic at home where we have had government spending out of control and high level of inflation that's slowed our economic growth down and obviously, it puts at risk level of one lemon but even in the 150 days also set up we are making great progress on getting to the root cause which is lowering inflation so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and can lower interest rates, grow the economy and key people we actually grow our economy and ticket forward from here and so, that's the bit of why we are travelling through the region, we think we can double our export in the ten years and attract foreign direct investment to support some of the investment in infrastructure that

new zealand's prime minister christopher luxon has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore andnding the rest of his asia tour in thailand, and the philippines. i caught up with the prime minister and asked if he is concerned about brain drain — as latest figures showed a record annual loss of 117,000 new zealand citizens half of whom relocated to neighbouring australia for better prospects. so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and keep up in employment. the exciting thing is how we grow our economy and take it forward from here the stop that is the of why we are traveling through the region, we think we can do the region, we think we can do the over exports in the next ten years, i checked foreign investment to new zealand to support some of the investment and infrastructure we want to make. i think we have an exciting future. yes, some short—term problems to work through, i run cost—of—living and inflation, you see that story in other countries around the world post—pandemic, but we are working diligently and conscientiously to try to get money back into gover

and there was also support shown by new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, who said that...story today. iran has seized an israeli—owned vessel with 25 crew members on board. state media in tehran reported special forces from the revolutionary guards had boarded the portuguese—flagged container ship using a helicopter and were taking it into iranian waters. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible attack in response to an air strike destroying iran's consulate in damascus on the 1st of april. the seizing happened in the strait of hormuz — just off the iranian coast and near the uae and oman. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the latest. an iranian special forces helicopter has been seen in footage that has been verified by the bbc, hovering over the deck of the ship. you can see one person on the deck, two people climbing down the rope, and iranian state media have been very clear and vocal about attributing that to iranian revolutionary guard naval special forces. in response, israel's foreign minister has accused iran of an act of piracy, and the m

new zealand's prime minister — christopher luxon — has wrapped up his first official visit to singaporeia tour in thailand, and the philippines. high on the agendas — trade and security. i caught up with mr luxon while he was here in singapore, and started by asking for his reaction to the escalation of the war in the middle east and the impact that may it have on this region. thoughts really go out to the people and the livelihoods and the lives that are being impacted through this conflict. and so what we keep calling for is restraint. we want to make sure that there's a de—escalation of tensions within the region, as does the international community. you know, it's very important to us ultimately that israel is able to get around the negotiating table with the palestinians and obviously negotiate a settlement. this is not going to be resolved through military action. it's going to be through kick—starting the peace process again and ultimately driving into a two state solution. so, you know, it is incredibly worrying and concerning seeing the escalation of tensions in the region. it'

and support from new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, who said...situation in the east has "significantly worsened." general oleksandr syrskyi said russia was benefitting from warm dry weather, which made the terrain in eastern parts of ukraine more accessible to its tanks and other armoured vehicles. russia was making tactical gains, the general said, continuing to attack ukrainian positions at various sites along the battle —fro nt. joining me now from odesa, is hanna shelest, a defence analyst and editor—in—chief at the ukraine analytica. thanks forjoining us. i want to start off, when we talk about strategic territorial gains, what are the key gains that have been made by russia?— are the key gains that have been made by russia? good evening. we cannot say that _ made by russia? good evening. we cannot say that russia _ made by russia? good evening. we cannot say that russia made - made by russia? good evening. we cannot say that russia made any . cannot say that russia made any strategic territories or logistic lines since probably spring 2022,

new zealand christopher luxon said, "australia is family. are thinking of those affected "by the tragic events in bondi, especially the family and friends of those killed today." and you can follow all the developments on this story by visiting the live page on our website. just heasd to bbc.com/news — or use the bbc news app. iranian forces have seized a portuguese ship with links to israel. the msc aries was detained in the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible iranian attack in response to an airstrike destroying iran 5 consulate in damascus. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more details. we think this was a straightforward seizure and boarding of a portuguese flagged vessel by the iranian special forces. according to iranian reports, they were iranian revolutionary guard, naval special forces, as we say that it was a helicopter—borne operation. we still don't know if those pictures are of precisely what happened. we think they are. and they boarded the ship. and as you

new zealand's prime minister christopher luxon, has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore philippines. 0ur asia chief presenter steve lai caught up with the prime minister who first gave his assessment on the state of his country's economy. we have been given challenging —— challenging issues at home. even in the 150 days or so since i have been prime minister, we're making progress in getting to the recourse that is lowering inflation. so we can lower interest rates, groovy, and key people in employment and the exciting thing is how we actually grow our economy and take it forward from here. that is the bit of why we are travelling through the region, we think we can double exports in the next ten years. can attract foreign direct investment to support some of the investment in infrastructure that we want to make. i think we have a pretty exciting future. yes, some short—term problems to work through around the cost of living and fascia, we have seen a stove with many countries around the world but we are broken —— working diligently. 0ne broken —— working diligently. one

and there was also support shown by new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, who said that...nd when we get it. we move on to our other top story today. iran has seized an israeli—owned vessel with 25 crew members on board. state media in tehran said special forces from the revolutionary guards boarded the portuguese—flagged container ship using a helicopter, and were taking it to iranian waters. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible attack in response to an air strike destroying iran's consulate in damascus. the seizing happened in the straight of hormuz — just in front of the iranian coast and near the uae and oman. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. hello, james. what more do we know about this seizure?— about this seizure? well, it happened _ about this seizure? well, it happened in _ about this seizure? well, it happened in the _ about this seizure? well, it happened in the early - about this seizure? well, it| happened in the early hours about this seizure? well, it. happened in the early hours of about this seizure? well, it - happ

new zealand christopher luxon said, "australia is family.f those affected by the tragic events in bondi, especially the family and friends of those killed today." iranian forces have seized a portuguese ship with links to israel. the msc aries was detained in the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible iranian attack in response to an airstrike destroying iran s consulate in damascus. let's speak to dr hamidreza azizi, visiting fellow at the german institute for international and security affairs, who specialises in iran's foreign policy and the middle east. welcome and thank you for being with us. what is your analysis of what we know about the seizing of this ship? well, the iranian media has announced that this is a ship with links to israel. it is owned by an israeli businessman. no details as such on the actual reason for this seizure, but i think what is different this time, we all know that this is not the first time they have seized a ship in the areas of the persian gulf, but they u

and there was also support shown by new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, who said that...es. —— other news. israel's defence minister has warned against revenge attacks after a missing israeli teenager was found dead in the occupied west bank — sparking attacks in the region. a palestinian man has been killed and 25 are reported hurt after dozens ofjewish settlers stormed a village during a manhunt for the 14—year—old boy who had taken a flock of sheep out to graze from a nearby settler outpost. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the boy's killing was a heinous murder. iran has seized an israeli—owned vessel with 25 crew members on board. state media in tehran said special forces from the revolutionary guards boarded the portuguese—flagged container ship using a helicopter, and were taking it to iranian waters. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible attack in response to an air strike destroying iran's consulate in damascus. the seizing happened in the straight of hormuz — just in front of the iranian coast and near the uae and oman. our diplom