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How an Ice deportation threw a $170m heist case into disarray

An indicted suspect in the biggest jewellery-heist case in US history was sent to Ecuador

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.

US storm: Dangerous, record bone-deep chill could last for days

Some places are forecast to break low records that have stood for more than a century.

German Chancellor says ‘level of violence’ in US ‘worrying’

German Foreign Ministry warned travellers to the US to be 'vigilant' and exercise caution.

Landslide in Sicily leaves town's houses perched on the edge

Italy has declared a state of emergency for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria after storm.

'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.

E. J. Dionne jnr: Trump is engineering regime change – in the US

OPINION: The danger now is not alarmism but complacency – New York Times.

The plans to turn Europe into a new superpower

EU leaders are striving to quell their quarrels and grow into a geopolitical heavyweight.

Amid two-week internet blackout, some Iranians are getting back online

NYT: Information suggests thousands more may have been killed than the estimated 5200.