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Police in Dunedin fired shot at man as he drove towards them while trying to avoid arrest
Police say no one was hurt and the man was later apprehended and arrested.

WiseTech CEO Sees Even More AI Savings After Axing 30% of Staff

ByteDance's AI chatbot Doubao wins China holiday battle with 100 million users

Microsoft Japan raided over suspected violation of anti-monopoly law, Nikkei says

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'I'm proud of my heritage' - meet Britain's youngest F1 driver
Arvid Lindblad tells BBC Sport about being shaped by his Indian and Swedish heritage and how he was fixated on reaching F1 from aged five.

German chancellor lands in Beijing for inaugural China trip
Friedrich Merz said it would be a mistake to "decouple" Germany from China shortly before boarding a plane to Beijing.

BBC sees damage in Puerto Vallarta after Mexican cartel violence
BBC's Will Grant visits Puerto Vallarta, a popular coastal resort town, to see the damage.

Who is Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat who gave the State of the Union response?
The rebuttal - first delivered in 1966 - is often given by rising stars in the opposition party.

Ejections, shouting and hockey players: Key moments from Trump's big speech
The speech came at a particularly pivotal time, with tensions flaring in Iran and Trump's global tariffs being thrown out.

Chris Mason: MPs take a new tone on Andrew – but how big is their appetite for radical changes?
It was quite a moment when Sir Chris Bryant called the former prince "rude, arrogant and entitled" in the House of Commons, the BBC's political editor writes.

Haas explains surprise name change
Broncos superstar Payne Haas explains why his name has changed to Hakeem on his social media accounts.

‘Highly motivated’ offender drove vehicle at police officers, sparking manhunt in Dunedin
An offender who sparked a city--wide manhunt has been arrested in Dunedin tonight.

Single male Oriental fruit fly discovered in Papatoetoe in Auckland
A biosecurity operation is under way after the male fly was discovered in a surveillance trap.

Fruit and vege movement restricted in Auckland after fruit fly discovery
A biosecurity operation is under way in Papatoetoe after an Oriental fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap.

Trump's big, long, State of the Union speech
Can the president’s record breaking speech change voters’ minds ahead of the midterms?

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms
The bill seeks prison terms of five to ten years for what it describes as "acts against nature".

I dropped to the floor and couldn't move - spiking can happen anywhere
Tirion Richards was unable to see, move her legs or lift her head following the incident in Cardigan.

The Papers: 'US shuns war anniversary' and 'Prince of Darkness'
Lord Mandelson features on a number of front pages on Wednesday, following his arrest and subsequent release earlier this week.

Watch: Iran, Olympics and partisan divisions among takeaways from Trump speech
The US president's speech to Congress included spats with political rivals and special guests.

Assisted dying on Welsh NHS a step closer as Senedd votes in favour
In major vote Senedd backs legislation which could allow for terminally ill people to end their lives.

Analysis: Trump issues patriotic rallying cry with eye on crucial elections
The BBC's Anthony Zurcher says the US president appealed to his base and taunted his opponents in a marathon speech.

‘I had to take a lead’: Haas breaks silence on why he’s leaving Broncos
Payne Haas slams rumours of a rift between him and coach Michael Maguire, while revealing what fuelled his decision to align with Wayne Bennett.