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Russian air defences shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones on Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said. ADVERTISEMENTThe Russian Defence Ministry said 110 drones were destroyed in the overnight barrage against seven Russian regions. Many targeted Russia’s border region of Kursk, where 43 drones were reportedly shot down.Social media footage appeared to show air defences at work over the city of Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region, close to a factory producing explosives.Local Gov. Gleb Nikitin wrote on social media on Sunday that four fighters had been injured repelling a drone attack over Dzerzhinsk’s industrial zone, but did…

Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a car crashed into a house in the west-central Auckland suburb of Avondale this morning.Police confirmed to 1News they were called to a single-vehicle crash on Nacton Lane, reported at 10.30am.”The vehicle appears to have collided with a house,” a spokesperson said. “One person has been seriously injured.”St John said it responded with two ambulances, one rapid response unit and one manager.”Our crews assessed and treated one patient in a moderate condition and one patient in a serious condition who were both transported to Auckland City Hospital,” a spokesperson said.A 1News reporter…

German authorities have arrested a man with suspected ties to the extremist group Islamic State who was allegedly planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin. ADVERTISEMENTThe man was detained on Saturday in Bernau, a town just outside of Berlin. The German news agency dpa reported that the suspect was expected to be brought before an investigating judge at the country’s highest court, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, on Sunday.A spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Berlin confirmed to dpa that there had been a plan to attack the diplomatic mission. Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor thanked the…

Outgoing Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he has been misunderstood at times during his tenure as the country’s top cop — adding that law and order policy is too complex to be distilled into “media-sized soundbites”.In a wide-ranging Q+A interview ahead of his departure, the commissioner emphasised the need for a “balanced” approach — which he said he brought but hadn’t always resonated with everyone — and that there needed to be a “nuanced” debate over policing. “I bring a very balanced approach to my role and to what we do inside of police,” he said.Andrew Coster was interviewed by…

Three people have died in crashes overnight in Waikato and Auckland, while police are appealing for information about two others in Invercargill and Hawke’s Bay.One person died after a two-vehicle crash involving a motorbike and a car in Morrinsville. Police said the crash on Coronation Rd was reported around 6.50pm. A person also died following a single vehicle crash on Ohaupo Rd, south of Hamilton. Police were called to that crash just after 10pm.In the early hours of Sunday morning, a motorcyclist died following a two-vehicle crash in the south Auckland suburb of Clendon Park.Emergency services were called to the…

Thirty-six vehicles have been ordered off the road by police as they target antisocial road users and illegally modified vehicles in Invercargill – including one using a pair of jandals as suspension bump stops.Senior Constable Paul Moylan said Operation Hoon on Friday and Saturday targeted drivers who regularly do a lap of the Invercargill CBD before going to organised “skid meets” in rural locations around the city.Police took advantage of legislation which allowed for vehicles stopped within 5km of a VTNZ testing station to be inspected immediately.”Aside from examples of extremely risky driving behaviour, many of these vehicles are illegally…

One person has died and five others have been injured after a boat flipped on the Manukau Bar this morning.Emergency services responded to the water incident in Huia, near the mouth of the Manukau Harbour, at around 9.40am.Police told 1News they were contacted by Coastguard for assistance and responded with the Eagle helicopter.”Unfortunately, one person has drowned,” a spokesperson said.Coastguard said it was alerted to a vessel that capsized on the Manukau Bar at 9.39am.”Several nearby boaties responded without hesitation, helping to recover seven people from the water,” a spokesperson said.”Unfortunately, the vessel is believed to have sunk and could…

Pure pop kicked off the inductions at the the Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony today as Dua Lipa and Cher sang Believe before ceding the stage to a medley of rump shakers by funk masters Kool & the Gang, rock classics by Foreigner and Peter Frampton, and a powerhouse performance by gospel icon Dionne Warwick, bringing the house down at 83.The inductees this year also included: Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.“Where do I even…

A passenger on board an Air New Zealand flight at the centre of a bomb scare says they only found out when they saw a news broadcast about the plane they were sitting in.Flight NZ247 arrived from Wellington at about 5.40pm local time (7.40pm NZT) on Saturday, with a tactical operations unit, paramedics and firefighters all called to the scene, 9News reported. The plane had 154 staff and passengers on board, the channel reported.Wellington’s Penny Nel was on the flight, heading to Sydney to see her daughter and her husband — she had not seen them since before the Covid-19…

Polls put support for EU membership in Moldova at around 60%, but a minimum turnout of 33% is needed for the referendum to be considered valid. ADVERTISEMENTPolls have opened across Moldova with voters making two crucial decisions: who should be their next president, and whether the country should join the European Union.Wherever they sit on the political spectrum, most Moldovans want higher wages and a better quality of life — but opinion is split on whether joining the EU will provide the bright future that supporters of the idea are promising.Some are sceptical that membership will deliver change, while others…