"The New Zealand government urges New Zealanders in Lebanon and Iran to leave now while options remain available," Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said in a social media post on Sunday.

New Zealand has imposed another package of sanctions on Russia, accusing it of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention, according to a statement from the country's Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

Winston Peters’ refusal to join other 79 countries trying to protect the International Criminal Court after vicious attacks and sanctions issued by US President Trump is unconscionable.