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    <text>New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon secures the support of his caucus after initiating and winning a confidence vote on his leadership within the National Party. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. Department of State imposes sanctions on the Rwandan military for allegedly supporting the March 23 Movement and violating a peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. </text>
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    <text>India and New Zealand reach a free trade agreement where India grants zero-duty access for its exports to New Zealand, and New Zealand receives phased concessions on most Indian tariff lines, while excluding dairy and selected agricultural products. </text>
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    <text>India and New Zealand finalize a free-trade agreement aiming to reduce most tariffs on bilateral trades, while New Zealand also pledges to invest US$20 billion in India's economy over the next 15 years. </text>
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    <text>New Zealand announces the transfer of gun licensing responsibilities from the police to an independent Firearms Safety Authority reporting directly to the government. </text>
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      <text>A partial solar eclipse with an eclipse magnitude of 0.855 is visible in Antarctica and the South Pacific Ocean. </text>
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      <text>A partial solar eclipse with an eclipse magnitude of 0.8550, while Gamma has a value of -1.0651 is visible in the South Pacific Ocean and Antarctica. </text>
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    <text>A partial solar eclipse with an eclipse magnitude of 0.855 is visible in Antarctica and the South Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is mostly clouded out, preventing many sightings. </text>
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    <text>A New Zealand court-martial sentences a soldier to two years in military prison and orders his discharge after he pleads guilty to attempted espionage, possession of banned material, and unauthorized access to a military computer system, marking the country's first conviction for spying. </text>
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    <text>The United States Department of State formally designates the Balochistan Liberation Army as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in response to the killings of civilians in Balochistan, Pakistan. </text>
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    <text>New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins and Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro sign a visiting forces agreement in Manila. </text>
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      <text>A New Zealand police officer is killed and two others are injured, along with two civilians, in a vehicle-ramming attack during a patrol in Nelson. Police arrest a 32-year-old suspect. </text>
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    <text>A police officer is killed and four other people are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack during a patrol in Nelson, New Zealand. A 32-year-old suspect is arrested. </text>
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  <text>The United States Department of State approves the potential sale of five Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand's military in a deal valued at US$1.5 billion. </text>
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