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On today's episode Russia arrests a man it claims was spying for New Zealand's intelligence agency the SIS, we heard from Russian foreign policy expert - James Headley. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out working with the Opportunity Party: leader Quilae Wong joined us with her response. nd the godfather of Human Rights - Kenneth Roth - on the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the International Criminal Court, and why it matters for New Zealand.

New Zealand has its first gold of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with swimmer Lewis Clareburt winning the men's 200m butterfly.

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court. New Zealand is one of the 125 countries that has signed up to the ICC, which investigates and tries individuals accused of genocide and war crimes. Kenneth Roth, an American attorney, was the executive director of Human Rights Watch from 1993 to 2022 - and is often dubbed the Godfather of Human Rights. Roth spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the business sector.

The Opportunity Party is on the cusp of making it into parliament, according to recent polling data, sitting just under the 5 percent MMP threshold. The party has claimed it can work with either a National or Labour led government. But yesterday Christopher Luxon ruled them out. Opportunity party leader Quilae Wong spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A man has been arrested in Russia on accusations of spying for New Zealand. Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, said it had identified and stopped the illegal activity of a Russian citizen suspected of committing treason. Otago University Associate Professor James Headley is an expert on Russian foreign policy and international relations and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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