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False posts and altered images distort views of Minnesota shooting

Video shows Alex Pretti disarmed and pinned before agents shot him.

Trump attempts to pivot in face of Minneapolis killing backlash

ICE has become the US Government's most heavily funded law agency under Trump.

Mick Jagger’s family searches for granddaughter’s missing partner

Alexander Key, 37, vanished near a Boscastle pub at around 2.20pm on Friday.

Huge winter storm kills at least 11 across US

More than 820,000 homes and businesses lost power, mainly across the US South.

EU opens probe into Musk's Grok over sexual AI deepfakes

EU officials say Grok helped create an estimated three million sexualised images.

'We’re here to experience life': Eli Matthewson on why he left New Zealand

The Kiwi comedian has traded life in Auckland for a new start in London. Here's why.

Family feud: Beckham brothers post pointed video after 'hater' Brooklyn cuts off parents

Fans quickly split in the comments, siding with either Brooklyn or his siblings.

AI job cuts are landing hardest in Britain, research shows

Britain losing more jobs than it’s creating because of AI, Morgan Stanley research finds.

Inside: China fires top general in purge of senior military command

General Zhang Youxia was China’s most senior military official below President Xi Jinping.

Finding their place: Migrant stories show a changing Hawke's Bay

Nearly 18% of Hawke's Bay residents were born overseas, Census data shows.

Permanent suppression for company director who used meth, child abuse material to destress

The successful businessman ran companies in New Zealand and abroad prior to his arrest.

Fine print leaves Kiwi couple footing $3k bill after flight delayed in Vietnam

Consumer NZ warns separate domestic and international bookings can leave gaps in cover.

US hip-hop label Def Jam launches China division

Universal Music calls China one of the world's most dynamic music markets.

The Thai island escape that’s an antidote to ‘White Lotus’ frenzy

Koh Lan sits just a 20-minute boat ride from Pattaya’s neon-soaked strips.

What to know about the colossal US winter storm

Subzero cold is forecast for some areas of the US all week.

Republicans struggle to respond to shooting, reflecting political peril

New York Times: US shooting fuels worries within the party about a potential backlash.

British mother stabbed to death in Spain

Victoria Hart, 33, was killed in her home in Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, at the weekend.