Votes are being counted in New Zealand, with incumbent PM Christopher Luxon’s National Party and Chris Hipkins’ Labour Party currently neck-and-neck.

Hipkins told supporters at an election night watch party that the direction of the vote is not yet clear, and the next Parliament will need to “work together” and “find a common ground”.

Meanwhile, the centrist Opportunity Party crossed the 5% threshold to enter parliament for the first time as the major parties see historically low votes.

New Zealand’s voting system – mixed member proportional – means most governments are coalitions.

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The gunman who has killed six and injured more than a dozen people in Krakow is believed to be an ultra-nationalist inspired by far-right ideology.

Police said the attacker drove onto Main Market Square, the busy centre of Poland’s second largest city, and began randomly firing at people.

The gunman, who was equipped with military-style weapons and attire, was shot by police, one of whom was critically injured.

The 25-year-old male Polish gunman – described by one minister as “ultra-nationalist” – survived and is in custody.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said three bodies were later found at the suspect’s home.

The rampage took place in the afternoon in the historic centre of Krakow, an ornate square which has long been a draw for tourists. Footage showed the attacker’s vehicle speeding through the centre of the city, and people fleeing as the sound of gunfire rang out. The glass front of shops were shattered by bullets and a tram was shot at during the attack, which police say lasted for around three minutes.

Armed police officers pursued the attacker’s car until it crashed, at which point they engaged him in a firefight.
Distressing footage captured the moment a police officer confronted the suspect and was then seen falling to the ground.
A Polish minister later said one police officer was fighting for his life and a second was expected to recover from a less serious injury.

The centre of Krakow was locked down as police tended to at least 15 injured people. Some buildings were later evacuated as the attacker’s car was searched for explosive devices.

After police identified the gunman and searched his home, the bodies of two women and a man were found. Donald Tusk said there was “much to suggest” they were the suspect’s immediate family members.

Poland’s Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said of the gunman: “everything suggests that he was fascinated by far-right ideologies” and held “ultra-nationalist views”.

Ben Brown presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Magda Mis in Krakow.

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An enormous sell-off wipes trillions of dollars off stock values amid fears of an AI slowdown, following the Democrats’ success in the US midterm elections.

What role did the data centre revolt have and could space offer an answer?

In this video…

00:36 – What happened to the US stock market

02:08 – What happened in Asia

03:06 – How worried should we be

04:02 – What is a data centre?

05:02 – Impact of data centre revolt on US midterms

06:25 – Is the AI bubble bursting?

07:54 – President Trump backs AI

08:39 – Impact on AI if the US builds fewer data centres

09:55 – What’s the solution – data centres in space?

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Five people have been killed after a shooting in Krakow’s Main Market Square and around a dozen people are injured, including police officers, Małopolska Police said.

Posting on X, the police department said in a statement that at around 15:00 local time that a man who had driven onto the square began “firing at random people from his car”.

The perpetrator was shot by police and is being transported to hospital, another statement said.

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Democrats say they want to end the war in Iran as one of their top priorities, after taking control of Congress in US midterm …

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