Russian forces continue to fire artillery strikes on suburbs north-west of the Ukrainian capital. Zelensky said it was a “black day”, but his officials deny Russia is advancing.

China has been preparing for the possibility that it might one day be cut off from parts of the global economy for years. But it is not ready yet.

For some, it is about time that matters of sexual abuse, rape and societal changes are finally out in the open. “Oftentimes archaeologists can be conservative with the topics they address.”

The surge in infections is thought to be linked to the neighbouring city of Hong Kong, where about 300,000 people are in isolation or under home quarantine.

We need to remember that many Russians chose to work in other countries rather than live under Putin’s regime.

While good people are offering help, accommodation and free rides to desperate Ukrainians fleeing war, others are trying to take advantage of their misery.

The Ukraine - Russia crisis continues.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned Beijing earlier that it would “absolutely” face consequences if it helped Moscow evade sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

A trial may seem unlikely, but the Russian leader is a mass murderer who has committed crimes so serious he should never be given immunity from prosecution.

Alexandra, who took three days to walk 70 kilometres from her home to the Polish border, has been one of thousands to make the journey through ice and snow to guess what fate has in hand.

Despite the ongoing violence, both sides said they thought progress could be made at bilateral talks that have been held periodically since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.

Russia is reported to have fired around 30 rockets at a major military base in western Ukraine, killing more than 30 people.

Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, March 13

Experts say Russia’s attack will colour most US foreign policy decisions for the foreseeable future.

The leader of the Jewish community in Porto has been arrested amid an inquiry into how Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich obtained Portuguese citizenship last year.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The Australian government’s quick and decisive response to the crisis in Ukraine has revealed much about the lives we value, and the suffering that we recognise.

Iraqi officials said several of the ballistic missiles that were fired from out of Iran had hit the US consulate.

Life has turned upside down for Sergiy Stakhovsky, who earned fame by defeating Roger Federer at Wimbledon and was in January playing at the Australian Open.

Alec Baldwin says he still haunted by the death of the cinematographer he shot during the filming of a movie, but says he is not culpable for her death.

The executions come at a time of heightened concern over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, but also as the West scrambles to replace its dependence on Russian oil.

The Russians’ push from the north-east appeared to have advanced to within 30 kilometres of Kyiv, a US defence official said.

Russia’s UN ambassador called photographs of pregnant women fleeing an air strike fake news, but one of the women pictured has given birth to a baby girl.

Did WNBA star Brittney Griner smuggle hashish oil in her luggage, as Moscow police allege - or is she a bargaining chip in the new cold war?

Child abuse investigators in Texas were ordered to prioritise transgender cases after the state’s governor ordered certain medical care to be treated as abuse.

An analysis of hand sizes in Spanish cave art concluded that many of them belonged to small children and that painting may have been a simple form of play.

Officials are said to be looking at diverting all international flights away from the financial centre to ease pressure on quarantine hotels.

Claims the Prince said war in Africa was normal have been proved false, but his remark that war in Europe feels alien to “our generation” still angers many.

The war in Ukraine is close enough for Tim Tirasipol to hear over the border every morning at 5am.

Liberal Senator James Paterson urged British MPs to follow Australia in pushing back when foreign powers use non-military methods to undermine another country.

The vigil – in memory of Sarah Everard, who was raped and murdered by a serving police officer – was shut down by police.

More than 1300 people have died in the 10-day siege of the port city, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

From the continued Russian attacks on Ukraine to the celebration of International Women's Day, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.

The first peer-reviewed global estimate of excess deaths says more than 18 million people have died during the pandemic.

Social media accounts have sprung up to follow the movements of these luxurious vehicles and keep track of which ones have been frozen or taken into possession by governments.

Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, March 11

Shane Warne was largely unknown on the Thai holiday island but, after dying suddenly in a villa, his name there will now never be forgotten.

American missile defence forces in the Pacific have been placed in a state of “enhanced readiness”, while Kim John-un says he wants to expand his “space ambitions”.

His mother was shot dead in front of him. Now Volodymyr lies in intensive care while his family shelters in the hospital basement. Kate Geraghty and Anthony Galloway report from Kharkiv.

Before she even stepped on the tarmac in Warsaw, the US Vice-President’s visit was overshadowed by a delicate dance around the transfer of Polish fighter jets that Ukraine desperately needs.

The eastern theatre of the war in Ukraine is a vital link between Russia’s northern operations - and a danger zone for the Ukrainian high command.

Smollett, who is black and gay, lied to police when he told them he was accosted on a dark Chicago street by two masked strangers.

More than 1300 people have died in the 10-day siege of the frigid city of Mariupol, according to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

Jamaica is offering free money to the first 100,000 citizens who use its soon-to-be-launched Jam-Dex digital currency.

An injured pregnant woman being evacuated after the shelling of a maternity hospital is just one of the shocking images captured as the Russian invasion entered a 13th day.

The plane carrying Shane Warne’s body has arrived in Melbourne, six days after the cricketer’s shock death at the age of 52.

The World Health Organisation said it had confirmed 18 Russian attacks on medical faculties since the invasion began.

Mr Shalkivskyi also revealed he had asked his parents to leave Kyiv but they had refused and were spending their nights in a bomb shelter.

Anders Tegnell insists he never pursued a herd immunity strategy, but that is what many people remember of the approach in Sweden where COVID has killed 17,000 people.

The ingredients that helped make Donald Trump president of the United States just made Yoon Suk-yeol the next leader of the Asian powerhouse economy.