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    <text>A Finnish court dismisses charges against the crew of the &quot;Eagle S&quot; tanker, ruling prosecutors failed to prove intent in the 2024 Estlink 2 incident and that negligence must be addressed by the ship's flag state or crew's home countries. </text>
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      <text>The government of New Zealand halts its financial support to the Cook Islands over a partnership agreement signed between the islands and China earlier this year. The New Zealand government says it won't reconsider its position until the Cook Islands takes &quot;concrete steps&quot; to repair the relationship. </text>
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    <text>The government of New Zealand halts its financial support to the Cook Islands over a partnership agreement signed with China earlier this year. </text>
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  <text>King's Representative Tom Marsters dissolves the Parliament of the Cook Islands, setting an election for 12 August 2026. </text>
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