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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has met with India's leader Narendra Modi. Photo: Pool Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has emerged from his coveted meeting with India's leader Narendra Modi, wielding an official invite to New Delhi but little indication of progress toward a promised free trade deal. The two leaders met in the very early hours of Friday (NZT) while in Laos for the East Asia Summit. In opening remarks in Hindi, Modi offered Luxon "a very warm welcome", noting it was their first in-person meeting having previously spoken over the phone in July. "I'm very happy to have this opportunity of seeing you today [to] discuss some important issues," a spokesperson translated. Media were ushered out of the room before the end of Modi's remarks or Luxon's response. Speaking before ...

Hurricane Milton has moved off Florida's east coast, leaving widespread devastation. The death toll has been rising throughout Friday morning (NZT) and 15 people have been reported as killed so far. The full extent of the damage is not yet clear as some areas are not yet accessible due to weather conditions, flooding and debris. Follow RNZ's live updates: Source link

By Dacia Johnson, CNN A Polk County employee was killed after being hit by a truck while trying to clear trees after Hurricane Milton, the county said. Photo: WESH via CNN Newsource A Polk County employee was killed after being hit by a truck while trying to clear trees after Hurricane Milton, the county said. It happened Thursday morning at the cross street of Brooke Road and US HWY 98 near Fort Meade. The crew was in the process of cutting down a tree that had fallen and was blocking US 98 when a vehicle struck a Fort Meade Maintenance Unit Service Worker. Bruce Kinsler, 68 was killed. He had served Polk County for about a decade, the county said. The driver of the vehicle was another Polk County employee, who was coming to join the crew for post-storm recovery. The employee was tr...

By Ali Main, CNN Trump has a history of insulting urban centers around the country, including in states he needs to win to return to the White House. Photo: TANNEN MAURY / AFP Former President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that the country would end up "like Detroit" if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected, his latest jab at an urban centre in a swing state that he hopes to win next month. In remarks laying out his vision for the auto industry at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump said, "Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if (Harris is) your president. You're going to have a mess on your hands". He claimed Harris "destroyed" San Francisco, and later added, "We're not going to let her do that to this country. We're not gonna let it happen". Trump also compared the la...

By Maya Gebeily and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters Photo: AFP A man stands above debris of destroyed buildings behind a dead end sign at Beirut's southern suburb Haret Hreik neighbourhood on October 10, 2024, following overnight Israeli strikes. A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday in Beirut, three security sources said, as Israeli strikes there killed 22 people and the UN said its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon were in growing danger. Wafiq Safa, who heads Hezbollah's liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies, was targeted by Israel on Thursday night but survived, the security sources said. Earlier on Thursday, a Lebanese security source told Reuters that Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut targe...