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NEW ZEALAND: The government declared a national state of emergency today after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country’s north in what officials described as the most severe weather event in years.
A firefighter was missing and another was rescued but suffered critical injuries after they were caught in a landslide overnight near Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, authorities said.
Intense rainfall overnight forced the evacuation of 2,500 people and brought widespread flooding and road closures.
CHINA: President Xi Jinping expressed support for Iran during a visit by his Iranian counterpart today as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear industry.
“China supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty” and “resisting unilateralism and bullying,” Mr Xi said in a statement.
He and Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi signed 20 co-operation agreements, including on trade and tourism. They add to a 25-year strategy agreement signed in 2021 to work together in developing oil, industry and other fields.
UNITED STATES: A gunman opened fire on Monday night at Michigan State University, killing three people and wounding five more, before killing himself miles away after an hours-long manhunt.
Police announced the man's death early today, four hours after the shootings began at Berkey Hall, an academic building, and later nearby at the MSU Union, a popular hub for eating or studying.
“This truly has been a nightmare we’re living tonight,” said campus police department interim deputy head Chris Rozmant.
ISRAEL: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich brushed off US criticism of new settlement construction in the West Bank today and vowed to legalise dozens of unauthorised settlement outposts in the occupied territory.
The day before, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he was “deeply troubled” by the Israeli decision but gave no indication that Washington would do anything.
Mr Smotrich, a religious ultra-nationalist settler, said that he and his allies were “committed to removing completely the restrictions on building” in the West Bank.
