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New French Cabinet named as Lecornu seeks to ease political turmoil

Hamas influencer Saleh Aljafarawi, known as 'Mr. FAFO', killed in Gaza

Mexico's president convenes governors as death toll from torrential rains rises to 44

Teen friends killed as car rolls 98m on mountain in drunk crash
The 18-year-old women had been drinking, driving 200 metres off the track and were not wearing seatbelts when they went off a bank.

Two gang tangi attract extra police to Hawke's Bay
Police say they have communicated expectations to gang leaders over mourners wearing gang insignia in public and being intimidating or threatening.

Two Kiwis charged after 40kg cocaine find in Sydney
The 21-year-olds were charged after border force officials allegedly found cocaine in two suitcases at Sydney Airport.

Several players ride their luck as All Blacks name conservative squad for northern tour
Sevu Reece and Finlay Christie have survived the chop.They must feel like the luckiest rugby players in New Zealand right now.

Cretney takes the helm
Carterton Mayor-elect Steve Cretney is hopeful he will hit the ground running with his cohort of councillors.

Man dies after falling and hitting head during weekend brawl in Hastings
The man died in Wellington Hospital after suffering a head injury in a Saturday morning incident.

Man dies after blow to head during Hastings brawl
A man who hit his head on the ground during the altercation died in hospital the next day.

Crypto anger as speculators claim insider trading in Trump crash
The timing of the investor’s short position that netted up to NZ$347m raises questions over whether they had inside information .

Hitachi Vantara & Supermicro unite to power enterprise AI growth
Hitachi Vantara and Supermicro are joining forces to deliver integrated AI infrastructure solutions, aiding enterprises in scaling data-intensive and mission-critical workloads.

Recount on cards as Northland election goes down to wire between three mayoral candidates
According to preliminary results, there are just five votes separating the top two candidates.

Hamas official: Israel altered prisoner lists, warns Netanyahu will renew war

'Heartbroken': Phone-using truckie who killed 22yo gets early release
Truck driver Sarah Hope Schmidt sent 45 Snapchat messages and received 85 while driving.

'We are not invincible': Warning after fisher drowns while not wearing lifejacket
Had Tevita Moeakiola been wearing a lifejacket, he may have been able to reach the shore with the other survivors, the coroner said.

New methane target may need to change again, scientist says
The government has slashed the biogenic methane reduction target.

Consultation opens for fortnightly Auckland rubbish trial
Aucklanders can weigh in on what they think of a fortnightly rubbish collection trial proposed for next year.

His council wanted him gone, but the people gave this mayor a second run
In his first term as Gore mayor, Ben Bell had a public falling out with the former council chief executive and faced a possible vote of no confidence.

NZ First joins Opposition parties raising alarm over National’s GE bill
The National Party campaigned on liberalising New Zealand’s gene editing laws, but NZ First worries it could go too far,

Tight race: four votes separate top two mayoral candidates in Westland, as others go down to the wire
In Westland there’s just four votes in it, in Hastings, Whakatane, Whangarei too it will be long wait until the official results come in on Thursday or Friday.

Why it’s vital to bring all of your customers on your CX transformation journey
Australian banks must use AI and personalised service to rebuild trust and enhance customer experience across all age groups and regions.

Adobe unveils Real-Time CDP updates to boost data insights & ROAS
Adobe updates Real-Time CDP with new features for real-time campaign insights, Amazon integration, and easier collaboration, boosting privacy and ROAS.