Vote numbers flow for critical swing states in US election, unemployment rises to a near four-year high, and 19-year-old has appeared in court charged with arson and burglary after a fire at an Auckland mosque.
1 Votes in critical swing states flow in for US presidential election
Voting has closed in some crucial swing states in the 2024 US presidential election.
Voters in the US have been deciding whether to send Republican Donald Trump back to the White House or elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the first female president.
The election result is likely to come down to a few critical swing states.
Follow the event with 1News' live blog below.
2 Unemployment rises to near four-year high
Unemployment has risen to a near four-year high as businesses shed staff and people stop looking for work.
The new rate is slightly below financial market expectations and is the highest since December 2020.
3 Man, 19, appears in court after Auckland mosque fire
A 19-year-old man has appeared in Waitakere District Court charged with arson and burglary after a fire at an Auckland mosque.
Emergency services were called to Imam Reza Mosque in New Lynn just after 9am yesterday, following a report of a fire that was believed to have been deliberately lit.
4 Ukrainian troops engage with North Korean units in Russia — official
Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbour, Ukraine's defence minister said overnight.
Another Kyiv official said Ukraine's army fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk border region.
5 Yanfei Bao's alleged killer to conduct own defence
The man on trial accused of killing Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao is now conducting his own defence.
Tingjun Cao is accused of murdering the 44-year-old real estate agent. He has denied the charge.
ONE STALKING EXPLAINER
New Zealand currently has no laws that specifically address stalking, meaning victims must use other legal provisions to try and protect themselves.
But after much campaigning, including an open letter to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and a petition signed by more than 20,000 people earlier this year, the Government has promised to fill that legislative gap.
ONE BUSY GUY FAWKE'S
Firefighters were called to 32 firework-related incidents across the country yesterday, following a dry evening of Guy Fawke's celebrations.
One of those incidents occurred in Auckland's Stanmore Bay, where fire crews were called to a shed fire shortly before 9.30pm last night.
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